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    Here Are All the Things I Haven’t Accomplished This Year in Self-Isolation

    written by Brenna Holeman
    November 2, 2020
    26 comments
    8 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
  • AdviceDating and RelationshipsOpinions

    Holiday Goggles: Why Not All Travel Romances Are Meant to Be

    by Brenna Holeman November 28, 2018

    Let’s face it – not all holiday romances are meant to be long-term. Those damn holiday goggles can affect us all. Here are a few of my travel romance hits and misses… and what I’ve learned along the way.

    11 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
  • LifestyleOpinions

    I Watched All My Favourite Movies From When I Was 13 and Here’s What I Discovered

    by Brenna Holeman November 15, 2018

    The year was 1997. White eyeliner was in. Spice Girls were on top of the world. I burst a blood vessel in my eye from sobbing during Titanic at the cinema. And while…

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  • LifestyleOpinions

    Things I Love – May 2018

    written by Brenna Holeman
    May 30, 2018
    24 comments
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    Things I Love – March 2018

    by Brenna Holeman March 28, 2018

    What do Shawn Mendes, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, documentaries on cults, and green lipstick all have in common? A selection of things I’m loving this month…

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    You Are Enough

    by Brenna Holeman March 21, 2018

    “I’m not good enough.” How often have you thought those words? I’m done saying them. Here’s why we’re enough, just as we are.

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  • OpinionsTravel

    Here Are Some Countries That Aren’t Shitholes

    written by Brenna Holeman
    January 13, 2018
    47 comments
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  • OpinionsTravel

    An Open Letter to the Men Who Tell Me, “There’s A Reason You Travel Solo”

    by Brenna Holeman January 8, 2018

    An open letter to the men who try to insult me by saying, “There’s a reason you travel solo, sweetheart.”

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  • Opinions

    Nah Dude, I’m Not Going to ‘Lighten Up’ About Your Rape Joke

    by Brenna Holeman October 16, 2017

    Stop telling me to lighten up because I’m not laughing at your insensitive rape joke. It doesn’t make me uncool or uptight, it makes you an asshole.

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  • LifestyleOpinionsTravel

    On Feeling Down After a Great Adventure

    written by Brenna Holeman
    August 25, 2017
    57 comments
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Hi, I'm Brenna

My name is Brenna Holeman and I drink a lot of whisky. No, wait. That’s not how I want to start. After travelling to more than 100 countries over the past 15 years, many of them solo, I tend to write about travel a lot, but I write about other things, too: getting dumped, buying way too much jewellery, and yeah, OK, whisky (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. For more about me and what you'll find on This Battered Suitcase, click here .

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