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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
Late Little Prayers at the Lorelei Rock. Reckless Rhine Skippers in Distress
On the west bank of the mighty River Rhine, halfway between the cities of Koblenz and Mainz, lies the town of Sankt Goar. Named after...
Hans Faber
Oct 25, 202210 min read
Three books (and a comic) reviewed on Frisia. Is history evidence based?
You would say: “Sure, the study of history is evidence-based and involves no politics. For this, it's called a science, is it not? It's...
Hans Faber
Oct 9, 202216 min read
Don’t believe everything they say about sweet Cunera
Imagine. One day your husband brings home a young unmarried woman. A virgin even. He simply takes her into your house, openly shows...
Hans Faber
Sep 30, 202230 min read
A severe case of inattentional blindness: the Frisian tribe’s name
The name Frisii  for the people living on the southern coast of the North Sea is old. Very old. It dates from Late Antiquity. Today, we...
Hans Faber
Aug 14, 202216 min read
From Patriot to Insurgent: John Fries and the First Tax Rebellions
On the Facebook page ' Frisian Americans ', the question popped up regarding the role certain Frisians played in the Whiskey Rebellion in...
Hans Faber
Jul 27, 202216 min read
Joan of Arc, an inspiration for Land Wursten
In the year 1500, a girl by the name Tjede Peckes was born in the hamlet of Padingbüttel in the region of Land Wursten on the eastern...
Hans Faber
May 28, 202212 min read
To the end where it all began: ribbon Ribe in Jutland
Let's go to the omega. To the end of the Frisia Coast Trail . To Ribe in southern Jutland, Denmark. The oldest town in Scandinavia. A...
Hans Faber
May 7, 202215 min read
Dissolute Elisabeth and Her Devil
In the Middle Age lived a once promiscuous girl named Elisabeth. She had come to repentance, found honourable employ as a maid, and had...
Hans Faber
Apr 23, 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
Harbours, Hookers, Heroines, and Women in Masquerade
Dockyards, quays, terminals, warehouses, wharves, anchorages, lighthouses, and beacons. Craftsmen, shipping companies, customs, pilotage...
Hans Faber
Mar 20, 202280 min read
Filmstar Ben-Hur made peace with Frisian raiders
Who does not know the epic movie Ben-Hur released on the big screen in 1959? A movie in which the masculine Hollywood actor and civil...
Hans Faber
Feb 19, 20227 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
Pagare il fio
Pagare il fio is Italian for ‘paying the penalty’. More literally, it means ‘paying the fee’. It is an expression the Italian language...
Hans Faber
Dec 10, 202115 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
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