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    Around the World: Dogs

    by Brenna Holeman April 25, 2013
    written by Brenna Holeman
    April 25, 2013
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    5 Places I’ve Never Been (And Why I Want To Go)

    by Brenna Holeman April 23, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman April 23, 2013

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The lovely Oneika the Traveller recently did a post about the 5 places she’s never been to and why she’d like to visit them one day. I thought this was…

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    A Walk In Sucre

    by Brenna Holeman April 21, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman April 21, 2013

                  Sucre, Bolivia I had already spent over a week in Sucre by the time Kerri joined me – I was familiar with its cobbled streets…

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    Looking Over: A Story From Nepal

    by Brenna Holeman April 17, 2013
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    April 17, 2013
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    London Days, London Nights

    by Brenna Holeman April 14, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman April 14, 2013

            Broadway Market in London, England   It’s only been one week in London, but it’s been such a full, happy one – Borough, Broadway, and Brick Lane markets,…

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    A Little Place Called Guatape

    by Brenna Holeman April 10, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman April 10, 2013

      Guatape, Colombia There is a little town in Colombia called Guatape. Found just a couple of hours from downtown Medellin, it’s famous for La Piedra, a huge, 200 metre rock that’s…

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    Don’t Make Me Reference The Clash

    by Brenna Holeman April 7, 2013
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    April 7, 2013
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    Is Travel Always An Escape?

    by Brenna Holeman April 2, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman April 2, 2013

    Climbing the Pyramids of Lamanai, Belize As I sit here by the pool, the sun shining, the wind just barely rustling the palm trees, a glass of freshly-squeezed orange juice beside me –…

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    Around the World: Who Are You?!

    by Brenna Holeman March 29, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman March 29, 2013

    Here are the only rules: with the exception of one other person (in these cases, either my friends Kerri or Ella), I must not know who the person/people in the photos are.…

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    How to Be Prepared to Travel Anywhere, Anytime

    by Brenna Holeman March 28, 2013
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    March 28, 2013
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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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