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    AdviceTravel

    How To Survive A Long Bus Journey

    by Brenna Holeman September 10, 2012
    written by Brenna Holeman
    September 10, 2012
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    When Travelling Sucks

    by Brenna Holeman September 5, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman September 5, 2012

    On the Bus in India (and not very happy) I love to travel (obviously). I have dedicated nearly every moment and every penny in the last seven years to this passion, sacrificing…

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  • AdviceWriting and Blogging

    What I Read On The Road

    by Brenna Holeman September 2, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman September 2, 2012

    Please note that this post contains affiliate links! I grew up surrounded by books; my mother is an author, and storytelling runs in our blood. My house was always filled with piles…

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    Zip-lining In Costa Rica

    by Brenna Holeman July 20, 2012
    written by Brenna Holeman
    July 20, 2012
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  • AdviceDating and RelationshipsStories

    Why I’m Single (But Not Alone)

    by Brenna Holeman July 13, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman July 13, 2012

    San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua This is a travel blog. It is not a blog about love or romance; I barely hint at my love life most of the time, of the…

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    What I Listen To On the Road

    by Brenna Holeman July 6, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman July 6, 2012

    The power of music never ceases to amaze me; it can make me jump up and down or it can reduce me to a whimpering pile of tears (and sometimes it can…

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    Making Chocolate In Guatemala

    by Brenna Holeman June 1, 2012
    written by Brenna Holeman
    June 1, 2012
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    How To Pack For A Long (A Very Long) Trip

    by Brenna Holeman May 2, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman May 2, 2012

    Hi, my name is Brenna, and I’m an over-packer. I leave for Central and South America in 17 hours. Almost everything in my house is tucked away in boxes and stored in…

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    How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Madness

    by Brenna Holeman May 1, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman May 1, 2012

                            Havana, Cuba I’m leaving for Belize in exactly 41 hours. The past few days, as predicted, have been madness; for…

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    The Best Food In Southeast Asia

    by Brenna Holeman April 26, 2012
    written by Brenna Holeman
    April 26, 2012
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About Me

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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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