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    28 Day Countdown

    by Brenna Holeman April 5, 2012
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    April 5, 2012
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    The Worst Travel Ailments I’ve Ever Experienced

    by Brenna Holeman April 2, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman April 2, 2012

    I May Have Hacked Up A Lung On That Bed, Koh Tao, Thailand In no particular order, here are the worst/most painful/grossest travel ailments/injuries/sicknesses I’ve ever had. *** 1. Stomach Virus, Marrakech,…

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    Late Friday Night

    by Brenna Holeman March 31, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman March 31, 2012

    Koh Lanta, Thailand I just booked a one-way ticket to Belize.  

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    On The Train Through Siberia

    by Brenna Holeman March 30, 2012
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    Looking Down

    by Brenna Holeman March 29, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman March 29, 2012

      Lovina, Indonesia     Chiang Mai, Thailand     Cape Cod, USA     The Great Ocean Road, Australia     Havana, Cuba     Luang Prabang, Laos     The…

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    Blue Sunday

    by Brenna Holeman March 26, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman March 26, 2012

      Melbourne, Australia     Yangon, Myanmar     Bangkok, Thailand     Havana, Cuba     Agra, India     The Perhentians, Malaysia     Pai, Thailand     Kota Bharu,…

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    Tips For Feeling Fashionable While You Travel

    by Brenna Holeman March 24, 2012
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    March 24, 2012
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    Three Meals A Day

    by Brenna Holeman March 23, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman March 23, 2012

    Breakfast at Fresh Cafe: spelt toast, kale, poached eggs, and turkey sausage.   Lunch at Fresh Cafe: the butternut burger with a side of citrus quinoa salad.   Dinner at Unburger: the…

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    For Spring

    by Brenna Holeman March 22, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman March 22, 2012

            Angkor Wat, Cambodia “Homesickness is a feeling that many know and suffer from; I on the other hand feel a pain less known, and its name is ‘Outsickness’.…

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    The Mulvey Flea Market

    by Brenna Holeman March 19, 2012
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    March 19, 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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