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    What to Wear in India

    by Brenna Holeman December 15, 2014
    written by Brenna Holeman
    December 15, 2014
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    You Will Question Your Role As Traveller

    by Brenna Holeman December 9, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman December 9, 2013

    It was March in Varanasi, and I had arrived as part of a three-week tour around India. I hesitated signing up for it all those months ago, when I was still mapping the route I’d take through Southeast and South Asia, an eight-month adventure that I’d thought of for years. I had never taken a tour of any kind, and I envisioned a bus full of khaki-wearing, sunburnt tourists, the kind who refused to eat street food or use a public toilet. As a solo traveller, I finally decided it would be easier and safer to travel with a group, even if it meant our days were sometimes planned down to the hour.

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    The Bracelet From Varanasi

    by Brenna Holeman October 1, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman October 1, 2013

    This place was sacred. Bodies burned day and night on the ghats, the steps leading to the Ganges; it was not uncommon to find bits of ash in your hair or on your skin. I balked at the chance to drink tea with the holy men after I learned that the Ganges was the source of the water, even though, as my guide told me, “It will make you closer to India.” I watched each morning as men and women bathed in the river, washed their faces in the river, drank from the river. Hindus and Jains came here to die, the Ganges serving as the divine cosmic road to salvation. Tourist boats rode up and down the water, the people on them snapping photos of cremations.

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    A Traveller’s Cardinal Sin, Or, The McDonald’s Conflict

    by Brenna Holeman July 11, 2013
    written by Brenna Holeman
    July 11, 2013
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    A Holi in Delhi

    by Brenna Holeman March 26, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman March 26, 2013

                    New Delhi, India Two years ago, I spent some time in India. I coordinated my weeks there so that I was able to attend…

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    The Lazy Tourists of Agra, India

    by Brenna Holeman January 21, 2013
    by Brenna Holeman January 21, 2013

    Agra, India Once in a while, when you’ve been up since the crack of dawn and you’ve already seen one of the most beautiful places in the world, sightseeing just doesn’t appeal…

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    The Sunrise in Pushkar

    by Brenna Holeman September 27, 2012
    written by Brenna Holeman
    September 27, 2012
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    Taking The Train Through India

    by Brenna Holeman July 4, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman July 4, 2012

    The Train From New Delhi to Jaisalmer, India I had heard a lot about travelling through India before I even set foot in the country myself; I am always wary of these…

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    The Faces Of Amritsar

    by Brenna Holeman May 24, 2012
    by Brenna Holeman May 24, 2012

                Amritsar, India My brain is full of Spanish verbs and vocabulary; I have no English words tonight. I spent my afternoon at a local market here…

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    To Tell The Truth

    by Brenna Holeman April 20, 2012
    written by Brenna Holeman
    April 20, 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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