pendleton
"20 years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did."
About pendleton
Budding Member | Member since 10th Sep 08
Marital Status: MarriedAbout pendleton:
We've been planning our year (+) out for around 3 years!
We got married in August 2008 and decided to go travelling around the world afterwards. Unfortunately, we ended up staying in the UK long enough for the economic bubble to burst.
Goshdarn this credit crunch and those pesky bankers!
Hobbies:Jon likes snowboarding, Angi likes scuba diving
Jon likes Dolly Mixture, Angi likes sour fizzy Haribo
Jon likes Angi, Angi likes Jon
Anywhere warm with pretty fish and white sands or anywhere with fresh snow which we can slide down!
Also, home - wherever that may be.
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'A City You Never Wanna Leave Once You Come'
Posted by pendleton | 24th October 2009
At first blush, Chengdu was disappointingly modern. I'm not quite sure what we were expecting for this so-called gateway to Tibet and the high regions, but on arrival all we could see was a sea of burning red neon, lofty metal-and-glass towers, shopping malls... so far so Beijing. We went to bed feeling a bit cheated.
The next day we wandered over to one of the local monastery areas. We walked down a dual carriageway choked with cars, trucks, lorries, people, bikes, e-bikes (electronic powered pedal bikes) and trikes, turned under a beautifully ornate arch, and suddenly... we were somewhere else. Somewhere old, and peaceful. The buildings were mostly fairly new built, but in a more traditional style with curly pointed corner bits (what the hell are these called - gables?); large bonsai trees line the side of the road along with paper lanterns; even the street furniture looks ornate, and the road has a embossed dragon motif running down the middle. People are sitting around leisurely
Continued | The Pendleton Odyssey
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- The Pendleton Odyssey - Jon & Angi's 15 months gallivanting around the Americas, Oceania and Asia
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Udaipur, India
22 Nov 2009 - 25 Nov 2009
Staying in a Rajasthani lake palace for a couple of days - why not?!
Trips
The planned itinerary, correct as of December 2008 (79126 kms)
12 Sep 1999 - 13 Apr 2010
Visiting: United Kingdom, USA, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, French Polynesia, Australia, China, Nepal, India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and United Kingdom.
The Pendleton Actuality
03 Feb 2009 - 02 Mar 2009
Visiting: USA.
Snowboarding in Utah (120 kms)
02 Feb 2009 - 01 Mar 2009
Visiting: USA.
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