Hans Faber
Grassland Conversation
Being at the grasslands might lead to encounters with farmers or other wanderers and, of course, with ‘birdwatchers’ (see also the note...
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Frisia Coast Trail.com
The 1,000 mile coastal hike for people with fear of heights
and interest in 2,500 years of dealing with climate change...
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Hans Faber
- Jul 22, 2020
- 16 min
With the White Rabbit down the Hole
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
- Jun 17, 2020
- 17 min
Make way for the 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
- May 16, 2020
- 8 min
Latið meg ei á FrÃsaland fordervast!
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 kidnapped...
Hans Faber
- Mar 25, 2020
- 32 min
Out of averting the inevitable a 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
- Feb 16, 2020
- 9 min
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
- May 24, 2019
- 7 min
Giants of Twilight Land
At the intersection of land and sea, where it’s difficult to tell what is land and what is not, life is rough. The corrosive salt of the...
Hans Faber
- Dec 24, 2018
- 27 min
Have a Frisians Cocktail
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
- May 23, 2018
- 9 min
Racing the Wadden Sea with a Silt Sled
The mud flats of the Wadden Sea are endless. But what to do with it? How do you give meaning to mud? Yes, one cubic-meter mud flat...
Hans Faber
- Apr 30, 2017
- 8 min
What’s hip and happening on the grasslands?
How do we Frisians spent our time off? Frisians in the Netherlands must have loads of it because perspectives for a job are about the...
Hans Faber
- Apr 21, 2017
- 7 min
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 say in Dutch. Which has...
Frans Riemersma
- Apr 11, 2017
- 5 min
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....
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