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.
World Heritage #1067 – Stralsund and Wismar
The historic centres of Stralsund and Wismar are on the Heritage list, like many cities that once belonged to the Hanseatic League. The UNESCO...
The Jotunheimen hikes – Besseggen
This last day in Jotunheimen was devoted to the ridge of Besseggen, Norway's most famous mountain hike. We chose the most common alternative of...
The Jotunheimen hikes – Leirvassbu to Gjendebu
This is a hike from Leirvassbu to Gjendebu in Jotunheimen (19 km). Any mountain hiker is accustomed to walking uphill, behind the next...
The Jotunheimen hikes – Spiterstulen to Leirvassbu
Join me on a hike from Spiterstulen til Leirvassbu in Jotunheimen (15 km). This is a great hike in a wide valley with a number of peaks over 2,000...
The Jotunheimen hikes – Spiterstulen to Galdhøpiggen
Norway's highest peak Galdhøpiggen is normally climbed from the mountain lodges of Juvasshytta or Spiterstulen. We had stayed on the latter and were...
The Jotunheimen hikes – Glitterheim to Spiterstulen
Join me on a hike from Glitterheim to Spiterstulen in Jotunheimen. Yesterday had been a long hike from Gjendesheim and we saw no reason to conquer...
The Jotunheimen hikes – Gjendesheim to Glitterheim
Join me on a hike from Gjendesheim to Glitterheim (23 km). This is the first of six in Jotunheimen (literally "Home of Giants"), a large mountainous...
Pictures from Chile
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Chile. They cover the country from north to south almost the entire length. If you look up all...
Impressions from more than a month in Chile
Finally in this diary from Chile I will, as before, try to write down a few summarising views and impressions from what we experienced during our 43...
Towns and places in the central parts of Chile
Back to Santiago, Valdivia and Valparaíso in the central parts of Chile for the last two weeks before the long way home from South America. This...
World Heritage #0959 – City of Valparaíso
The important port city of Valparaíso on the Chilean coast offers some nice funicular rides up the steep hillsides. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
The German South of Chile
We are taking a closer look at the towns, lakes and islands in the German south of Chile, in Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt and Chiloé. This article is...
World Heritage #0971 – Churches of Chiloé
The churches of Chiloé is about 16 churches preserved as Heritage Sites, on an island in the south of Chile. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes...
The Lake District in Chile
Moving south from Santiago to the Lake District in Chile, an active volcano and a vacation within the vacation. This article is part of a travelogue...
Santiago – Relaxing days in the capital of Chile
We had some relaxing days in Santiago, the capital of Chile. It was a wonderful city, much to see and with lovely summer weather. This article is...
Peace and prosperity in northern Chile
In northern Chile we found peace and prosperity. After 36 hours on the train from Bolivia we had a belated arrival in a country very unlike its...
Pictures from Bolivia
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Bolivia. They cover the capital, and road and train trips in and out of it. If you look up all...
Impressions from 13 days in Bolivia
13 days was unexpectedly little, but I still have some impressions from Bolivia. Even less expected was the fact that we did not get anywhere but La...
Leaving Bolivia on a train to Chile
We left Bolivia on a train to Chile on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It was no easy matter. For us it involved a long train ride across the...
Lazy days in La Paz
Our stay in La Paz were quite lazy with little happening. We had several excursion plans but not all were accomplished. This article is part of a...
The road to La Paz from the north
This is my story about the trip to La Paz from the north, across the Bolivian Altiplano to the city of presumable peace. This article is part of a...
Pictures from Peru
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Peru. They cover large parts of the country, from the arid coast to the Andes. If you look up all...
Impressions from a month in Peru
What impressions do I have from a month in Peru? Like in Brazil and Ecuador we stayed in Peru approximately a month (32 days) and I would like to...
Puno and reed boats on Lake Titicaca
Read about a visit to Puno and the reed boats on Lake Titicaca. The next leg of our journey through South America went to the town of Puno. It is...
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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