Videos
Pictures add an extra dimension to a travel website. Moving pictures add even more. Sandalsand has more than 190 short travel videos, and the number is rising. They combine live video, photographs and music from the visited country.
You may want to check out my YouTube channel Sandalfilm directly. Find videos and playlists from my home-country Norway on a separate page. There is also a page with playlists from destinations across the globe.
The featured illustration above is from the Gorkhi Terelj national park in Mongolia.
Even if I set out to make a film about a fillet of sole, it would be about me. (Federico Fellini)
I am not Fellini and I certainly do not make films about me. I only make films of what I see, experience, and discover. On my travels. There are no secret, symbolical levels a la Fellini. However, there is an intention, I might add.
In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic. (Tara Strong)
The quoted observation may not originate from one of the world’s most recognised persons. It does however point to a fact: Travel videos on YouTube, like mine, are not fiction. They are portraying a reality seen through a camera lens, without any acting, without any artificial backdrop. They may be subjective, the angles and clippings are those of the video maker, but the Wysiwyg acronym – what you see is what you get – is befitting the amateur’s travel video. What you see is what the maker actually saw, thus being real. This means of course that the travel videos are more than the results of dreams. On the other hand, does the father of Star Wars have a point?
The secret to film is that it’s an illusion. (George Lucas)
VIDEO – Norway – Lysefjorden 6 – Vinddalen
This video from Vinddalen is part of the Lysefjord series. This area in south-western Norway serves as a superb hiking ground for numerous trips. ...
VIDEO – Norway – Lysefjorden 5 – Kjerag
This video from Kjerag is part of the Lysefjord series. This area in south-western Norway serves as a superb hiking ground for numerous trips. ...
VIDEO – Norway – Lysefjorden 4 – Songedalen
This video from Songedalen is part of the Lysefjord series. This area in south-western Norway serves as a superb hiking ground for numerous...
VIDEO – Norway – Lysefjorden 3 – Preikestolen
This video from Preikestolen is part of the Lysefjord series. This area in south-western Norway serves as a superb hiking ground for numerous...
VIDEO – Norway – Lysefjorden 2 – Ulvaskog
This video from Ulvaskog is part of the Lysefjord series. This area in south-western Norway serves as a superb hiking ground for numerous...
VIDEO – Norway – Lysefjord boat trip
The video from a Lysefjord boat trip takes us from the bottom of Lysebotn and out. We get glimpses of the famous mountains of Kjerag and...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Kvernevik
This video from Kvernevik is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren in south-western Norway. This hike one is from Kvernevik Ring in...
VIDEO – Norway – Gol stave church
Watch this video from Gol stave church. Some believe the church is from 1212, while others have more approximate estimates. In all cases, at the end...
VIDEO – Norway – Stavanger’s Old Town
Watch a video from Old Stavanger. The southwestern gateway to the Norwegian fjords, boasts a very picturesque Old Town. The small wooden houses...
VIDEO – The World’s Most Important Cities
A book by Jens A. Riisnæs and Ragnar Hatlem lists the 52 most important cities in the world. This video contains my first 31 of them. Been...
VIDEO – The World’s Most Important Destinations
A book by Jens A. Riisnæs and Ragnar Hatlem lists the 229 most important destinations in the world. Here are my first 50 of them. Been there,...
VIDEO – The World’s Most Important Heritage Sites
UNESCO's The World Heritage List includes 878 cultural or natural properties with outstanding universal value. This collection contains my first 92...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (11) Forbidden City
This video takes you on a walk through the Imperial City (Walled City) and Forbidden City of Beijing. It goes from Tiananmen Square to Jingshan...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (10) Silk production process
This video about silk production is from a guided tour of a Beijing silk store showing the full production process. It includes the six larva...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (9) Temple of Heaven
This video is from a visit to the Temple of Heaven and the park. It is no. 881 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The official name of the site is:...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (8) Temple of Heaven Park
Watch a video from an early morning workout in the Temple of Heaven Park in central Beijing. It has a number of very popular public exercise...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (7) Summer Palace
This is a short video from the Summer Palace in Beijing, the former summer residence of the Chinese emperors. "Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (6) Qianhai Lake
This video is from a walk along the pleasant Qianhai Lake in central Beijing, and the nearby area. According to Wikipedia Shichahai is a historic...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (5) Hutong
This video is from a redeveloped hutong neighbourhood in Beijing. Although quite new, they have the atmosphere of how people used to live in ancient...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (4) Great Wall at Mutianyu
This is a video from the Great Wall at Mutianyu. It is a restored section and very popular on a day trip from Beijing. According to Wikipedia,...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (3) Cloisonne factory
Here is a video from a cloisonné factory and store outside of Beijing. This is a technique for decorating metalwork objects with coloured materiel....
VIDEO – China – Beijing (2) Yonghe Lama Temple
This is a video from the Yonghe Lama Temple in central Beijing with its temple buildings, incense urns and worshippers. According to Wikipedia the...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (1) Ritan Park
This is a video from the peaceful Ritan Park in Beijing, on an early morning visit along Tai Chi Chuan practitioners. According to Wikipedia the...
VIDEO – China – Landscape
This video is from a northern China landscape to the tunes of the national anthem of China. Filmed from the train on the Trans-Siberian (-Mongolian)...