Special articles

Most articles on Sandalsand describe actual trips. Some entries have a different perspective, but are all related to travelling.

Abstracts of the world

This page provides abstracts and summaries from travelogues and other content on Sandalsand. So, let’s soar to new heights.

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Travelling

Sandalsand deals with travelling in a wide sense. Let’s have a look outside the window and see what we can find.

Writing and Publishing

Sandalsand is a combined travel “blog” and travel website. Find articles discussing various aspects of this practice.

Temptations

If you are looking for regular travelogues, head for the Destinations page. If you want to learn more about the world around us, and how Sandalsand deals with it, look into the pages in the Special articles menu: World Abstracts, Travelling and Writing and publishing. Did you know that Sandalsand is on YouTube?

Here are 3×3 random entries from the sections under the “Specials”.

Abstracts of the world

Religious Buildings (4) Buddhist places of worship

Buddhist places of worship: Buddhism spread out of India from around the 4th to 6th century BC based on the thoughts and principles of the awakened one, Siddharta Gautama. The Buddhist religion divided into two branches, Therevada and Mahayana, and within them a...

Iron Wheels (1) Exciting train journeys

This is an introduction to exciting train journeys. I have registered my travels on a world map and the distance travelled on trains has been calculated. It amounts to 29,799 km, corresponding to 74 % of the Earth around the equator. Obviously, there must be some...

Nature: Air

This is the last part in my series of photo essays dealing with the classic four elements of nature. The fourth element is Air. It goes without saying that air is a tricky thing to photograph and visit. Air is usually not visible, yet we breathe it and we need it. It...

Travelling

Great Travel Movies

Find 20 Great Travel Movies right here. There have been many attempts to assemble an ultimate list of great travel movies. I did a Google search, got some ideas, and elaborated on them. The result is a list of 20 great travel movies, highly subjective of course. This...

Been there, done that… There is SO much left to explore…

Been there, done that. But what and where? In this post you may read more about the bright future, be it World Wonders, the competing lists for "tickers" and some thoughts about the shortcomings of such lists. World Wonders? In 2007 there was a widely disputed but...

Poems and quotes on trains

Which poems and quotes on trains are you familiar with? Travelling by train does something to you, it stimulates thoughts, and afterthoughts. Here is a selection of reflections others have made about trains, stations, and travelling. Quotes about train travel (part 1)...

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 is it, what airline, how high is it flying? Well, there's an app for that! Check out Flightradar24. Flightradar24 is a...

Ticking places off a bucket list

Travellers have a tendency to set up a bucket list, meaning a list of things to do or places to go before they die, or "kick the bucket" as the idiom goes. The to-do list may involve doing a bungee jump, sail around the world, or hike the Camino de Santiago. I will...

Travel apps – Maps, navigation and guides

This is one of two posts offering advice on which apps to use for travelling, near or far. We'll first concentrate on the very basics: Maps and navigation and Guide(books).  The other post deals with travel apps categorised as Hotels and flights, Local...

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 disintegration in a world of constant conflict and change is challenging the Old World more than ever before.  ...

The Growing Puzzle of World Heritage “Locations”

UNESCO says there are 1,248 World Heritage properties. But look closer, and you’ll find they’re spread across at least 5,506 separate locations. That’s more than four times the headline figure. So, what’s going on? From simple to sprawling When the World Heritage List...

Travel apps – Hotels, flights, transportation, communication, handyman

This is the second of two posts offering advice on which apps to use for travelling, near or far. This post deals with travel apps categorised as Hotels and flights, Local transportation, Communication, and a special section simply called Handyman. The other post...

How do you pack for your trip?

Every person who has been on a trip has had to ask these two simple questions: What do I pack and what kind of luggage should I pack it in? Consequently, all the world's guidebooks and a lot of travel blogs are trying to provide good advice. ...

Writing and publishing

2018 is out, here is 2019

As in previous years, I will summarise what adventures I had in 2018 around the world and in Norway. There was no lack of them. Many have been shared with you readers and more will come. Sandalsand publishes trips and travel related impressions on two websites:...

Useful WordPress plugins

Sandalsand is using WordPress as a blogging platform and content management system - and so are 60 million websites across the globe. In addition I have number of useful WordPress plugins. This post was first published on 18. October 2014. There has been...

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 for future trips around the world. This article covers my bucket list for 2018 and later. Read the review of...

Do yourself a favor. Before it’s too late, without thinking too much about it first, pack a pillow and a blanket and see as much of the world as you can. You will not regret it. One day it will be too late. (Jhumpa Lahiri)

Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell. (Jean Paul Richter)

The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. (Jon Krakauer)

They say no land remains to be discovered, no continent is left unexplored. But the whole world is out there, waiting, just waiting for me. I want to do things – I want to walk the rain-soaked streets of London, and drink mint tea in Casablanca – I want to wander the wastelands of the Gobi desert and see a yak – I think my life’s ambition is to see a yak. I want to bargain for trinkets in an Arab market in some distant, dusty land. There’s so much. But, most of all, I want to do things that will mean something. (Lisa Ann Sandell)

Explore new horizons

Travel tips and advice

Planning is the key to a successful trip. Start by choosing your destination and researching the best times to go. Create an itinerary that includes both well-known attractions and hidden gems. Remember to pack smart and be prepared for unforeseen events.

Never make a plan that is so rigid that there is no room for improvisation – exploring places or activities that you only learn about once you are at your destination. Explore the local culture, try local foods and be open to new experiences. With tips and advice at Sandalsand, you will be well-equipped to create memorable adventures.

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