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Brenna Holeman

Brenna Holeman

Brenna Holeman has travelled to over 100 countries in the past 17 years, many of them on her own. She's now a solo mom living in Winnipeg, Canada. She's also a big fan of whisky and window seats.

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    A Year In Review (Part Two)

    by Brenna Holeman December 31, 2010
    written by Brenna Holeman
    December 31, 2010
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    Portraits Of Iceland

    by Brenna Holeman December 30, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 30, 2010

    Photos Collected in Reykjavik, Iceland I love looking at old photos like these for fashion inspiration; recently I’ve been obsessed with both the Romanovs and women from India, Nepal, and Morocco. For…

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    A Year In Review (Part One)

    by Brenna Holeman December 30, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 30, 2010

    January: A month of leaving Malaysia, gold domes in Brunei, sumo in Tokyo, and saying hello. February: A month of good friends, and of sad goodbyes. March: A month of sumo in…

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    メリークリスマス (Merry Christmas)

    by Brenna Holeman December 25, 2010
    written by Brenna Holeman
    December 25, 2010
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    Last Year’s Christmas

    by Brenna Holeman December 24, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 24, 2010

    (photo taken by my mum) Christmas 2009 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia I had a bit of an unusual Christmas last year. This year, it feels so nice to be surrounded by snow and…

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    That Blue, Blue Skye

    by Brenna Holeman December 23, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 23, 2010

    (photo taken by D.) Isle of Skye, Scotland I realized tonight that I am doing exactly what I want to be doing. I also realized just how goddamn happy I really am.

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    That Last Journey

    by Brenna Holeman December 22, 2010
    written by Brenna Holeman
    December 22, 2010
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    Let Me Take Your Picture, Portugal

    by Brenna Holeman December 20, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 20, 2010

    Lisbon, Portugal Last night I drank port with a Portuguese friend, and we shared our experiences of Lisbon. We agreed on the necessary long walks through Bairro Alto, the necessary fado bars…

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    Portraits Of Lithuania

    by Brenna Holeman December 18, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 18, 2010

    Photos collected in Vilnius, Lithuania I’ve bought old photos in Lithuania, Iceland, Turkey, France, and Japan; they are some of my favourite souvenirs. They are like treasures to me, safe and loved…

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    Travelling Solo

    by Brenna Holeman December 16, 2010
    written by Brenna Holeman
    December 16, 2010
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About Me

About Me

Hi, I'm Brenna

After travelling to more than 100 countries over the past 19 years, many of them solo, I write about travel a lot but I write about other things, too: break ups, buying way too much jewellery, and whisky, for example (none of those things are related, I swear). You’ll find a mix of advice, opinion pieces, and stories on this blog, but either way, I hope to make you want to read more. And up next? I'm now a single mom to a beautiful little boy, the biggest solo adventure I've ever been on. For more about me and what you'll find on This Battered Suitcase, click here.

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Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life." - Jack Kerouac

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