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 – Cambodia (1) Phnom Penh – Royal Palace
This video is from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. It serves as the residence of the King of Cambodia and is a magnificent palace. According to...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (4)
This is the fourth video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (3)
This is the third video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (2)
This is the second video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (1)
This is the first video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Laos (4) Tat Kuang Si
This is a video from the Tat Kuang Si waterfalls, which are situated a fairly short distance from Luang Prabang, Laos. This day the waterfall and...
VIDEO – Laos (3) Luang Prabang
This is a video from Luang Prabang, a wonderful city and no. 479 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Audio: Ethnic minority music of Southern Laos....
VIDEO – Laos (2) Northbound bus
This video is from a northbound bus in Laos, from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang. It crosses some high mountains and passes by small villages. Audio:...
VIDEO – Laos (1) Vientiane – Pha That Luang
This video is from Pha That Luang, the most important national monument in Laos and a national symbol of the country. Read the full story here....
VIDEO – Malta – Mdina
This is a video from a horse ride through the old town of Mdina, Malta. It functioned as the island's capital from antiquity to the Middle Ages....
VIDEO – Italy – Sicilia – Taormina & Etna
This video is from a visit to the picturesque Sicilian town of Taormina and a short stop on the erupting volcano of Etna. Read the full story here....
VIDEO – Malta – Valletta
This video is from the city of Valletta, number 131 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Find a few video glimpses of the popular old capital of Malta. ...







