by Jan Sevilla | Aug 9, 2026 | ESCAPES
There is a Bangkok that rarely appears on the map these days. If you follow the river upstream, you’ll reach The Siam Bangkok hotel — a riverside luxury sanctuary that takes travelers into a forgotten world of wonder, Buddhist-grace, sanuk and the spirit...
by Jan Sevilla | Jul 11, 2026 | ESCAPES
Call it Brixen or call it Bressanone if you prefer your consonants softer. This South Tyrol’s oldest town runs on German efficiency, sustained by Italian coffee. In the middle of it all sits Hotel Elephant, a 500-year hotel that welcomed the world, as...
by Jan Sevilla | Feb 15, 2026 | AROUND THE WORLD
Rediscovering Bulgaria’s Capital: A Rebirth of a City. A rising star of Eastern Europe rewarding curious travelers with surprising experiences and travel highlights, from the best things to do and must-see attractions, Roman ruins to vibrant urban...
by Jan Sevilla | Feb 2, 2026 | AROUND THE WORLD
To experience a different side of Bangkok, hop on a river taxi and sail through its ancient Siamese wonders. Cruising Bangkok’s iconic Chao Phraya River — often called the River of Kings — is one of the best ways to experience authentic Bangkok travel and...
by Jan Sevilla | Nov 7, 2024 | AROUND THE WORLD
It’s the scruffiness that turns you off. It’s the realness that turns you on. ‘Berlin ist arm, aber sexy’ as the saying goes, which translates to ‘Berlin is poor but sexy’—and if there’s a neighborhood that best represents that idea, it’s Kreuzberg....
by Jan Sevilla | Jul 20, 2024 | ESCAPES
If there is a place that has a certain hold on everyone, it’s called hometown. Whether we love it or loathe it, and no matter how much we try to run away from it, it’s a place that we all keep coming back to – time and again. Just before the...
by Jan Sevilla | May 15, 2024 | AROUND THE WORLD
Why this sunny port city of Andalusia is the new capital of cool. Immerse in Málaga’s rich culture and coastal flair, as well as rediscover how this southern Spanish city becomes the backdrop for transformation. At the time when the favored...
by Jan Sevilla | Oct 7, 2023 | ESCAPES
While the temptation of regenerative treatments flow abundantly in the Austrian Alps, visitors look the other way and seek out a new kind of healing. Known for its thermal spa culture and healing waters, Bad Gastein has long been associated with curative...
by Jan Sevilla | Aug 8, 2023 | AROUND THE WORLD
In travel, there is foreignness and familiarity. It’s like flipping a coin, you get one or the other. The most fascinating part? The sense of wonder and surprise. Every so often, when the occasion arises, I would find myself traveling to one of my...
by Jan Sevilla | Jun 28, 2023 | AROUND THE WORLD
If old dogs can learn new tricks, what are the chances of an aging Asian auntie learning to speak a foreign language? By the time I reached the part where a woman starts to lie about her age, I decided to return to school. I have moved to Spain with one...
by Jan Sevilla | May 1, 2023 | ESCAPES
Vienna was Freud’s perfect place for his theories on the human psyche. Austria’s pulsating capital can also be every traveler’s waking dream and art aficionado’s nirvana. Tucked away in Vienna’s creative Neubau district, this...
by Jan Sevilla | Apr 3, 2023 | AROUND THE WORLD
Throw a cat in the air, it will always land on its feet. But what happens when a cat lands on water? I’m that cat in the water. I’ve realized since moving to Spain, no amount of freestyle will keep me afloat when learning the language. Turns out, it requires steeling...
by Jan Sevilla | Nov 12, 2022 | AROUND THE WORLD
Love it or loathe it, Malate is a kind of place that lives up to its legendary reputation and the best way to know it is to embrace it. If you want to understand Manila — not the skyline, but the soul — you begin here. This travel guide on Malate will...
by Jan Sevilla | May 31, 2022 | AROUND THE WORLD
What can a landscape teach a traveler? In Andalusia, it’s as simple as living like a local and embracing its transportive landscape. To live in southern Spain on the coast of Andalusia – where the occasional sand laden wind blows, is to embrace la calima....
by Jan Sevilla | Apr 5, 2022 | ESCAPES
In Madeira, Quintas are becoming the new cultural touchstones and enduring icons that define Portuguese hospitality. Tucked away in the hills above Funchal, Madeira, a world of hidden quintas offers a rare glimpse into the island’s living heritage. Far from the...
