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      I lost $2,000 freelance writing for a scammer-here’s what I learned.
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      Away With Nick Thomm: A Look at Away’s Sydney Pop-Up Store
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      Vivid Sydney Guide: All About Sydney’s Biggest Festival
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      At The Door: The Strokes’ Bold New Sound
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      How to Jumpstart Your Writing Career
    • How Quitting Sugar for a Month Changed My Life Forever
      How Quitting Sugar for a Month Changed My Life Forever
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      Book Review: Get Money by Kristin Wong
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Brandon Belknap

I’m a storyteller and photographer who drinks all over the world, but mostly in Houston, TX. I tend to sleep better in hotels than I do in my own home, so I try to travel and write everything down. I’d like to think I have a preternatural ability for finding dives and characters in this world and sharing them in a unique way. Like everyone, I struggled to find a calling - more appropriately, I didn’t know which direction to walk in, so I started exploring anything that caught my interest. This led me to writing and photography. With my stories, I hope that I can give you, the reader, the audacity to take those first steps in any direction you want to go.

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TravelMay 11, 2017

The Cowboys and Royalty of a Shinjuku Jazz Bar

By Brandon Belknap

We’re drunk again. I’ve reached a point of diminishing returns with the whiskey and club soda I’m using as cough syrup. Grant and I…

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TravelFebruary 2, 2017

Ain’t No Sunshine: Finding Light in Iceland

By Brandon Belknap

I’m at Keflavik International in Reykjavik, Iceland. It’s raining. I’m waiting, watching the planes come and go from the tarmac. On only two days…

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