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    The Day I Threw A Grenade

    by Brenna Holeman December 19, 2011
    written by Brenna Holeman
    December 19, 2011
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    Flowers In Nepal

    by Brenna Holeman December 11, 2011
    by Brenna Holeman December 11, 2011

                Chitwan National Park, Nepal All of these flowers were found outside my little cabin by the river in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. I stayed there for…

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    Scrimp and Save

    by Brenna Holeman December 10, 2011
    by Brenna Holeman December 10, 2011

              Bangkok, Thailand I would most likely still be travelling if it weren’t for the fact that I am dead broke. One of the reasons I am currently…

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    Holiday Giveaway

    by Brenna Holeman December 9, 2011
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    December 9, 2011
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    When You’re Strange

    by Brenna Holeman December 6, 2011
    by Brenna Holeman December 6, 2011

    The Himalayas, Nepal   Chitwan National Park, Nepal   Bhaktapur, Nepal   The Himalayas, Nepal   The Himalayas, Nepal “It is hard to be a stranger. A traveller has no power, no…

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    The Colours Of Jaipur

    by Brenna Holeman December 5, 2011
    by Brenna Holeman December 5, 2011

    Jaipur, India The temperature in Winnipeg tonight is heading down to -35°C with the windchill. I had forgotten how cold it gets here, how cold the first 18 winters of my life…

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    Remembering Oslo

    by Brenna Holeman December 1, 2011
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    December 1, 2011
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    The End Of The Road

    by Brenna Holeman November 28, 2011
    by Brenna Holeman November 28, 2011

    The Perhentians, Malaysia As a traveller, one gets used to bumps in the road, to detours that you must cross. You are so often thrown in to strange and difficult situations, so…

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    Dreaming Of Cape Cod

    by Brenna Holeman November 21, 2011
    by Brenna Holeman November 21, 2011

    Provincetown, Cape Cod, USA Yesterday the weather was -16°C in Winnipeg; I had sort of forgotten how cold it gets here, and how life continues despite that cold. We still do errands…

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    7 Reasons To Visit Mongolia

    by Brenna Holeman November 18, 2011
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    November 18, 2011
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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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