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This image is from a beach in Norway, but it could have been almost anywhere in the world.
7 Norwegian hotels with distinctive character
We search for exciting accommodation throughout the country, and continue this miniseries with seven excellent options. This is the third article in...
8 Norwegian hotels with distinctive character
Join us crossing Norway in search of exciting accommodation. You will now get to know eight small and large hotels or guesthouses, all of which...
9 Norwegian hotels with distinctive character
We find much exciting accommodation around the country. Some have an atmosphere of historical character and a high degree of hospitality and...
Pictures from Zimbabwe
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Zimbabwe, more precisely the south and the mighty Victoria Falls. If you look up my articles...
Pictures from Botswana
This album contains pictures from Botswana. More precisely they are from the north, on a safari to various camps and in particular into the Okavango...
Pictures from Namibia
This album contains pictures from Namibia. They are from different parts of the country, from the red sands in the south, to the Atlantic coast, the...
Why am I posting so many “PICS” entries?
I have recently posted a number of articles named "PICS - " plus the name of a country. There is a reason for this. I have over the years...
Poems and quotes on trains
Which poems and quotes on trains are you familiar with? Travelling by train does something to you, it stimulates thoughts, and afterthoughts. Here...
Horizontal lines on world maps – the special ones
Maps of the Earth include many latitudes. They are the lines which divide the globe horizontally. Five of them have names. I have crossed four of...
Bucket list for 2019 and beyond
This is my bucket list for 2019. I am by the start of a new year presenting my bucket list for the coming year or years. The list is the...
2018 is out, here is 2019
As in previous years, I will summarise what adventures I had in 2018 around the world and in Norway. There was no lack of them. Many have been...
Sandalsand is going secure and lean
What is secure and lean? The connected world has become a more dangerous place to live. I'm not talking about security as such although some might...
Pictures from the United Arab Emirates
Find pictures from the United Arab Emirates, more precisely from Dubai. This was Sandalsand's first visit to any of the seven emirates which...
Pictures from South Africa
Have a look at my pictures from South Africa, more precisely from a round-trip of central Johannesburg and a visit to the township of Soweto. Check...
Pictures from Zambia
In this post you will find a series of pictures from Zambia. More precisely, they are from the town of Livingstone in the south. Check out...
World Heritage #0509 – Victoria Falls
The Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls is spectacular and overwhelming. And wet. This was an exciting grand finale of a wonderful safari in Southern...
World Heritage #1432 – Okavango Delta
The Okavango delta is the world's largest inland delta. Unlike other deltas it does not empty into an ocean. Water just drains in the desert or...
World Heritage #1430 – Namib Sand Sea
The Namib Sand Sea is huge and contains some of the world's tallest sand dunes. It beckons us into hidden valleys. For these and more reasons it is...
Pictures from Qatar
Dig into a selection of pictures from Qatar, this extremely rich peninsular country in the Gulf. There are a couple of galleries to browse, stemming...
At long last, I’ll be visiting Africa
The essence of this trip is a safari in Southern Africa on an organised tour with a South African operator and a medium sized group. They promise a...
The New World Heritage Sites of 2018
In 2018 we welcomed 19 new World Heritage Sites. UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has held its annual meeting, this time in Bahrain. The new sites...
If Facebook was to shape our image of the world
The Facebook image of the world is not real. The physical world with continents, coastlines, islands and rivers has been with us for longer than we...
Hotels to remember – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
When you have travelled on and off for some years, you will have stayed at hotels that are easily forgotten. Other hotels have left their marks in...
Travel apps – Hotels, flights, transportation, communication, handyman
This is the second of two posts offering advice on which apps to use for travelling, near or far. This post deals with travel apps categorised as...
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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