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The archive
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.
Many would prefer to use the menus to find destinations of their choice, special stories about the world, or World Heritage Sites.
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.
The Fascination of Passports
I have always had a fascination of passports. Browsing through a passport is like opening a book to the world and to the life of the owner. After a...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Solastranda
This video from Solastranda (Sola beach) is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. Audio: "Laudate...
Jæren – The Solastranda hike
This is about the Solastranda hike (Sola beach), one of many hikes on the coast of Jæren, Norway. The hike on sand 2.8 km one way. ...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Hafrsfjord – Fra brua til Hestnes
This video from Hestnes is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. It shows one of the short stretches along...
Jæren – The Hafrsfjord hikes
This article is about the Hafrsfjord hikes, presenting several hiking opportunities on the coast of Jæren, Norway. Orientation...
VIDEO – Denmark – Kronborg Castle
This video is from the Kronborg Castle in Denmark. "Kronborg Castle" is no. 696 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. It is famous for being the setting...
A day trip to Helsingør and Kronborg from Copenhagen
We had a pleasant hour-long train ride from Copenhagen to Helsingør and Kronborg, passing by some really fine residential neighbourhoods along the...
World Heritage #0696 – Kronborg Castle
Enjoy the view from Kronborg Castle across the strait of Oresund, just like the imaginary Hamlet a few hundred years ago. The UNESCO World Heritage...
Copenhagen is the Queen’s City
Scandinavia's largest city, the Danish capital of Copenhagen, was for centuries called the King's City. And indeed, the kings set their marks on...
Travel Guidebooks
Travel guidebooks on print have a long and proud history, but they are losing popularity, and they meet increased competition. This article is about...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Børaunen
This video from Børaunen is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. This one is about the stretch from...
Jæren – The Børaunen hike
This is about the Børaunen hike, one of many hikes on the coast of Jæren, Norway. The hike on sand and boulders is 2.5 km one way. ...
The Story of Campsites in Norway (5) – Recent developments
This is the story of campsites in Norway, part 5. This is also the last part of my series on the story of campsites after WW2. I ask, what are the...
The Story of Campsites in Norway (4) – The 1990s
This is the story of campsites in Norway, part 4. The 1990s was the decade of rapid transformation. Permanent sites for caravans, more cabins and...
The Story of Campsites in Norway (3) – 1970s and 80s
This is the story of campsites in Norway, part 3. The 1970s and 80s were times of trouble for Norwegian campsites with growing competition from...
The Story of Campsites in Norway (2) – My experience
This is the story of campsites in Norway, part 2. My camping experience from the 1960s and 70s: Camping was my first form of travelling and...
The Story of Campsites in Norway (1) – The Classic Period
This is the story of campsites in Norway, part 1. The series will concentrate on the development of campsites after WW2. Read my introduction and...
Great Travel Songs
Are there any great songs travel songs or songs about travelling? Yes, there are and I have compiled a playlist. On my YouTube channel -...
Making YouTube videos from photos and video clips
I planned to make two entries about film-making, one about YouTube videos and the other about “fixing the photographer”. They do however link so...
Storing your media archive and keeping it safe
Storage of a media archive is a critical issue and I would like to emphasize to all the importance of having backups. The alternatives For...
Building a media archive of pictures and video clips
I was building a media archive. It was not tricky to include content from my digital photo cameras on a digital platform. It's basically about...
The art of geotagging pictures
How do you go about geotagging pictures and why? The other day I came across a New York Times article about a camera that had been in lost in a...
The making of a digital photo collection
I wanted a digital photo collection. I had this fantastic idea of scanning all my negative strips and all of my slides. Yes, indeed all family...
Working on digital video files
Working on digital video files may not be easy. This post deals with the challenges of digital video formats, making them available on different...
Quotes
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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