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VIDEO – Myanmar – The Night Train to Mandalay
The night train from Yangon to Mandalay in Myanmar is a very exotic train journey. 16 hours of shake, rattle and roll past endless paddy fields and...
The Night Train to Mandalay
Kipling’s one-liner that it will “be quite unlike any land you know about” does come in handy in a description of Myanmar train journeys. Like the...
Central Yangon
Yangon is same-same but different from other large Southeast Asian cities in several ways. Traditions are heavy in architecture and clothing,...
The Amazing Shwedagon Pagoda
"Shwedagon Pagoda", I had told the taxi driver when I stepped out of the Strand Hotel, the best preserved remnant of the British colonial era in...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Skeie
This video from Skeie is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. This one is from the hike between Hå Old...
Jæren – The Skeie hike
This is about the Skeie hike, one of many hikes on the coast of Jæren, Norway. The hike is 9.1 km one way. Orientation Orre - Skeie -...
Myanmar – The Plan
In 1985 I was sitting on the front porch of my little bungalow on the Thai side of the Mae Sai River looking over to Burma. The country was...
Introducing the fjords
The fjords of Norway are famous, and they are excellent destinations. On Sandalsand, you will find a number of articles about them. Do not...
VIDEO – Norway – Sauda
Watch a video from Sauda. The town is situated as far into the fjords of Ryfylke in Western Norway it is possible to get. Sauda has a rather drab...
The Boknafjord Road Trip (2) Ryfylke
Day 2 of the Boknafjord road trip takes us from the industrial town of Sauda to fantastic old farmsteads in Suldal and beyond on roads that are...
VIDEO – Norway – Haugesund
Watch a video from Haugesund, the main town in the region of Haugalandet, Western Norway. It has a long history, prosperous in the 19th century, and...
VIDEO – Norway – Skudeneshavn
Watch a video from Skudeneshavn. Skudeneshavn prospered from the catching of lobster and herring and from a large trading activity with the Baltic...
The Boknafjord Road Trip (1) Haugalandet
Here is Day 1 of the Boknafjord Road Trip: Haugalandet. This is the recipe for a two-day round trip by car in the beautiful county of Rogaland. The...
Porto and the Douro Valley
A calm forest retreat and two more amazing World Heritage Sites in Northern Portugal are the ingredients in this last chapter from our road trip,...
Pictures from Portugal
This is a collection of pictures from Portugal, the result of trips to different parts of the country over several years. If you look up my articles...
VIDEO – Portugal – Douro
This video from the Douro region takes you from the city of Porto upriver to the beautiful and famous terraced vineyards. "Alto Douro Wine Region"...
World Heritage #1046 – Alto Douro Wine Region
On either side of the Douro river, and in the side valleys they have been constructing terraces for centuries. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
VIDEO – Portugal – Porto
This video is from Porto, or Oporto as it used to be called in English. The city has the unmistakable atmosphere of an historically important city....
World heritage sites in central Portugal
On this fourth day of our road trip in Portugal we had planned on visiting five World Heritage Sites in central Portugal. Would that be possible?...
World Heritage #0755 – Oporto
Would you like some Port? In the cellars of Porto (or Oporto) you may taste whichever Port wine you'd like. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes...
VIDEO – Portugal – Coimbra
This video is from Coimbra, the ancient university town in central Portugal. Some scenes are from the university and some from the town centre....
VIDEO – Portugal – Mosteiro da Batalha
This is a video from the Mosteiro da Batalha in Portugal, one of the country's prominent World Heritage Sites. "The Monastery of Batalha" is no. 264...
VIDEO – Portugal – Mosteiro de Alcobaça
This is a video from the Mosteiro de Alcobaça. The church and monastery were among the first Gothic buildings in Portugal. The impression of...
VIDEO – Portugal – Evora
This video is from Évora, an important town for the Romans and later on for the Portuguese until the 18th century. After this the town turned into a...
World Heritage #0505 – Monastery of Alcobaça
The Monastery of Alcobaça is one more of Portugal's fine examples of beautiful architecture and fine masonry. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
World Heritage #0361 – Historic Centre of Évora
The historic centre of Évora, a lazy little town in the interior of Portugal hides a proud history. It is a pleasant place. The UNESCO World...
World Heritage #0264 – Monastery of Batalha
As soon as you enter the halls and cloisters of the monastery of Batalha you will discover a world of tranquillity and the crafts of great masons. ...
World Heritage #1387 – University of Coimbra
The university of Coimbra, a town in central Portugal has deep roots and a splendid view of the river below. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes...
VIDEO – Portugal – Sintra
This is a video from Sintra. There are many palaces scattered around in the area, and one will have a hard time reaching them all. Most tourists...
