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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 do-it-yourself walk in central Minsk
I will start with a brief introduction to Belarus, and spend most of the article promoting a do-it-yourself walk in central Minsk. ...
World Heritage #1196 – The Nesvizh Palace
The Nesvizh Palace is the most beautiful palace in Belarus. It seems clear that its diverse architecture and attractive gardens make it one of the...
World Heritage #0625 – Mir Castle Complex
A walk around the walls of the Mir Castle Complex in Belarus, reveals its turbulent history throughout the centuries. The inside offers a restored...
Pictures from Ukraine
This collection of pictures from Ukraine concentrates on the capital of Kyiv and the Chernobyl evacuation zone. Have a look at all Ukraine...
Your next destination should be Kyiv
The Ukrainian capital is one of Europe's largest cities, with a long and proud religious and secular history. As a destination Kyiv has plenty of...
World Heritage #0527 – Religious monuments in Kyiv
There are many religious monuments in Kyiv, a city with high, gilded, dome-shaped church spires. Some of them belong to the two very important...
VIDEO – Ukraine – Chernobyl
Video impressions from a day-trip to the evacuated Exclusion Zone around the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant. You will discover scenes from the...
Visiting the Chernobyl exclusion zone
This is a guide to the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Visitors are only allowed inside on guided tours. Here is what you need to know and expect....
The world’s documentary heritage
Everyone is familiar with the UNESCO World Heritage List. It has over a thousand places of unprecedented universal cultural or natural value. The...
Intangible cultural heritage, what is it?
It's like a mystery: What part of our cultural heritage is characterised by the representations, the expressions, the knowledge and the skills that...
The elusive goal of visiting all World Heritage Sites
For many years I have worked consciously to visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites wherever I travel. I first choose a place or a country to visit, then...
A disintegrated Europe – what would it look like?
Is Europe on the road to self-destruction? Secessionist movements are gaining momentum, and history proves they will be successful. The forces of...
Where’s that plane heading?
Have you ever gazed up at the sky above, spotted a plane and wondered where it was heading? And more: Where did it depart from, what kind of plane...
Bucket list for 2018 and beyond
I am by the start of a new year presenting my bucket list for the coming year or years. The list is the manifestation of my dreams or concrete plans...
2017 is out, here is 2018
A new year offers new opportunities, but also a chance to evaluate the year that passed. Sandalsand can be found in several channels. This article...
How to survive Florence
We had come to Florence to discover one of Europe's most historic, enticing and perhaps most touristy cities. This article is the last in a series...
Pictures from Italy
This is a collection of pictures from Italy, the result of trips to different parts of the country over many years. Find all Italy entries on this...
Pictures from the Netherlands
This collection of pictures from the Netherlands, concentrates heavily on images from Amsterdam and from the air. I will have to make it back to...
World Heritage #0789 – Pienza
Tuscany is full of picturesque old cities awaiting to be explored - and tourists are not hesitant to do so. The Historic Centre of the City of...
The essence of Tuscany from Pienza to Florence
What is the essence of Tuscany? See if you can find an answer in this article from a road trip in the region. It starts in Cortona, stops at Pienza,...
World Heritage #0990 – Assisi
The magnificent basilica dominating the north-west part of the hillside town of Assisi is accompanied by four less important religious sites close...
Almost spoiled visits to Spoleto, Assisi, Urbino and Cortona
We were on a road trip in central Italy. A string of very tempting cities were coming up in Umbria and Toscana (Tuscany) and we were eager to spend...
Getting a digital detox in Italy
This is the first article from a road trip in central Italy. Our objective was to look up UNESCO World Heritage Sites in this part of the country...
Pictures from Sweden
This collection of pictures from Sweden concentrates on the capital of Stockholm. There is also a handful from the north of the country. Consult all...
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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