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About the videos
Pictures add an extra dimension to a travel website. Moving pictures add even more. Sandalsand has close to 200 short travel videos. They combine live video, photographs and music from the visited country.
You may want to check out my YouTube channel Sandalfilm directly. There is also a page with playlists from destinations across the globe. In addition, find videos and playlists from my home-country Norway on a separate page.
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.
I am not Fellini and I certainly do not make films about myself. 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.
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.
Videos
VIDEO – Portugal – Sintra
This is a video from Sintra. There are many palaces scattered around in the area, and one will have a hard time reaching them all. Most tourists...
VIDEO – Portugal – Lisbon
This is a video from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Get an introduction to squares, districts, food and transportation what is officially called...
VIDEO – Portugal – Belém and Jerónimos
This is a video from Belém and Jerónimos, two very important and popular attractions in Lisbon. They are also World Heritage Sites. "Hieronymites...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Bore
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 Bore beach and...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Hafrsfjord – Madlatua
This video from Madlatua is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. The hike runs between Møllebukta and the...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Vistnes
This video from Vistnes is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. This one is from the hike between...
VIDEO – Italy – Milano
Here is a video from Milano. The capital of northern Italia (Italy) is a major city when it comes to finance, fashion and football. Here are 11...
VIDEO – Italy – Milan – Last Supper
Here is a video from the Last Supper, the famous mural by Leonardo da Vinci. Or rather, it is about the painting and its surroundings. "The Church...
VIDEO – Italy – Lake Como
This is a video from Lake Como (or Lago di Como). Some say it is the most beautiful of the northern Italian lakes. We visited the town of Como and...
VIDEO – Italy – Crespi d’Adda
This is a video from Crespi d'Adda, an outstanding example of the 19th- and early 20th-century 'company towns'. Such towns were built in Europe and...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Brusand
This video from Brusand is part a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. This hike runs between Ogna, Brusand and...
VIDEO – Norway – Jæren – Tananger
This video from Tananger is from a series of hikes on the coastal strip of Jæren, in south-western Norway. This hike runs around the Tananger...