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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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    Christmas In Christchurch

    by Brenna Holeman December 14, 2010
    written by Brenna Holeman
    December 14, 2010
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    Good Morning, Good Morning

    by Brenna Holeman December 13, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 13, 2010

    Breakfasts of Toronto Toronto, CanadaI’m leaving Toronto tomorrow. I know that leaving means that I am one step closer to travelling again, but that doesn’t mean I’m not sad about it.I always…

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    The Pigeons In Brasov

    by Brenna Holeman December 12, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 12, 2010

    Brasov, Romania After seeing Black Swan and a friend’s band play on College St., I met a young man at the streetcar stop tonight. We had eerily similar lives, from the university…

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    "Home" For The Holidays

    by Brenna Holeman December 11, 2010
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    December 11, 2010
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    A Paper Crane For Hiroshima

    by Brenna Holeman December 10, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 10, 2010

    Peace Park and the A-Bomb Dome Hiroshima, JapanI visited Hiroshima this past July, in what felt like the peak of the summer heat. It is difficult to write about Hiroshima because it…

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    By Any Other Name

    by Brenna Holeman December 8, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 8, 2010

    Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo, Japan “Pluck not the wayside flower; It is the traveller’s dower.” -William Allingham  

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    The Frost-Covered Ger

    by Brenna Holeman December 7, 2010
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    December 7, 2010
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    My Menagerie Dreams

    by Brenna Holeman December 6, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 6, 2010

    Yekaterinburg, Russia Osaka, Japan Istanbul, Turkey I’ve made a lot of sacrifices so that I am able to travel as much as I do; I can’t have a steady job, a serious…

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    Confetti In Kobe

    by Brenna Holeman December 3, 2010
    by Brenna Holeman December 3, 2010

    (photo taken by Ali) (photo taken by Ali) (photo taken by Ali) Kobe, Japan I’m in a really good mood today, much like the mood I was in when I found myself…

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    Home Of Mine

    by Brenna Holeman December 2, 2010
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    December 2, 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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Last Stops: Phoenix, AZ & Vancouver, BC

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