Jenny Hewett

Sydney

Freelance Travel Writer at Freelance

Travel journalist. Documentary tragic. Writes for Escape, Qantas, Jetstar Mag, Travel + Leisure Asia, and more. Views my own.

Articles

Nashville City Guide: Music, culture, and food

1 week ago | luxurytravelmag.com.au | Jenny Hewett

Successfully subscribed to the Luxury Travel Database. Tennessee GuideWords byPublished29 May 2025With its expertly curated collections, interactive exhibits and extensive gospel, jazz, blues and hip-hop playlists you can download on the spot, this is one of the world’s most incredible musical archives. Retracing the many music genres created by African Americans in the US, this soul-stirring space feels like a national treasure.
Near-perfect hotel overlooks one of the most remarkable ancient sites

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Jenny Hewett

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Dolli at Acropolis, AthensDespite the extravagance of Le Salon (the lobby), the concept is to make guests feel like they’re entering a living room, and check-in is informal, albeit deeply curated. I sink into a sofa among expensive art and am soon presented with an iPad, alongside a silver tray containing a glass of sparkling wine and two colour-coordinated mocktails.
The Waikato Times

4 weeks ago | waikatotimes.co.nz | Jenny Hewett
The Post

4 weeks ago | thepost.co.nz | Jenny Hewett
Seven highlights of Dubai beyond the glitzy skyscrapers

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Jenny Hewett

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. With its perfume museum, souks and underrepresented cuisine, Dubai’s historic enclave is a high-voltage bolt of culture. Of all the cuisines that make-up Dubai’s diverse food scene, local Emirati fare is often the hardest to find.
Seven highlights of Dubai beyond the glitzy skyscrapers

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Jenny Hewett

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Stuff

1 month ago | stuff.co.nz | Jenny Hewett
Croatia Travel Guide: Best things to see and do in Croatia

1 month ago | escape.com.au | Jenny Hewett

I’m sitting on a milk crate drinking a cold local beer in a bar on the edge of Dubrovnik’s walled Old Town. This stripped-back hole in the wall known as Buža Bar is staggered down a steep limestone cliff. On either side of me, tourists shriek and cheer as they throw themselves off the cliff into the Adriatic Sea below. Many sport mullets and most were likely fresh out of the womb when I first visited this bar 17 years ago.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, review

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Jenny Hewett

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Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, review

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Jenny Hewett

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, JakartaQantas flight QF42 from Jakarta to Sydney, departing 8.45pm. I’m arriving from Jakarta Airport Hotel, where I killed six hours before my onward flight home, altogether avoiding the city’s notorious traffic that can make getting to the airport on time one of life’s greatest gambles.