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Some of these articles about writing and publishing deal with travel blogs – where they are and how they should work. In addition, my own year-end summaries and some Tech stuff related to writing and publishing are included.
If you are looking for regular travelogues, head for the Destinations page. If you want to learn more about the world around us, look into the other pages in the Specials menu: Travelling and World Abstracts.
2023 is out, here is 2024
2023 is out and this article is a look back at Sandalsand's travels and articles. This year I reached several exciting destinations. Also, read up...
2022 is out, here is 2023
2022 is out and this article is a look back at Sandalsand's travels and articles. It was another exceptional year. There was only one trip abroad,...
Website Optimisation (SEO)
Website optimisation (SEO) to make it great for search engines is a long way to go. Over many years, savvy people have come up with advice on how to...
2021 is out, here is 2022
This article is a look back at Sandalsand's travels and articles in 2021. It was another exceptional year. There were no trips abroad, but in return...
My backlog is growing. How do I feel about that?
These should have been days of happiness. Instead I have for months been sorry for what is happening. I have been growing a huge backlog of...
2020 is out, here is 2021
This article is a look back at Sandalsand's travels and articles in 2020, and a hopeful glance into the new year. Every year is different, but I...
What’s with a name, for example Sandalsand?
The Sandalsand name came a bit by chance. In the summer of 2011, I gradually felt I wanted to start sharing my travels on the Internet. I looked...
Bucket list for 2020 and beyond
No, I am not into cross stitching, so the featured image is a fake. The bucket list for 2020 of places I want to go is not a fake, and many of my...
2019 is out, here is 2020
When the fireworks are over and a new year has dawned, I publish an account of what happened in the previous year. This article is about 2019 in...
Welcome to a new layout on Sandalsand
We're talking about a new layout on Sandalsand. Eight years have passed since the travel chronicles of Sandalsand emerged on the Web. It is six...
Why am I posting so many “PICS” entries?
I have recently posted a number of articles named "PICS - " plus the name of a country. There is a reason for this. I have over the years...
Bucket list for 2019 and beyond
This is my bucket list for 2019. I am by the start of a new year presenting my bucket list for the coming year or years. The list is the...
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...
Sandalsand is going secure and lean
What is secure and lean? The connected world has become a more dangerous place to live. I'm not talking about security as such although some might...
Updated terms of use and privacy policy on Sandalsand
I have updated my terms of use and privacy policy. These days you will already have received a number of emails from companies which store data...
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...
2017 is out, here is 2018
A new year offers new opportunities, but also a chance to evaluate the year that passed. Sandalsand can be found in several channels. This article...
Sandalsand’s 6 Year Anniversary
A 6 year anniversary calls for a celebration! I realised earlier today when I posted a new article, that the article counter was showing 800. I...
Blogroll (2017)
On my blogroll I keep track of recently published articles on a number of travel websites (blogs) as well as a handful of magazines. This post was...
Reader Survey
Find a link to a reader survey form where you can provide feedback about your experiences. Please contribute to the improvement of this website....
Bucket list for 2017 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...
2016 is out, here is 2017
In 2016 I visited four foreign countries, spending 20 days, and was able to add four new World Heritage Sites to my own list. That was the...
Bucket list for 2016 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...
2015 is out, 2016 is here
In 2015 I visited five foreign countries. Somehow I managed to spend 33 days travelling, and was able to add six new World Heritage Sites to my...
3 tips to create good blog content
The content of a travel website like mine deals with trips and destinations. Each and every time I ask myself this: To what detail should my trips...
Get your favourite news delivered to you
How do you find out if your favourite news and travel blogs have posted new content? Do you have them bookmarked and actually visit each and every...
How to include maps in your blog posts
This website deals with travels and trips to many places. Most readers would want a map to assist in understanding what a particular article is...
Bucket list for 2015 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...
2014 is out, 2015 is here
15 flights, 26,524 kilometres, 5 trips, 6 countries, 24 days spent travelling, 7 new World Heritage Sites visited. That was the statistics for 2014....
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...
How to technically make your own travel blog?
Sandalsand is celebrating its first anniversary as an independent travel blog under its own .net domain. This is a look into the rear mirror at what...
Bucket list for 2014 and beyond
I will by the start of a new year be presenting my bucket list for the coming year or years. The list is the manifestation of my dreams or concrete...
2013 is out, 2014 is here
26 flights, 36,822 kilometres, 7 trips, 9 countries, 35 days spent travelling, 14 new World Heritage Sites visited. That was the statistics for...
Welcome!
Welcome to Sandalsand.net. This is a travel blog with illustrated articles from around the world, going back to the mid-1980s. The site has moved...
Where to find good travel blogs (2012)?
In the autumn of 2011 I published my selection of 23 good travel blogs. This year I present 30 more travel blogs I subscribe to. I do believe many...
Where to find good travel blogs (2011)?
Where do we find good travel blogs? In a post I asked "What makes a travel blog (good)?" I am looking for the best travel blogs, those that have...
What makes a travel blog (good) (2011)?
What makes a travel blog good? I have since I started my own practice explored the world of travel blogs. How do you define a travel blog? A...
Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up. (Ernest Hemingway)
The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together. (Bill Gates)
I beg young people to travel. If you don’t have a passport, get one. Take a summer, get a backpack and go to Delhi, go to Saigon, go to Bangkok, go to Kenya. Have your mind blown. Eat interesting food. Dig some interesting people. Have an adventure. Be careful.
Come back and you’re going to see your country differently, you’re going to see your president differently, no matter who it is. Music, culture, food, water. Your showers will become shorter. You’re going to get a sense of what globalization looks like. It’s not what Tom Friedman writes about; I’m sorry. You’re going to see that global climate change is very real. And that for some people, their day consists of walking 12 miles for four buckets of water.
And so there are lessons that you can’t get out of a book that are waiting for you at the other end of that flight. A lot of people — Americans and Europeans — come back and go, ohhhhh. And the light bulb goes on. (Henry Rollins)
