Originally Posted by
moondog
I've had pretty good luck with flights in September during recent years. (Notice how the flight delay thread pretty much went dormant after last August, and didn't pick up again until last month.)
Figured people had just given up complaining altogether
Originally Posted by
m3red
I'm wondering whether I will have time for the pandas and whether Guilin may be a better option before heading back to Shanghai.
When is your trip? Wouldn't go to Guilin in the summer. Much of the fun is renting a bike and riding around the hills and rice fields. Both that and the obligatory boat ride down the Li River can be painful in the heat, IMHO. Pandas are easy to visit, just a cab ride in Chengdu. And downtown is lovely.
If you're asking whether to go to Guilin or Chengdu: Depending on the time of year, and whether or not you're up for some light exercise I'd pick Guilin.
Have done both, and found the Pandas rather boring. They sit around and if they ever do anything, it's eating. It's like watching myself in a mirror on a good Sunday
