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    Happy 4th of July (And Reflections On The Date)

    by Brenna Holeman July 4, 2013
    written by Brenna Holeman
    July 4, 2013
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    Songs To Listen To When You’re Homesick

    by Brenna Holeman July 1, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman July 1, 2013

    I’ve written about how much I love Canada and about how much I miss Canada many times before – it’s my favourite country, and where I my mind wanders to whenever I think of the word “home”. Even though I’ve barely spent a collective year here in the past seven, I’m fiercely patriotic and proud to be from this beautiful and supportive nation. It’s no surprise, then, that occasionally I get homesick, either for Winnipeg or for Toronto. It’s usually on a bus, it’s usually raining, and I’m staring out the window, missing my family or reflecting on the past, present, and future. Oh, and I’m usually (more like always) listening to music.

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    Thoughts on TBEX Toronto

    by Brenna Holeman June 18, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman June 18, 2013

    A Slightly Awkward Photo of Caroline, Jackie, Julie, Matt, and I  I’ve taken my time writing this post – TBEX was over two weeks ago now, and I’ve already read quite a…

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    The Best Restaurants in Tel Aviv

    by Brenna Holeman May 22, 2013
    written by Brenna Holeman
    May 22, 2013
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    How to Be Prepared to Travel Anywhere, Anytime

    by Brenna Holeman March 28, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman March 28, 2013

    Phoenix, USA I am writing this post from Phoenix, a city I visit about once a year.  My father is what we in Canada call a “snowbird” – someone who goes south…

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    The 10 Movies You Find In Every Hostel

    by Brenna Holeman February 11, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman February 11, 2013

    I’ve been staying in hostels for going on 16 years now, and have stayed in nearly 300 of them. I’ve seen how they’ve changed and grown; they’ve been getting better and better…

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    How to Deal With the Post-Vacation Blues

    by Brenna Holeman January 19, 2013
    written by Brenna Holeman
    January 19, 2013
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    My Ever-Changing Travel Fashion

    by Brenna Holeman December 4, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman December 4, 2012

    Happy (and Comfortable) in Cusco, PeruI love to travel, obviously. I also love fashion, and I love to dress up. Sometimes it’s very, very difficult to merge the two, as, as a…

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    Ode to a Sandwich

    by Brenna Holeman September 25, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman September 25, 2012

      Lima, Peru Before arriving in Lima, we heard time and time again that it was a city for foodies, a city to find a multitude of great restaurants. Only having two…

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    What I Read On The Road

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