flatbaroque Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Off to Burma / Myanmar for a couple of weeks on Thursday.I'll be doing a bit of roughish travel so I won't be lugging a guitar. Will keep a weather eye out for Burmese Tigers, Pythons and the even rarer Gibson Hummingbird. I'm sure I'll get to play a nylon string yamaha (with at least 5 strings) somewhere.I might even annoy a few people with some country caterwauling song stylings after a few too many local beers. Don't think I'll have much internet access so don't break any big stories while I'm gone. If I can get a photo of a gibson acoustic over there I think I will have done good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffchris Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sounds like a good trip, have a good time :). Only ever been to get my Thai visa renewed so not really, but I didn't think it was a tourist spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 It's just opening up again Chris after many years of tourist and economic sanctions.Won't get into the politics of it but basically it's considered ok to go there now and the locals are encouraging tourism again, hoping to engage with the rest of the world and make some democratic and economic progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 safe trip and happy trails me old mucker !! dont do anything silly now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffchris Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 It's just opening up again Chris after many years of tourist and economic sanctions.Won't get into the politics of it but basically it's considered ok to go there now and the locals are encouraging tourism again, hoping to engage with the rest of the world and make some democratic and economic progress. Sweet, sounds like the place to go, Thailand is supper touristy now a days anyway. I was thinking of going over to Vietnam or Thailand for about a month in January. please update this blog with photos and stories, I'd be really interested to hear what you think of Burmha :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Nilppeznaf Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Have a good un FB would love to have a look around where ya heading too... hope ya get some inspiration for some songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Have a good one FB, just dont smoke too much of the local stuff or you might never come back ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I say DO smoke the local stuff, I'm keen to see where it tales your lyrics FB Can't be any more dangerous than having worked for the BBC in the 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Have a good holly and try to keep your skin! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Travel safely, and I hope you find a few guitars to play. Looking-forward to your return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thanks lads! I'll try to keep out of mischief...sometimes I don't try hard enough haha.. I've got a couple of melodies in my head so I'll see how I go on writing lyrics for a full song without a guitar on long travelling days. If Beethoven could write a symphony when deaf I should be able to manage a cowboy dirge.And yea PM I'd rather face a python than Jimmy Saville haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 "Guitarless in Burma" There is definitely a song hiding out with THAT title. You can make it happen, FlatB.... I have faith in ya' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis57 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I wonder though about the damage a two weeks vacation without a guitar can do on the playing...I never go more than two days without playing since I'm more seriously into it. Anybody has an idea on how long it takes to go back to normal after a couple weeks break? Just the thought of loosing calooses and agility in my fingers is scary enough for me to keep on pickin'...besides the sheer joy of playing my Bird of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Time spent away from the guitar can be beneficial, often I'll get pieces that I get frustrated by, can't seem to nail, go away on business or holiday for a few days, week or two, come back and suddenly I can play them.... it needn't be a big deal to haver no guitar possibilities for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Time spent away from the guitar can be beneficial, often I'll get pieces that I get frustrated by, can't seem to nail, go away on business or holiday for a few days, week or two, come back and suddenly I can play them.... it needn't be a big deal to haver no guitar possibilities for a bit. So true ... I have the same experiences. Sometimes you just give em' a rest for a while and you will be surprised what you can do once back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I do some of my most amazing(in my mind) work after being away for awhile! Seems like I come back "with a vengence"....after a little warm-up of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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