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Nice, the very popular town on the French Riviera, is part of the World Heritage List. UNESCO calls it a winter resort town, but Nice is in fact a...
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World Heritage #1618 – Paseo del Prado
Let us go to Madrid and a heritage site with a very long name; Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences. The UNESCO World...
World Heritage #0689 – As-Salt
As-Salt is a Jordanian town which had its Golden Age in the years between the 1860's to the 1920's. UNESCO calls it a place of tolerance and...
Norwegian Scenic Routes – what and where?
The 18 Norwegian national scenic routes spread out from north to south, and invite us into a magnificent scenery with rich cultural experiences...
World Heritage #0352 – Rock Art of Alta
Go visit the Rock Art of Alta. More than 6,000 rock carvings and paintings have been discovered in the north of Norway. They date back 2,000-7,000...
World Heritage #1187 – Struve Geodetic Arc
Never heard of the Struve Geodetic Arc? Well, consider how big the Earth is and what shape it has. These were questions the Russian astronomer...
Pictures from Finland
Pictures from Finland is a collection by Sandalsand. They are almost all from the capital of Helsinki. I will have to make it back to other parts of...
World Heritage #1239 – Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
The Berlin Modernism Housing Estates are remarkable. The end of World War I called for drastic improvements in the living conditions of ordinary and...
Postcards from North Korea
In a small red booklet I bought in North Korea, "Kim Jong Un Aphorisms 1", the young leader states that "art not related with the revolution, art...
The train to China from North Korea
Visitors to North Korea are often left with the choice between flying in and out of Pyongyang from Beijing, or take the train back to China. I...
The world’s most bizarre museum
For my North Korean hosts there was one purpose of this trip, namely to show a Western visitor how tremendously popular the ruling dynasty of the...
The road south from Pyongyang to the DMZ
We are in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This is the story about the road south from Pyongyang to the DMZ on the border with the...
A dam and a cooperative farm in North Korea
Read about a visit to a dam and a model cooperative farm in North Korea. The dam borders the Yellow Sea and the cooperative farm is not far away....
The Korean DMZ – There are always two sides of a border
The 248 km border between North Korea and South Korea has been labelled the world's most heavily guarded border. The Korean DMZ is a Demilitarised...
Pictures from South Korea
Have a look at Sandalsand's pictures from South Korea. They are from Seoul and the northern part of the country. If you look up my articles from...
World Heritage #1319 – Joseon Dynasty tombs
Royal burial tombs have a five thousand years history in Korea. 40 royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are designated as world heritage, and I had the...
World Heritage #0738 – Jongmyo Shrine
There is an atmosphere of calmness and eternity spreading out beneath the tall trees in the large Jongmyo Shrine complex in central Seoul. The...
World Heritage #0816 – Changdeokgung
The Changdeokgung Palace Complex is one of the five "grand palaces" in Seoul. It was originally constructed more than 600 years ago. The UNESCO...
World Heritage #1443 – The Grand Canal
The longest and oldest canal in the world is certainly worth a place on the World Heritage List. The Grand Canal stretches from Beijing in the north...
World Heritage #1278 – Kaesong
The historic monuments and sites in Kaesong reminds us of the foundation and development of the Koryo Dynasty. It established the first unified...
Pictures from North Korea
This is Sandalsand's collection of pictures from North Korea. They are the result of trips to different parts of the country. The official...
How to become one of a thousand Western visitors to North Korea, and why?
I was one a thousand Western visitors to North Korea. This article is written after I returned safe and sound from a six-day visit to one of the...
Pictures from China
This is Sandalsand's collection of pictures from China. They are the result of trips to different parts of the country over many years. If you look...
VIDEO – Norway – Haldenvassdraget
This is a video from Haldenvassdraget, or the Halden watercourse. It lies along the border with Sweden and consists of a number of lakes, rivers and...
The ultimate Helsinki city walks
Get ready for the ultimate Helsinki city walks. Two long walks and 45 places to stop and admire. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is a really nice...
25 top attractions in Oslo
Oslo offers a number of sights that will engage you for several days. Find 25 top attractions in Oslo that deserve your attention. The sights are...
5 Norwegian hotels with distinctive character
This is part of a series about exciting accommodations in Norway. We have come to five very good alternatives in Western Norway, in Valdres and in...
Pictures from Ireland
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Ireland. They are from a couple of visits, many years apart. My first visit to Ireland was on a...
Pictures from Denmark
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Denmark. They are from trips to different parts of the country - Copenhagen, Jutland and the...
Pictures from Slovakia
This is a collection of pictures from Slovakia. They are basically the result of a visit back in 1990 on an Interrail, and a recent one in 2019 to...
