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    A Holi in Delhi

    by Brenna Holeman March 26, 2013
    written by Brenna Holeman
    March 26, 2013
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    The Faces of Kathmandu

    by Brenna Holeman March 21, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman March 21, 2013

              Kathmandu, Nepal Because the faces we encounter when we travel are not always human, but they can still leave a lasting impression. To see the faces of…

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    Food Of Peru (And Checking In)

    by Brenna Holeman March 15, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman March 15, 2013

      Cusco, Peru     Lake Titicaca, Peru     The Inca Trail, Peru     Mancora, Peru     Mancora, Peru     Lima, Peru     Lima, Peru    …

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    The Floating Village of Siem Reap (And The Friends We Make)

    by Brenna Holeman March 13, 2013
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    March 13, 2013
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    Imagination vs. Reality

    by Brenna Holeman March 8, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman March 8, 2013

    Near Uyuni, Bolivia Samuel Johnson said, “The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” And haven’t…

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    The Beauty of Tayrona Park, Colombia

    by Brenna Holeman March 7, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman March 7, 2013

    Tayrona Park, Colombia There are few places in the world as beautiful and idyllic as Tayrona National Park. I spent three days there last August, basing my life on the rising and…

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    Life in Japan

    by Brenna Holeman February 28, 2013
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    February 28, 2013
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    Dreaming Of Rome

    by Brenna Holeman February 25, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman February 25, 2013

    Pisa, Italy Venice, Italy Burano, Italy Florence, Italy Venice, Italy Venice, Italy Other than my time on the Trans-Siberian in 2010 (which landed me in European Russia for a few weeks) I…

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    Around the World: The Most Unique Places I’ve Slept

    by Brenna Holeman February 22, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman February 22, 2013

    In A Monastery, Koyasan, Japan In a Former Tuberculosis Clinic, Listvyanka, Russia  (and yes we thought it was haunted) Hammocks For Backpackers in Tayrona National Park, Colombia The Thar Desert, India Sharing a…

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    Travel and Sex: How To Manage Your Sex Life While Travelling

    by Brenna Holeman February 19, 2013
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    February 19, 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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