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This image is from a beach in Norway, but it could have been almost anywhere in the world.
From Hong Kong to Guangzhou and Guilin
I went from Hong Kong into Guangzhou and on to Guilin, in southern China. By the time I got there, I never imagined that I would spend several weeks...
Hong Kong, a wonderful city state
The first time I got to Hong Kong, it was a wonderful city state and still a Crown colony under the British. This article is part of a diary based...
Pictures from Taiwan
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Taiwan. Most images are from Taipei, in addition to Taroko Gorge and Alishan in central parts of...
The beautiful scenery in the interior of Taiwan
There is a beautiful scenery inland on the Chinese island state of Taiwan, separated from the mainland. I went for a couple of hikes. This article...
Taipei’s snake market
Taipei the capital of Taiwan was exciting. I found a snake market, immense treasures and an oversized hotel. This article is part of a diary based...
Pictures from Japan
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Japan. Most images are from Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and the island of Okinawa. If you look up all...
Okinawa – Mild winds, cherry blossoms
On Okinawa I found mild winds, cherry blossoms but also a terrible WW2 history. I spent a few days in the main city of Naha and went sightseeing on...
Hitchhiking on Shikoku and a long sea journey
I had left Hiroshima and crossed over to the island of Shikoku. There I was lucky to get a lift and found my way to Kobe. From there i boarded a...
Hiroshima and a terrible past
Hiroshima has a terrible past. I found a nice place to stay, explored the memorials and had time to write a letter back home. This article is part...
World Heritage #0775 – Hiroshima
The Atomic bomb has been used twice with the aim to inflict death. The first time was over Hiroshima in Japan. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
Kyoto – Harmonious places to rest
In Kyoto I had a look into a splendid past and found harmonious places to rest. My journey from Tokyo was of the adventurous kind. This article is...
World Heritage #0688 – Kyoto
Kyoto, the old capital of Japan offers a very fine selection of temples and gardens. The Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto is also a world...
Tokyo – The first days in a distant land
Tokyo - I left home and was about to experience my first days in a very distant land. I had never been so far away ever before. This article is part...
A journey to East and South East Asia in 1985
This was my first backpacking experience. Urged by more experienced friends on the university I decided to take a semester off from my studies. The...
World Heritage #0795 – Maritime Greenwich
Your clock is ticking, or rather your electronic watch is changing, according to a definition stemming from Maritime Greenwich - the GMT. The UNESCO...
World Heritage #0488 – Tower of London
The Tower of London emits power from whichever direction you look upon it. I always speculate how the heads on sticks on the walls would have looked...
World Heritage #0426 – Westminster, London
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves" you might sing wandering amongst the buildings in Westminster, London. Or maybe not. The UNESCO World Heritage...
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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