Author: Jenny Valentish

Jenny Valentish is a regular contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald and the Saturday Paper, and former editor of Time Out Melbourne and Triple J's Jmag.

Windsor, England in Winter

Jenny Valentish, Editor of J Mag and co-editor of Your Mother Would Be Proud, puts on her coat and scarf, and walks Windsor – home to an Olde Sweete Shoppe and several Etonians.

The Henne, Kreuzberg, Berlin

Jenny Valentish admires the cuckoo clocks – and the marinated chicken – at a classic German watering hole.

Afternoon Tea at Melbourne’s Langham Hotel

Jenny Valentish recommends the heaving silver scone stand at Melbourne’s Langham When seeking out afternoon tea in a city, it’s always promising to find it in a hotel bestowed with bellhops and uniformed doormen — particularly if it’s still affordable.

Bush boho

It’s the word on every upwardly mobile Melburnian’s lips, just beneath the cappuccino moustache.

The Real Hotel California, Los Angeles

Jenny Valentish finds herself haunting the real Hotel California… With The Hotel California it’s not so much a case of “you can never leave” as “you’ll never want to”.

A City Breaker’s Guide to Helsinki

Because it’s so compact, Helsinki is a great stop-off to dip into – and also a detour destination to consider if you taking advantage of a more budget airline like Finnair (with all its lounge musicy splendour) between the UK and the States.