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 – Italy – Toscana – San Gimignano
This is a video from "The Historic Centre of San Gimignano" in Tuscany, number 550 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Audio: "Recondita Armonia"...
VIDEO – Italy – Toscana – Siena
This video is from Siena and concentrates on the horse race of the "il Palio" tournament on the Piazza del Campo and the Cathedral of Santa Maria....
VIDEO – San Marino
This video is from San Marino. "San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano" is no. 1245 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The little republic of San...
VIDEO – Italy – Toscana – Montepulciano
This video is from Montepulciano, a typical Tuscan town in a famous wine district. Most of the town sits on a hilltop and it consists of a long main...
VIDEO – Italy – Rome
This video from Rome combines views from two World Heritage Sites. "The Historic Centre of Rome" is no. 91 and "Vatican City" is no. 286 on UNESCO's...
VIDEO – Spain – Barcelona
This video shows some of what there is to see in Barcelona. It is situated in Catalonia, Spain and is the perfect destination for a short vacation....
VIDEO – Spain – Gaudi’s Barcelona
This video combines video and photographs from Gaudi's Barcelona. Four of the sites from the World Heritage Site "The Works of Antoni Gaudí" are...
VIDEO – Croatia – Hvar
The island of Hvar on the Croatian Adriatic coast is beautiful. This video concentrates on the northern part, in and near the city of Hvar. The...
VIDEO – Croatia – Dubrovnik
This video is from Dubrovnik. The Croatian fortified coastal "Old City of Dubrovnik" is no. 95 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The Old Town is a...
VIDEO – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mostar
This video from Bosnia and Herzegovina is mostly from Mostar. "Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar" is famous and picturesque, and it is no....
VIDEO – England – Hadrian’s Wall
This video is from Hadrian's Wall. It is part of the "Frontiers of the Roman Empire", number 430 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. In this video you...
VIDEO – England – Stonehenge
This video is from Stonehenge. "Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites" is no. 373 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Audio: Edward Elgar -...







