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This blog post is about the town of Medemblik—the grande dame  of the Westfriesland region in the province of Noord Holland in the Netherlands. A place steeped in legend, said by some to have been the seat of the heathen King Radbod. But more than myths, Medemblik stands at the heart of a harsh and stubborn history: that of the ‘beastly’ Westfrisians. For centuries, the bestiales Fresones —the beastly Frisians—were forced to defend themselves against both the unforgiving elem

“Dude, take a deep breath and really look at the landscape below. Don’t panic—you’re not alone, and the world isn’t empty. Exhale slowly…...

How do Frisians spend their time off? Frisians in the Netherlands must have loads of it because job prospects are among the lowest in the country. In addition, those who have a job do not face traffic jams consuming precious hours every day, unlike the people in the cities further to the south of the country. Inhabitants of the province of Friesland belong to the poorest in the country and have the highest unemployment rate. Yet, these people turn out to be the happiest in th

Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to get down and dirty. Nope, this article is not about lesbians . This dyke is not made of flesh and bones, but it is made of dirt, dung and, ok probably ' bones '. This dyke is actually an old Route 66 . A dyke is an artificial slope to regulate water levels, also called levee in American English. This particular dyke is old. Very old. It has been build roughly between 1000 and 1300 AD. Yes, sure, there are dikes dating back from around 0 A

This is your DIY manual for enlarging or creating your own terp — an artificial settlement mound or house platform designed to protect against sea or river floods, depending on where it is built. Although terps have been constructed on the tidal marshlands of the Wadden Sea for over 2,600 years, this manual is the first of its kind. We sincerely hope it is not too little, too late, now that terp-building is on the rise again. Too often we see these projects carried out in an

Why did we create the Frisia Coast Trail in the first place? Do you know that feeling of having more hobbies than time? We do. We suffer...