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.
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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.
A visit to Sihanoukville
Trying to get a tan in the rainy season, here is a visit to Sihanoukville, Cambodia's seaside resort, during the rainy season. This is the story of...
VIDEO – Cambodia (4) Sihanoukville
What you will see in this video from Sihanoukville is that an expected couple of days under the sun in the southern Cambodian town proved...
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and most important city. What a capital, what a past and (hopefully) what a future! In 2009 I spent a week in...
VIDEO – Cambodia (3) Choeung Ek
This video is from a visit to the Killing Fields with a memorial and mass graves at Choeung Ek outside Phnom Penh. Audio: Traditional folk music...
VIDEO – Cambodia (2) Phnom Penh – Markets
This video is from walks through two Phnom Penh markets, the Night Market and the Russian Market (Psar Toul Tom Poung). The latter is a covered maze...
VIDEO – Cambodia (1) Phnom Penh – Royal Palace
This video is from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. It serves as the residence of the King of Cambodia and is a magnificent palace. According to...
World Heritage #0668 – Angkor
Angkor has over the last few decades evolved into a major destination. That's not bad considering it is basically an archaeological site. The...
Siem Reap and Angkor are Cambodia’s most popular attractions
Siem Reap and Angkor are Cambodia's most popular attractions. This was going to a most extraordinary experience: The temple complex of Angkor. In...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (4)
This is the fourth video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (3)
This is the third video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (2)
This is the second video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (1)
This is the first video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
Pictures from Laos
This is a collection of pictures from Laos, the result of a trip to the capital and also northern parts of the country. If you look up my articles...
The temple town of Luang Prabang, Laos
The temple town of Luang Prabang, Laos is what I like. A fascinating landscape and a beautiful city full of temples, high on the World Heritage List...
VIDEO – Laos (4) Tat Kuang Si
This is a video from the Tat Kuang Si waterfalls, which are situated a fairly short distance from Luang Prabang, Laos. This day the waterfall and...
VIDEO – Laos (3) Luang Prabang
This is a video from Luang Prabang, a wonderful city and no. 479 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Audio: Ethnic minority music of Southern Laos....
World Heritage #0479 – Luang Prabang
Temples, temples and more temples. Still, there is more to the town Luang Prabang in northern Laos than that. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
VIDEO – Laos (2) Northbound bus
This video is from a northbound bus in Laos, from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang. It crosses some high mountains and passes by small villages. Audio:...
Among backpackers in Vang Vieng, Laos
Being among backpackers in Vang Vieng, Laos, what was wrong? Entering a backpacker's haven on my own, twenty years older then the rest and what...
Vientiane, the capital of Laos
Vientiane, the capital of Laos, was my first stop on a visit to Laos and Cambodia. I hadn't been away from my family for many years, or in this part...
VIDEO – Laos (1) Vientiane – Pha That Luang
This video is from Pha That Luang, the most important national monument in Laos and a national symbol of the country. Read the full story here....
Pictures from Malta
This is a collection of pictures from Malta, the result of a trip in 2008 to this island in the sun with a fascinating history. If you look up my...
Malta, a Mediterranean beauty
Malta is a Mediterranean beauty. The family spent fourteen days on an island in the sun, rich in history and heavy on tourism. Expectations...
VIDEO – Malta – Mdina
This is a video from a horse ride through the old town of Mdina, Malta. It functioned as the island's capital from antiquity to the Middle Ages....
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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