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The archive presents all articles on this international edition of Sandalsand, 24 at a time. They are sorted in a chronological order.
Use the arrows at the bottom to browse four decades of travels in near and faraway countries. That may be time consuming, even though you can make large jumps. Use the search field here instead, if there is something in particular you are curious about.
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This image is from a beach in Norway, but it could have been almost anywhere in the world. By the way, if you want to read stories from Norway, in Norwegian, head for the parallel archive page at Sandalsand Norge.
Førde in the crossroads
Førde was previously rated the ugliest town in Norway. There are unfortunately many contenders for this unfavourable title and I sincerely doubt...
VIDEO – Norway – Førde
This is a video from Førde, a medium-sized town in Western Norway. It is set at the end of Sunnfjord, amidst high mountains. Førde is now...
Defensive structures (3) The protection of civilians
The protection of civilians is the key to some kinds of defensive military structures. However, the term protection may not be correct. Some of the...
Defensive Structures (2) The smaller ones
Some defensive structures are basically walled military compounds on a limited area, like fortresses. Others include entire towns. The fortresses...
Defensive Structures (1) The huge ones
There are some historically significant and physically huge defensive structures around the world. They built them to protect entire countries...
Great Travel Quotes
Find great travel quotes right here. The world of literature is full of wise observations with or without a sense of humour. Some might be found in...
Bucket list for 2014 and beyond
I will by the start of a new year be presenting my bucket list for the coming year or years. The list is the manifestation of my dreams or concrete...
2013 is out, 2014 is here
26 flights, 36,822 kilometres, 7 trips, 9 countries, 35 days spent travelling, 14 new World Heritage Sites visited. That was the statistics for...
Religious Buildings (12) After death – Special memorials, with no identified dead persons
What happens to a person after death? For some there are special memorials, with no identified dead persons. Military and political authorities have...
Religious Buildings (11) After death – Taking care of human remains
In this serious about religious buildings we have come to what happens after death, when it comes to taking care of human remains. Mummification...
Religious Buildings (10) After death – Burial sites as World Heritage Sites
What happens after death? Some burial sites are also World Heritage Sites. Rich people, like kings, emperors and nobles have for thousands of years...
Religious Buildings (9) After death – Cemeteries as final resting places
What happens after death? We will have a look at cemeteries as final resting places. All religions and cultures have rites in dealing with death and...
Religious Buildings (8) Houses for the deity or its premier representative on Earth
What do we mean by houses for the deity or its premier representative on Earth? This chapter in the series about religious buildings is a rather...
Pictures from Estonia
This is a collection of pictures from Estonia, the result of a trip to Tallinn, the capital. I discovered a wonderful old town. If you look up my...
World Heritage #0822 – Tallinn
It is quite remarkable how they have been able to secure the layout of the wonderful Medieval townscape, in Tallinn, Estonia's capital. The UNESCO...
Tallinn: The capital of Estonia
I have found a new contender on the list of the world’s most beautiful cities. Prague has held the number one title for years, but Tallinn has...
Pictures from Latvia
This collection of pictures from Latvia is the result of a trip to its capital city Riga and the seaside resort of Jurmala. If you look up my...
World Heritage #0852 – Riga
Riga is a very popular destination due to the spas, but Latvia's capital is rich with cultural sites of a different nature as well. The UNESCO World...
Riga: The capital of Latvia
Riga has been exploding as a tourist destination for the last decade, at least for us Norwegians. Female parties are flocking to Riga for weekend...
Pictures from Lithuania
This collection of pictures from Lithuania is the result of a trip to its capital city of Vilnius. Feel free to browse them as you like. If you look...
World Heritage #0541 – Vilnius Historic Centre
The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius has managed to keep an extraordinary combination of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and classical architecture. The...
Vilnius: The capital of Lithuania
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania is an easy-going city. It has a pleasant old centre highly acclaimed by the World Heritage Committee. Also, it has...
World Heritage #0030 – Warsaw
The historic centre of Warsaw, the Polish capital suffered immensely during the Second World War, but managed to rebuild and grow. The UNESCO World...
Warsaw: A couple of days in the Polish capital
Warsaw is a large European capital with a population of a couple million depending on how you define its limits. Unless you have come to live here,...
I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education. (David Rockefeller)
We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. (Australian Aboriginal Proverb)
There is nothing so good for the human soul as the discovery that there are ancient and flourishing civilized societies which have somehow managed to exist for many centuries and are still in being though they have had no help from the traveler in solving their problems. (Walter Lippmann)
A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place…. (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
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