Jaclynn Seah is a Singaporean travel writer, content producer and storyteller whose work has been featured in international and local publications. Her background is in the arts, communications and marketing and she has experience with video production, digital curation and corporate writing.
Things Jac enjoys writing about: travelling for the busy person, street art in Singapore and beyond, narratives and guides to places she’s visited, in particular her home country Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and Southeast Asia.
South China Morning POst [Newspaper]
Street Art in Singapore
Lifestyle / Travel & Leisure article
JAN 2020 – This article explored Singapore’s street art scene through its neighbourhoods and the stories behind some of its most popular murals and interviews with the artists.
Read on PDF
Read at SCMP [Paywall]
The Straits Times [Newspaper]
The Straits Times is Singapore’s leading daily english newspaper. Unfortunately most of their online articles are hidden behind a paywall.
Central Laos Natural Beauty on Loop
LIFE! Double page spread (article and photos) + short video
AUG 2019 – I visited Central Laos on assignment for ST to see how they were developing more of the country for tourism. Check out my blog post about the Laos Loop and video.
Read at The Straits Times [Paywall]
Watch video on Youtube
TAIWAN’S GREEN PARADISE
LIFE! article and photos
JUL 2019 – I pitched this article about some of the highlights in one of my all-time favourite places in the world, Green Island aka Lyudao off the eastern coast of Taiwan.
Read on jpg
Read at The Straits Times [Paywall]
TAIPEI ON TWO WHEELS
LIFE! article and photos
APR 2019 – After all my trips to Taipei in 2019, I pitched and wrote about my explorations of Taipei on bicycle via its YouBike bike-sharing system.
Read on PDF
Read at The Straits Times [Paywall]
Turkish Airlines Skylife [Inflight magazine]
Skylife is the inflight magazine of Turkish Airlines and used to be free access online, but as of March 2020 has been folded into Turkish Airlines PressReader, which is only available for TA passengers at this time.
Moving Kenya
Voyage article
DEC 2018 – A narrative pondering my journey in Kenya from Nairobi to Mombasa and all the moments in between for the Dec 2018 issue of the inflight magazine.
Read on PDF
ON TOP OF THE WORLD IN ZURICH
Cover/Feature article
SEP 2017 – An article detailing Zurich’s highlights through my exploration of Zurich’s best viewpoints and towers to admire Switzerland’s mountainous landscape.
Read on blog [behind the scenes commentary, reproduced with permission]
Read original article on PDF
EXPLORING HONG KONG’S ISLANDS
Getaway article
AUG 2017 – A personal look at a different side of Hong Kong by visiting its offshore islands Lamma Island, Cheung Chau and Peng Chau.
Read on PDF
A QUICK EXPLORATION IN SINGAPORE
Getaway article
MAY 2017 – My first piece for Turkish Airlines is one that I’m quite fond of, a guide on how to see Singapore’s sights by crossing the country from East to West via the MRT (subway).
Read on blog [behind the scenes, reproduced with permission]
Read original article on PDF
the simple things [magazine]
MY CITY: SINGAPORE
My City article and photos
JAN 2020 – This piece is part of a regular series on monthly lifestyle magazine The Simple Things and an interview of sorts with various locals about their home cities. I wrote about my recommended places to visit in Singapore for the Jan 2020 issue
Read on PDF
today [Newspaper]
TODAY is a free english newspaper targeted at commuters in Singapore, this print publication went fully digital in 2017.
Boquete in the Clouds
Travel supplement article
AUG 2017 – This was a story about my week studying Spanish and exploring in Boquete, Panama written for the NATAS travel fair supplement.
Read on blog [behind the scenes, reproduced with permission]
Read on TODAY
the A List [magazine]
The A List is arts and culture publication covers news and the latest happenings in Singapore’s art scene, but unfortunately after changing management a few times, the older articles that I wrote were wiped out from their archives.
STREET SPRAY LOVE
4pp Cover story
JUN 2016 – I’m quite proud of this cover article about the evolution of Singapore’s street art scene through the years and interviewed several street artists along the way.
Read on blog [behind the scenes, reproduced with permission]
Little Mix
2pp feature article
FEB 2017 – An article and short video that highlighted some of the lesser known smaller museums in Singapore to check out for more personalised experiences.
Read on blog [behind the scenes, reproduced with permission]
Watch video on Youtube
#TaiwanderingWithScoot for Scoot Airlines
#TaiwanderingWithScoot was a collaboration with Scoot Airlines to promote travel from Singapore to Taiwan on their social media platforms. The aim was to showcase more unusual parts of Taiwan easily accessible from Scoot’s hubs in Taipei and Kaohsiung through written blog guides and short videos.
#Marvellaos for Silkair
Silkair invited me on their inaugural flight from Singapore to Laos and the collaboration included a short video for social platforms, a contest giving away Silkair tickets and blog posts about Vientiane and Luang Prabang.
Scuba Diving in Anilao for Crystal Bay Resorts
In a barter exchange for accommodation and scuba diving at Crystal Bay Resorts in Anilao, Philippines, I filmed and produce a short video on what scuba diving is like at the resort and what you can see underwater.
Virtual tours on Amazon Explore
Singapore virtual tours
In the pandemic days of 2021, I worked with a Singaporean travel company Fourwinds to create and host virtual tours for US customers in various parts of Singapore.
See all available tours at Fourwinds
See all available tours on Amazon Explore [for US-based addresses only]
Audio tours with Voicemap
Street Art Hunting in Kampong Glam
I curated, scripted and recorded the audio for this self-guided walking tour looking for street art in Kampong Glam.
Read my interview with Voicemap
