Co-founder & Editor, Travlists

Julian

Currently based in Seoul

I write and edit practical travel guides about eSIMs, airport transfers, transportation, theme park tickets, attraction passes, promo codes, hotels, restaurants, and destination planning.

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I’m from Manila, lived in the US for a year, and I’m now based in Seoul. I write and edit practical travel guides about eSIMs, airport transfers, transportation, theme park tickets, attraction passes, promo codes, hotels, restaurants, and destination planning, basically the travel essentials people usually need to sort out before or during a trip.

I’m not the kind of traveler who plans every second perfectly. I’m usually the person comparing options, checking prices, reading the fine print, and figuring out what is actually worth booking before a trip. That is also how I approach Travlists.

When I work on a guide, I try to answer the questions I would personally ask before paying for something. Is this ticket easy to use? Is the transfer convenient? Is this eSIM enough for the trip? Is the cheaper option still okay? What should travelers know before booking?

I also use Travlists reader booking data when we have enough tracked affiliate bookings. That data helps us understand what our readers actually chose after reading our guides, but it does not replace editorial judgment. Most booked does not always mean best overall.

eSIMs Airport transfers Transportation Theme parks Attraction tickets Promo codes Hotels Travel planning

Featured guides

Guides Julian has written or maintained

These are some of the Travlists guides Julian has written, edited, maintained, or supported with practical booking research and reader booking data.

eSIM guide

Asia eSIM Guide

Practical help for choosing an eSIM for travel across Asia.

eSIM guide

China eSIM Guide

VPN, unlimited data, and practical eSIM booking help for China trips.

Visa guide

Korean Visa Application Form Guide

Step-by-step help for filling out the South Korea visa form.

Airport transfer

KAL Limousine Bus Guide

Practical airport bus help for getting between Incheon Airport and Seoul.

Hotel review

Disney Explorers Lodge Hong Kong Review

Hotel notes from a Hong Kong Disneyland trip.

eSIM review

BNESIM Review

Practical review notes, pricing, and coupon help for BNESIM.

Travel notes

Travel notes from recent trips

Some Travlists guides are shaped by real trips, hotel stays, airport transfers, and everyday travel planning. These photos are from recent travels around Asia, including Korea, the Philippines, and flight experiences I’ve used as reference points when writing practical travel guides.

Julian Travlists travel photos from Pohang, Boracay, Seoul, and business class flights

Editorial focus

What I focus on at Travlists

Travlists is built around practical travel essentials. My work usually focuses on helping travelers decide what to book before a trip.

Booking decisions

Clear recommendations

I try to separate what is most booked, what is best overall, and what works best for specific traveler needs.

Reader data

Travlists booking insight

When we have enough tracked bookings, I use Travlists reader booking data to add a real evidence layer to guides.

Practical value

Useful before booking

I care about the details travelers need before paying, including restrictions, routes, setup, validity, and ease of use.

Review process

How I review travel products

When I work on a Travlists guide, I usually look at three things.

Does it solve the traveler’s problem?

A good travel product should make the trip easier, cheaper, clearer, or more convenient.

Is it easy to use?

I check practical details like setup, redemption, pickup points, validity, restrictions, and refund rules.

Is it worth recommending?

I compare price, convenience, reliability, traveler fit, and booking behavior before treating something as a recommendation.

Travlists team

Working with Eisaku

I work closely with Eisaku on Travlists guides, especially when a page needs Japan travel context, Japanese-language editing, travel photos, videos, or additional notes from trips around Asia.

Eisaku supports Travlists with Japan travel research, Japanese posts, content planning, eSIM booking data analysis, and practical details from places he knows well.

Together, we try to make Travlists guides useful for travelers who are deciding what to book, how to get around, and what to check before paying for a travel product.

Read more about us on the About Travlists page.

How Travlists uses booking data

When Travlists has enough tracked affiliate bookings, we use that data to understand what our readers actually chose after reading our guides.

This data reflects Travlists reader bookings only, not the entire travel market. We use it together with editorial judgment, product details, traveler needs, restrictions, and practical experience.

You can read more about this on our How We Review page.

Editorial standards

Helpful travel guides before booking

Travlists guides are written to help travelers make practical booking decisions. We use firsthand notes, photos, videos, screenshots, reader booking data, provider research, and contributor input when available.

After reading one of our guides, you should have a clearer idea of what the product is, whether it fits your trip, what to check before booking, and where you can usually get better value.

Some pages include affiliate links, which means Travlists may earn a commission if you book through our links. That does not change the price you pay.

If something in one of my guides looks outdated, you can contact Travlists and we’ll review it.