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The Old Man (and Woman) and the Sea – hiking the Lycian Way
April 2024. One of the bastards of the Frisia Coast Trail hiked part of the Lycian Way, or, in the Turkish language, Likya Yolu . It’s a...
Hans Faber
Jan 257 min read
"The man wants another steak," she snapped at the waitress – hiking the GR20
When thru-hiking, special encounters are part of the experience. One such encounter happened when one of the Frisian bastards  completed...
Hans Faber
Mar 30, 20245 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
Dec 23, 20237 min read
Naranjas and Reservoir Dogs - hiking the Coast to Coast Walk in Andalusia
The last two weeks of 2021, one of the Frisian bastards hiked most of the AndalucÃan Coast to Coast Walk in Spain. A hike from Nerja to...
Hans Faber
Nov 5, 20228 min read
Walfrid, You’ll Never Walk Alone.
This blog post is not about Aindreas Ó CéirÃn (1840-1915), better known as Brother Walfrid from Ireland and who founded the Scottish...
Hans Faber
Apr 10, 202216 min read
A Horsewoman from Harlingen in the Highlands - hiking the Cape Wrath Trail
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
Dec 12, 20216 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
Nov 14, 202113 min read
More Flying 'Dutchmen'. Learning from an innkeeper
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
May 29, 202111 min read
Presence of mind to ask the right question – hiking the GR20
‘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 7, 20214 min read
A Wadden Sea Guide and His Twelve Disciples – hiking on the sea
For those outdoor enthusiasts who consider hiking the mudflats of the Wadden Sea, it is essential to know that this is not just a worldly...
Hans Faber
Jan 6, 202111 min read
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 women of Anjum, who make hard men humble
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
Sep 5, 202013 min read
Gerddwyr Croeso – hiking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Last year (2019), one of the bastards hiked the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in southwestern Wales ( Cymru ). A 290 kilometres long trail....
Hans Faber
Oct 6, 20198 min read
Another Brick in the Wall. A love-hate relationship
Who has not dined at least once in an '80s Chinese restaurant that carried the name 万里长城  ('Great Wall of China')? Certainly, you have...
Hans Faber
Jul 21, 201911 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...
Frans Riemersma
Nov 3, 20183 min read
Support for the Corsican Cause in jeopardy – hiking the GR20
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
Oct 12, 20189 min read
One of history’s most enlightening hikes. That of Bernlef
This blog post is not about the Westfrisian writer Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937-2012), whose pen name was Bernlef. Nor is this blog post...
Hans Faber
Jul 1, 201836 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...
Frans Riemersma
Dec 28, 201710 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
Jun 1, 20175 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 17, 201711 min read
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