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The 1,000 mile coastal hike for people with fear of heights
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Expelled from Regal Grounds, the Soils of Wijnaldum
July 1987. The two Frisian bastards , both being sixteen years old at the time, went to the village of Wijnaldum – Winaem  in the...
Hans Faber
Jan 4, 20215 min read
The Killing Fields – of the Celts
About 2,000 years ago, a tragedy unfolded. A sixteen-year-old girl, who had suffered from scoliosis during her young life, was killed....
Hans Faber
Nov 21, 202013 min read
Grassland conversation. Where less is more
Being on the grasslands might lead to encounters with farmers or other wanderers, and of course, with ‘birdwatchers’ – see also the note...
Hans Faber
Oct 29, 20207 min read
With the White Rabbit down the hole. The spread of a coastal DNA
R1b/Hg1/Eu18; R-M213; R-M9; R1b-M45; R-M207; R-M173; R-M343; R-L278; R-L754; R-L389/R1b1a1; R-M415; R-P297/R1b1a1a; R-M269/R1b1a1a2;...
Hans Faber
Jul 22, 202018 min read
Make way for the homesick dead!
High up in the Swiss Alps, in the region of Bernese Oberland, many men, women, and children have experienced the great horror of dead...
Hans Faber
Jun 17, 202020 min read
Latið meg ei á FrÃsaland fordervast! And the murder of a bishop
Latið meg ei á FrÃsaland fordervast! 'Do not let me perish in Friesland!' A cry-out of a Faroese young woman when she was being...
Hans Faber
May 16, 20209 min read
Out of Averting the Inevitable an Unruly Community Was Born
On March 25, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was climbing towards its second peak. There was uncertainty about how destructive the...
Hans Faber
Mar 25, 202036 min read
Attingahem Bridge, NY
Brooklyn. Named after the charming village of Breukelen in the Netherlands. Its original Frisian name was Attingahem. With only a twist...
Hans Faber
Feb 16, 202010 min read
Giants of Twilight Land. Creatures of the Rim
At the intersection of land and sea, where it is difficult to tell what is land and what is not, life is rough. The corrosive salt of the...
Hans Faber
May 24, 20199 min read
Have a Frisians Cocktail! A rich composition
With the upcoming seasonal festivities at the end of the year, it's appropriate to serve you a flavourful cocktail. It's a cocktail from...
Hans Faber
Dec 24, 201829 min read
Racing the Wadden Sea with a Silt Sled
The mud flats of the Wadden Sea are endless. But what to do with them? How do you give meaning to mud? Yes, one cubic meter of mud flat...
Hans Faber
May 23, 201810 min read
What’s hip and happening on the grasslands?
How do we Frisians spend our time off? Frisians in the Netherlands must have loads of it because perspectives for a job are about the...
Hans Faber
Apr 30, 20179 min read
How to recognize the Frisians by name?
This is one of the simplest things there is, once you've got the hang of it. 'A child can do the laundry' they literrally say in Dutch....
Hans Faber
Apr 21, 20178 min read
Freezing Frisians, who are these people?
For those never having met a native Frisian, here is a crash course. There are some remarkable things to mention and rules to live by....
Frans Riemersma
Apr 11, 20176 min read
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