The timeliness of this report demonstrates that it is possible with diligence. The purpose of the penalty is to encourage TIMELY reporting, so that the community of Fodorites can keep up with each other. Most of us do not go galivanting off to other places without reporting on where we've been. It is a sister to "Be Here Now".

one criteria for a trip report is that it be meaty and informative as well as complete....i find this report to be neither...

Thank you, my Dear Agent Hanuman. You appear to be one of the few in this crowd with manners. I went to Ischia, but that is close enough for me! I was trying to remain in hiding so that I do not have suspend all tasks of daily living in order to pursue the relevant trip report. But, of course, I have now blown my cover.

Please note that before he left, Panda badgered me to give him my "top 3," (or Top 5, I don't recall) things to do in Shanghai. One of the mandates I gave him was to partake of the foxtrotting/lindy hopping. Did he follow my advice?

What do you think?

he is a social outcast....he does not dance

"one criteria"

Don-they don't speak or write English in Needham. There's no reason to believe that he is familiar with the distiction between the singular and the plural anything.

EKS-imagine your a regular participant in the dancing in Shanghai and suddenly a large, furry creature joins in and begins to move in a non-rhythmic fashion. Would this be pleasant? One would think not. I was trying to remain unobtrusive.

Pandas do not badger. That would be cross-mammal contamination. A definite no-no.

i do know the correct spelling of 'you're' however

I will match a jet-lagged Panda up against a Neanderthal needhamite anytime and anywhere. For the record, I spelled "your" correctly, I just used the wrong homonym. One shudders to think of Bob's definition for homonym.

I like the idea of a badger-ing panda.


Is this your blog, Panda?


http://andypanda.co.uk/blog/?p=7

yes true its the correct word spelling, just the wrong word einstein

This should make you laugh:

http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/web...s/panda_bread/

<Secret video released!!</b>

Video of Panda activity in China -- either an aerobics routine or some twisted cult exercise -- has apparently been smuggled out of the country and made available on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gzL61bSUU

Okay, here's my contribution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk

you people have way tooooooo much time on your hands....if only our panda was that cute

Thanks for all the panda views. While they are all far cuter than I, have they finished their trip reports?

For those that think we have too much time on our hands - I was forwarded the panda sneezing link from a friend (who obviously DID have too much time on his hands) and chose to post it here (while this panda was not that cute, it did finish its trip report). It took me about 10 seconds to do this. Of course, I do waste countless hours reading the trip reports of Gpanda and others...O:)

Craig-the time is not wasted. We are enriched by the experiences of others. Plus, we get to belong to a community of travelers.

<i>I was forwarded the panda sneezing link</i>

Typical of stripe-team fannery. Only original stuff from me, freshly edited.

will this thread ever end!!!

Well, I'm back from my Europe trip and catching up on the parts I have missed. Bravo Panda for a great and timely TR. I'd like my ?? answered, comparison between the 2 Shanghai hotel, please?