Hans Faber
"The man wants another steak," she snapped at the waitress
When thru-hiking, special encounters are part of the experience. One such encounter happened when one of the Frisian bastards completed...
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Hans Faber
Dec 23, 20236 min read
Surf on someone else’s Turf. Hiking the Rota Vicentina
Boxing Day 2022. The Frisian bastard woke up in the small village of Aljezur in the southwest of Portugal. It was day ten for him hiking...
Hans Faber
Nov 5, 20228 min read
Naranjas and Reservoir Dogs - Hiking in Andalusia
The last two weeks of 2021, one of the Frisian bastards hiked most of the Andalucían Coast to Coast Walk in Spain. A hike from Nerja to...
Hans Faber
Apr 10, 202215 min read
Walfrid, You’ll Never Walk Alone.
This blog post isn't about Aindreas Ó Céirín (1840-1915), better known as Brother Walfrid from Ireland and who founded the Scottish...
Hans Faber
Dec 12, 20216 min read
A Horsewoman from Harlingen in the Highlands - hiking in Scotland
May 2017. One of the Frisian bastards hiked the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. A hike of about 300 kilometers through the remote upper...
Hans Faber
Nov 14, 202113 min read
Come to rescue The Rolling Sheep
Hiking requires careful preparation, including personal safety. What do you put in your First Aid Kit? Do you possess basic first aid...
Hans Faber
May 29, 202110 min read
More Flying 'Dutchmen'
On the first of February 2020, one of the Frisian bastards of the Frisia Coast Trail tramped the trail section from the town of Bad...
Hans Faber
Jan 7, 20214 min read
Presence of mind to ask the right question
‘The path will provide,’ is a familiar saying among hikers while on the trail. The flip side of this attitude is you might not have the...
Hans Faber
Jan 6, 202110 min read
A Wadden Sea Guide and His Twelve Disciples
For those outdoor enthusiasts who consider hiking the mud flats of the Wadden Sea, it is essential to know that this is not just a...
Hans Faber
Jan 4, 20215 min read
Expelled from Regal Grounds
July 1987. The two Frisian bastards , both being sixteen years old at the time, went to the village of Wijnaldum, or Winaem in the...
Hans Faber
Sep 5, 202012 min read
Women of Anjum, or One Night in Anjum
Late in the afternoon. December 28, 2018. One of the Frisian bastards arrives at the village of Anjum after a hike that started in...
Hans Faber
Oct 6, 20197 min read
Gerddwyr Croeso. Hiking the Welsh Coast
Last year one of the bastards hiked the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in southwestern Wales ( Cymru ), a 290 kilometres long trail. As every...
Hans Faber
Jul 21, 201910 min read
Another Brick in the Wall
Who hasn't dined at least once in an '80s Chinese restaurant that carried the name 万里长城 'Great Wall of China'? Certainly you've been at...
Frans Riemersma
Nov 3, 20183 min read
Take a virtual hike through Zuid-Holland and Utrecht
This blog is a virtual hike. Grab a coffee and go 200 kilometers per hour. When ploughing through piles of research on where the Frisians...
Hans Faber
Oct 12, 20189 min read
Support for the Corsican Cause in jeopardy
September 2018, one of the bastards hiked the Grande Randonnée 20 in Corsica. Or, as the French say, la GR-vingt . The GR20 is...
Hans Faber
Jul 1, 201833 min read
One of history’s most enlightening hikes. That of Bernlef
This blog post isn't about the West-Frisian writer Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937-2012), whose pen name was Bernlef. Nor is this blog post...
Frans Riemersma
Dec 28, 201710 min read
The biography of Aldgisl, unplugged
Ever heart of Aldgisl? Even if you did, you probably have a hard time separating fact from fiction. For a fact it is the first king of...
Hans Faber
Jun 1, 20175 min read
Boots made for walkin’
Besides Nancy Sinatra’s 1966 recommendation in her song ; what kind of boots would we recommend to hike the Frisia Coast Trail? The...
Hans Faber
May 17, 201711 min read
"My God, the Germans bought all the bread!" cried Moira
The essence of the Frisia Coast Trail is hiking through the heartland of (former) Frisia and to taste the landscape, its history, its...
Hans Faber
May 4, 20177 min read
Lodging etiquette in Ostfriesland
Before the owner of the house agrees to give you lodging for the night, it might be you have to show him your silver. Like a computer...
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