Jenny Hewett

Introduction

Jenny Hewett is a Sydney-based freelance travel writer who grew up in Australia, Seoul and Kuala Lumpur. As a diplomat brat, she caught the travel bug early; she grew up riding bikes in Canberra, skiing in South Korea and eating roti canai in Malaysia, and as an adult has lived and worked in Dubai and Bali. She’s an expert solo traveller and has stayed at more luxury hotels than she can count. Jenny has a special interest in emerging destinations and expedition travel, particularly Antarctica, and is passionate about skiing, small-ship cruising, and wildlife and nature.

Experience 

Jenny started her career in women’s fashion magazines at Australia’s then largest publisher before moving to Dubai, where she lived for seven years. Her last three and a half years there were spent as a section editor of weekly Time Out Dubai. She moved to Bali in 2015 and has been a freelance travel writer ever since.

She writes regularly for Australia’s top tier travel publications including Escape (The Sunday Telegraph), Traveller (the Sydney Morning Herald), Travel + Luxury (The Australian and Luxury Travel Mag. She also regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure Asia. 

Jenny has been interviewed on radio multiple times on various subjects, including her expertise on Bali. 
She is a member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. 

Education 

Jenny has a Diploma in Journalism from Macleay College in Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications) from Southern Cross University in Australia.