tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post2150838691905098167..comments2024-02-26T07:35:50.281-08:00Comments on the style saloniste: Just Back from Magical Burma/Myanmar: A Beautiful and Surprising Country Opens to the WorldDiane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-12468833060335293022013-06-13T23:43:09.726-07:002013-06-13T23:43:09.726-07:00Personally, a brief judgment about Burma, within t...Personally, a brief judgment about Burma, within the time that I spent their the most amusing thing I experienced is the touchy friendliness and kindliness of the people. When it comes to the beauty and the scenes in the country, its unutterable. The natural magnificence still remains unspoiled. Panchakarma Treatmenthttp://www.privilegelanka.com/ayurveda-sri-lanka/panchakarma-treatment/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-48097403122843039272012-09-19T15:26:05.273-07:002012-09-19T15:26:05.273-07:00Oh my Diane! It looks like such a wonderful advent...Oh my Diane! It looks like such a wonderful adventure! Your photos are magical and I am truly inspired. I will be looking into a trip to see if it is my future. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-25296211437255531662012-09-18T11:51:44.284-07:002012-09-18T11:51:44.284-07:00Dear Philip
Thank you. I was just scrolling down ...Dear Philip<br /><br />Thank you. I was just scrolling down the images once more--and I'm amazing how well they turned out. At the time..at all times...the air was electric with excitement with me and I never knew what might happen next. So I never wanted to be a traveler glued to a camera and especially wanted to be fully involved in each moment. The bullock cart image, which is so full of detail...I was riding along the village road in the horse carriage and saw the bullock cart coming, so we turned around and I jumped out and ran along the road as the bullock kept walk...and there is the shot with the pagodas and stupas and the cart kept moving.<br />I encountered people...and started chatting and laughing with them...and took a snap and observed and took it all in and lo and behold the photos came out. I took a trishaw over to George Orwell's haunts...it was hot...jungly..and called out, no-one answered, went in the house, still calling out...took the photos, the resident arrived on his bicycle not at all concerned, so I borrowed his hat and flowers to style the shot. Burma is complicated and wonderful for that. I'm amazed that the photos capture the light, the CLOUDS, the buddhas, the stupas and pagodas, randomly encountered...you must go there, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-52325072037716359992012-09-18T11:30:40.413-07:002012-09-18T11:30:40.413-07:00What a beautiful post, Diane. I loved your photogr...What a beautiful post, Diane. I loved your photography: Burmese encounters, the interactions, the settings, the lovely people, the traditional dress. Orwell's House is sensational, especially since it is in situ. We have seen rapid change from traditional cultural qualities in Macao, Portugal and elsewhere. It is very special to see something still untouched. All of this is pure magic.Philip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-6013045103175151902012-09-18T11:29:34.259-07:002012-09-18T11:29:34.259-07:00What a beautiful post, Diane. I loved your photogr...What a beautiful post, Diane. I loved your photography: Burmese encounters, the interactions, the settings, the lovely people, the traditional dress. Orwell's House is sensational, especially since it is in situ. We have seen rapid change from traditional cultural qualities in Macao, Portugal and elsewhere. It is very special to see something still untouched. All of this is pure magic.<br />Philip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-90633322460317989062012-09-18T11:28:16.101-07:002012-09-18T11:28:16.101-07:00What a beautiful post, Diane. I loved your photogr...What a beautiful post, Diane. I loved your photography: Burmese encounters, the interactions, the settings, the lovely people, the traditional dress. Orwell's House is sensational, especially since it is in situ. We have seen rapid change from traditional cultural qualities in Macao, Portugal and elsewhere. It is very special to see something still untouched. All of this is pure magic.Philip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-13985310662190498372012-09-18T10:53:04.829-07:002012-09-18T10:53:04.829-07:00Dear Friends-
Thank you so much for your lovely a...Dear Friends-<br /><br />Thank you so much for your lovely and insightful and personal messages.<br />I have been so touched by the response to my stories on Burma.<br />I met the most delightful and soulful people--and truly--it was a trip that has left such an uplifting impression.<br />As I noted--I was looking at Burma with a design eye, from the point of view of art history and architecture and design and literature. The beauty there--natural and untouched and untainted and certainly not tourist-over-run--was vivid and eccentric and wonderfully itself.<br />I hope this will encourage travelers to venture there--and find peace, tranquility, delightful people, and a country in the winds of change.<br />Thank you so much for your thoughts, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-90146625576921583532012-09-14T12:18:54.335-07:002012-09-14T12:18:54.335-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.A Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-77022829125007617202012-09-14T10:30:41.402-07:002012-09-14T10:30:41.402-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.A Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-36193309797083262782012-09-12T01:13:09.780-07:002012-09-12T01:13:09.780-07:00I loved my trip to Burma in 2004, and as it's ...I loved my trip to Burma in 2004, and as it's our nearest neighbour, I have been wanting to return to explore it further. We only went to Rangoon, but I want to see Bagan. Your post has prompted me to do something about re-visiting before it all gets too commercialised.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-11053498318071463882012-09-11T11:15:39.384-07:002012-09-11T11:15:39.384-07:00How magical! What a lovely trip you must have had...How magical! What a lovely trip you must have had, and thank you for letting us come along for the ride.<br /><br />PS- It's wonderful that the Burmese women seem to enjoy wearing pink, including the novice nuns!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-6525584149576104702012-09-11T08:23:39.620-07:002012-09-11T08:23:39.620-07:00Diane
Your post with story and wonderful photos tr...Diane<br />Your post with story and wonderful photos truly spoke to the poet, writer artist in me. Several of your photos I saved in a file kept for inspiration, stirring of though, pure inspiration. I also saved with the photos the information on how to contact you if ever I might find one or more pieces stirring the creative juices to create or compose a work. I will contact you for express permission should that reality occur, without hesitation. <br />Thank you so much for the visual and verbal journey...you have truly blessed my day with your keen eye for composition in your photos, your sensitivity to the culture of the people and the sharing of your response to what came before you on this most magnificent journey.<br />With great appreciation for your delicious blog!<br />Kristin McNamara FreemanKAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479656882397372088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-6204170958962906722012-09-11T06:06:21.000-07:002012-09-11T06:06:21.000-07:00Sounds amazing Diane. Thanks for sharing. It'...Sounds amazing Diane. Thanks for sharing. It's like a dream!the modern sybarite ™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15455337330436560604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-8246733903208917752012-09-10T10:55:15.538-07:002012-09-10T10:55:15.538-07:00Dearest Diane,
I so glad to finally see the pictur...Dearest Diane,<br />I so glad to finally see the pictures from your amazing journey....they are far more than I ever expected!!!<br /><br />Thanks, I've got to read it once more.<br /><br />My fondest,<br />IngelaLove Your Homeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851498393111241566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-19331071654081906722012-09-10T10:26:51.091-07:002012-09-10T10:26:51.091-07:00wonderful! I hope to visit there someday soon. I ...wonderful! I hope to visit there someday soon. I particularly like the shot of the girl with the braids- what an excellent smile and an excellent portrait. Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.com