The Wineskin is a bottle shaped bubble wrap pack. They are built to be able to put a bottle of wine inside and then pack it into your checked luggage and have the bottle arrive safely & intact at your destination. If, heaven forbid, something does happen to the bottle and it breaks in transit the design is such that there are two seals which SHOULD keep the wine inside the sealed packet.

http://wineboxwarehouse.com.au/Accessories-Gifts/Wineskin

Great idea and at only $4.50 this is a great way to get a bottle or two or three home from wine hunting expeditions.

Sun going down on a beautiful Whitsundays day

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo Taken: 25th June, 2009
Photo Location: Hamilton Island, Queensland

This photo was taken at qualia, on Hamilton Island.

I love this shot because it captures a wonderful moment and a beautiful scene. The gum, with the sun setting in the background, with the waters of the Whitsundays behind it and the plunge pool in the foreground.

And soon enough we’ll be back there

Royal Links Golf Club

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo Taken: 1st January, 2010
Photo Location: 8th hole, Royal Links Golf Club, Las Vegas

This photo was taken on the par 3 8th hole at the Royal Links Golf Club.

This course is modeled on many famous holes from golf courses in the United Kingdom which have hosted the British Open. The course is pretty cool and I had a very good round to boot.

http://www.royallinksgolfclub.com for the courses official site. I did not get to use the services of the “Par Mates”, maybe next time.

In-room breakfast – what a view!

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo Taken: 27th December 2009
Photo Location: Palazzo, Las Vegas

From our room in the Palazzo we could see out towards the Mountains in the distance and had a view of the Mirage, Treasure Island (including the Pirate ships in the front of the Treasure Island) and the Fashion Mall.

On the 27th we had in-room dining for breakfast and took in the view. A cracking big breakfast with a beautiful view of the Strip.

The Long Road

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo Taken: 13th September 2009
Photo Location: Outback Northern Territory somewhere…

In September 2009 I went to Darwin & then toured out to Arnhem Land. This photo, with the road stretching off into the distance and seemingly never, never ending was taken somewhere on that tour…

California Pizza Kitchen

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo Taken: 30th October 2007
Photo Location: Beverly Centre, Los Angeles, California

In 2007 we holidayed in the USA, staying in Los Angeles around Halloween.

This photo was taken at the California Pizza Kitchen, at the Beverly Centre. According to their site, the California Pizza Kitchen (http://www.cpk.com) serves “Authentic California-style cuisine at all CPK locations. Try our innovative pizzas, distinctive pastas, salads, soups, appetizers and desserts.” According to me, they serve good, inexpensive food.

I’m not sure what was happening in this photo, but it looks like Jackson was getting a smack, which he certainly would not have been.

on yer bike

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo Taken: 21st January, 2010
Photo Location: Telluride, Colorado

This photo was taken on the last night of our stay in Telluride in 2009 / 2010. The snow had started dumping down during the night before and was heavy throughout the day, resulting in a couple of feet of snow falling over the 48 hour period.

These bikes were caught in the middle of the dumping, parked in a bike rack in the centre of the town of Telluride.

Too nice to eat!

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo Taken: 26th December 2009
Photo Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Funny photo. This was taken at one of my favourite restaurants, “The Cheesecake Factory” at the Forum Shops in Las Vegas. This restaurant has “good” food and “great” cheesecakes, like every restaurant in the US, the serve sizes are massive!

Kylie and Jackson are pictured with some type of chocolate cheesecake. Sadly, I must report that after having eaten their “entrees” (mains in ‘ztraylian”) the two of them were only able to eat but a few bites, after posing with silly looks and threatening to eat the whole piece.

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Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo taken: 26th June, 2009
Photo location: Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia

This photo was taken just outside the “Jurassic Park” like entry gates to qualia, on Hamilton Island.

I like this photo for a couple of reasons.

The photo was taken while Kylie and I were at qualia celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary. We had such a great time there and would love to get back there again one day. The resort is amazing and we felt spoilt to be able to stay there; the food is great, the accommodation superb and the service outstanding.

Hamilton Island was also a major part of my professional life during 2009. The “Best Job in the World” campaign was such an amazing experience and will always trigger a wonderful range of emotions.

http://www.qualia.com.au for more information on the qualia resort

Jackson at LAX

Originally uploaded by ckjchambers

Photo taken: 22nd January 2010

Photo location: Los Angeles International Airport

This photo was taken at Los Angeles International Airport, at the end of 30 days vacationing in the United States, whilst waiting for our V Australia flight back to Brisbane.

This photo is funny to us as Jackson and our friend Ian, who we holidayed with in Telluride, had been singing a Miley Cyrus song. Jackson was very keen to get his photo taken with the sign and have us show Kim and Ian.

I’m going to post pictures from our travels regularly here. Don’t expect any brilliant pieces of photography, just good old fashioned memories.