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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. The videos 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.
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 – Faces of Central Asia
A collection of primarily portrait photographs of people from the Central Asian republics of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Audio: Traditional music...
VIDEO – Kyrgyzstan – The drive from Osh to Bishkek
Osh and Bishkek are both low-lying towns in Kyrgyzstan. To get from one to the other involves driving through narrow as well as wide valleys, along...
VIDEO – Uzbekistan – Khiva
The ancient city on the Silk Road is still alive, welcoming anyone who has crossed the desert to get here. This video contains moving and...
VIDEO – Uzbekistan – Tashkent
Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, is the largest city of Central Asia. This video brings you the sights of Old Tashkent, as well as squares and...
VIDEO – Norway – Førde
Førde is a medium-sized town in Western Norway. It is set at the end of Sunnfjord, amidst high mountains. Førde is now transforming into a much more...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Husvegg
This film is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. This one is from the hike between Varhaug and Kvassheim....
VIDEO – Norway – Trondheim
Imagine a day walking the streets of Trondheim. Enjoy the picturesque Nidelven river, the transformed old docklands and the well preserved wooden...
VIDEO – Myanmar – Traditional handicrafts
In this video you will have a look at some traditional handicrafts of Myanmar (Burma) Gold Leaf hammering Wood carving Puppets Embroideries Silk...
VIDEO – Myanmar – Markets around the country
Myanmar has some exciting markets, in particular the wet markets outdoor, usually under corrugated metal roofs to protect against the sun and rain....
VIDEO – Myanmar – Inle Lake
We start in the north end of the lake at Nyaungshwe, go south, visit a number of places and return 8 hours later. In less than six minutes you will...
VIDEO – Myanmar – Village near Bagan
Rural life in a village on the Byat Ta Pan San Road between Mount Popa and Bagan in Myanmar. I came across this village on the return to Bagan from...
VIDEO – Myanmar – The Train to Inle Lake
Join the train from Kalaw in the Burmese highlands to Shwenyaung. This is a very nice way of arriving at the world famous Inle Lake. Watch people on...