tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post6221305650644103986..comments2025-01-16T00:22:32.884-08:00Diane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-63951960815601521722013-08-24T13:09:07.774-07:002013-08-24T13:09:07.774-07:00So I have finished Indian Summer and City of the Djinns. The latter one is a great place to start as Dalrymple gives you a glimpse of history while covering parts of the old and new city. Indian Summer is just great writing and covers one of the most important periods in India&#39;s history. What a mess the British made not only in that partition but also in the Middle East. Can&#39;t believe the author is so young.<br /><br />I am taking a rest and letting it all seep in before I attack another book on India. It will be soon.<br /><br />Thanks dear Diane. You are a great mentor! lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-75214127416103043572013-07-17T10:33:15.918-07:002013-07-17T10:33:15.918-07:00Hi Diane;<br /><br />So wonderful to chat with you while shopping in Hayes Valley at the travel store - Flight 101!<br /><br />Your Blog is a creative inspiration - I look forward to my quiet moments and reading Style Saloniste - adding to my &quot;bucket list&quot; of travel destinations, books, designers and architects to seek out ....You are a constant source of learning - Thank you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973768387114619330[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-28486666606959247372013-07-14T17:15:11.718-07:002013-07-14T17:15:11.718-07:00Hello-<br /><br />Thank you for your recommendation of the Bahai&#39; Temple.<br /><br />I will certainly check on it when I am next in India.<br /><br />very best DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-40899144035791305742013-07-14T15:15:20.695-07:002013-07-14T15:15:20.695-07:00Did you have a chance to visit the Lotus Temple (aka Bahai Temple)? It is a very unique modern structure heavily visited by the locals.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-31321733755430233672013-07-12T13:13:29.533-07:002013-07-12T13:13:29.533-07:00DEAR LINDA-<br /><br />You were the inspiration for my books list...and if you read all of them...you will feel such an affinity with everything in India....you will arrive with a deep understanding of people and history and architecture...as you move through temples and palaces and markets and historic places...the history and rich understanding are in your head.<br />Keep me posted on your reading...I always have more.<br />very best to you DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-4420189966512469932013-07-12T13:10:00.719-07:002013-07-12T13:10:00.719-07:00DEAR CAROL-<br /><br /><br />Thank you so much.<br />I love your blog, PARIS BREAKFASTS, and you take fun and enjoyment in offering insight into Paris.<br /><br />For me...India is a mystery and a treasure chest to unlock and explore. I always love it...and always do different and new explorations.<br /><br />My family is English--and my grandparents and aunts and uncles and parents were all great travelers and intrepid world and globe explorers...so it is in my blood and my head to travel and to want to see everything in the world.<br />I send you my best, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-47409341896443441222013-07-12T13:07:47.477-07:002013-07-12T13:07:47.477-07:00Dear Penny-<br /><br /><br />It is you ...the genius designer. Your house is one of the dreamiest in the world, and the life of generosity you live there is an inspiration.<br />You take care of Adam, your lovely family...and the ducks and chickens and wildlife...and protect them all with love.<br />Thank you for you enthusiasm and joy and the pleasure to take in life and each day. love DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-33114141419317348362013-07-12T12:37:29.955-07:002013-07-12T12:37:29.955-07:00Dear Diane,<br /><br />I left you a long comment shortly after this was posted. Wondering where it went...<br /><br />Thanks to your writing and beautiful photos I have enjoyed travelling through India like I never thought I would. Staying at the best places and taking advantage of all the resources like private cars and guides is definitly the game changer between a nice trip and a great one.<br /><br />Books are already on order and knowing me I will plunge into India head on. Soon I will be posting the de rigeur photo of my picture in front of the Taj Mahal.<br /><br />There is definitely a book here/another one on Morocco. Yours is such a unique perspective of India and a most enjoyable one.<br /><br />Keep writing!<br /><br />Julieta (Lindaraxa) <br /><br /> lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-31507331513022993852013-07-12T11:35:04.328-07:002013-07-12T11:35:04.328-07:00Where have I been?<br />This such a heavenly way to introduce India...<br />There&#39;s a book here for sure.<br />I love your hotel choices - so contemporary but it&#39;s been at 15 years ago since I was there and more for trips before that. November was a terrific time to go. I&#39;ll be reading this over slowly and carefully. You are so suited to India Diane. So many Americans are missing out..Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-55701552291023904022013-07-11T23:53:55.478-07:002013-07-11T23:53:55.478-07:00You brought me to India with your beautiful writing!<br /><br />How lucky we are that you are so brave to go to these far-flung places........and describe them so beautifully (magnificently; actually!!)<br /><br />You are my very favorite writer! When you were writing the book about &quot;Santa Barbara&quot;; and we talked in the airport, in the next airport.......about the beautiful article you did on our house we built!<br /><br /><br />This is what I though! <br /><br />&quot;I know &quot;genius&quot; when I see&quot; genius&quot;! And this is &quot;genius&quot;!!<br /><br /><br />And; with the publication of the very best book about Santa Barbara,,,,,,,,(yours is so way above the rest!)<br /><br />Santa Barbara Living!<br /><br />Best of the best!!<br /><br />thank you for including me!!<br /><br />You are brilliant beyond!!<br /><br />PenelopeAnonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-1247535817826794372013-07-09T10:09:45.625-07:002013-07-09T10:09:45.625-07:00Dear Diane,<br /><br />It has been such a pleasure to travel with you to India. It is now at the top of my list as my next destination with a stop in Morocco, another wonderful post of yours.<br /><br />You travel the way I like to travel. Staying at the best hotels and taking advantage of all the amenities, including private cars and guides is the game changer between a good trip and an unforgettable one. The places you have shown us in this last &quot;travelogue&quot; are just out of this world. Can&#39;t wait to go. Before though I have a few books to read....<br /><br />India is such a complicated place. It has always intimidated me perhaps because I know so little about it and there is so much to know. In order to really get the most out of a trip like this you need to get some history behind you. It&#39;s the only way to get a grasp on a country like this with such a diversity of classes and religions. Just by reading a sample of the first book you recommended I learned the difference between Mughal and Punjab...that&#39;s how green I am!<br /><br />The books will be arriving soon, my daughter will be having a hissy fit (she says I already have too many, imagine) and before long I will be sending you a photo in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra!<br /><br />Thanks again for all your help.<br /><br />Julieta (Lindaraxa) lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-56828919475208247192013-07-08T13:34:21.079-07:002013-07-08T13:34:21.079-07:00interesting to read thank you I really liked your article I love your beautiful blog and so enjoy your posts.good jobtoko baju muslim murahhttp://toko-baju-muslim.com[email protected]