- Read 12 Books
- Make a 5% return on savings and investments
- Travel to USA or Singapore/Asia
- Buy a Mazda 3
Author: Brad
2018 – The Year of Personal Development
2018 has been a great year. I changed career, set up a new apartment and celebrated good times with friends.
I have also posted very few blog posts (only 4!), I’m well over a year behind in editing photos from trips. However, life has been busy and I’m being slightly more restrained in what I chose to post online.
Some of the highlights from the year are shown below.
Read moreSupercars at Sydney Motorsport Park 2017
In 2019 the Supercars series will not be competing at Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek Raceway.
This is disappointing because for fans attending the track as it is one of the few venues with excellent viewing opportunities right around the track.
Below is a small selection from my last visit to the venue in 2017 and a clip from the race start that year as well.
Read moreOvercoming the Mental Pain of Ghosting
This month is R U OK Day and next month is Mental Health Awareness Month, in light of this I’m writing this piece to share some of my story, but more importantly a few of the techniques, articles and videos which have been a tremendous help for me over the last year. Ultimately, the key piece of advice I can give is to seek professional help if you are overcome with thoughts or emotions, it has done me a world of good.
Western USA and Canada Adventures – Part Ten: Calgary and the Rocky Mountains
The final weekend of my trip was spent visiting a friend who lives in the cowboy town of Calgary. During the weekend we headed off to Canmore at the base of the Rocky Mountains and did some hiking in the mountains immediately behind Canmore and then up to Big Beehive and on to The Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House at Lake Louise.
Read moreWestern USA and Canada Adventures – Part Nine: Vancouver
I flew to Vancouver, Canada after a week and a half of visiting friends across the USA. Although I usually love time to myself it was quite a shock to be travelling alone in a city where I knew no one.
Goals for 2018
- Travel to Europe, in particular, Romania
- Read 12 books
2017 – The Roller Coaster Year
2017 has been a roller coaster of a year, there have been some big highs but also some huge lows. At the start of this year I set myself some goals which I mostly achieved:
Read moreWestern USA and Canada Adventures – Part Eight: Lake Superior’s North Shore
While visiting my friends in Minneapolis I took a day trip to Lake Superior’s North Shore.
My friends and I built up a big appetite after spending the morning driving north from Minneapolis so we stopped for lunch at the New Scenic Cafe which is a few kilometers north of Duluth. The food here was excellent, especially the Salmon Burger.
Western USA and Canada Adventures – Part Seven: Minneapolis
After a week in California, I flew across the country to Minneapolis. On arrival in Minneapolis I checked into my hotel and then headed straight to the Mall of America. A few hours later I left with a few new pieces of clothes that I had picked up for some really good prices.
