Hans FaberDec 23, 20236 minSurf on someone else’s Turf. Hiking the Rota VicentinaBoxing 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 FaberJul 23, 202328 minA Croaking Ode to the Haubarg by the Eiderstedter NachtigallHaubargs. Cathedral-like farmsteads with hipped-shaped roofs up to twenty meters high that were, and are, icons of peninsula Eiderstedt...
Hans FaberDec 14, 20227 minThe many faces of FrieslandMay 8, 2021. Visual artist, photographer Arie Bruinsma approached one of the Frisian bastards. Arie explained to him that his wife...
Hans FaberOct 25, 20227 minLate Little Prayers at the Lorelei RockOn the west bank of the mighty River Rhine, halfway between the cities Koblenz and Mainz, lies the town of Sankt Goar. Named after Saint...
Hans FaberSep 30, 202229 minDon’t believe everything they say about sweet CuneraImagine. One day your husband brings home a young unmarried woman. A virgin even. He simply takes her into your house, openly shows...
Hans FaberAug 14, 202213 minA severe case of inattentional blindness: the Frisian tribe’s nameThe 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 FaberDec 12, 20216 minA Horsewoman from Harlingen in the Scottish HighlandsMay 2017. One of the Frisian bastards hiked the Cape Wrath Trail. A hike of about 300 kilometers through the remote Northwest Highlands...
Hans FaberDec 10, 202114 minPagare il fioPagare il fio is Italian for ‘paying the penalty’. More literally, it means ‘paying the fee’. It is an expression the Italian language...
Hans FaberNov 14, 202112 minCome to rescue The Rolling SheepHiking needs careful preparation, including personal safety. What do you put in your First Aid Kit? Do you possess basic first aid skills...