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Inspirations
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.
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...
Travel quotes
Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.
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.
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.