Hans Faber
A Horsewoman from Harlingen in the Scottish Highlands
May 2017. One of the Frisian bastards hiked the Cape Wrath Trail. A hike of about 300 kilometers through the remote Northwest Highlands...
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Hans Faber
- Nov 14, 2021
- 11 min
Rescuing Rolling Sheep
Hiking needs careful preparation, including personal safety. What do you put in your First Aid Kit? Do you possess basic first aid skills...
Hans Faber
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
Presence of mind to ask the right question
‘The path will provide,’ is a familiar saying of hikers on the trail. The flipside of this attitude is you might not have the keenness to...
Hans Faber
- Jan 6, 2021
- 9 min
A Wadden Sea Guide and His Twelve Disciples
For those outdoor freaks who consider hiking the mud flats of the Wadden Sea, it is essential to know this is, in fact, not a worldly...
Hans Faber
- Oct 29, 2020
- 6 min
Grassland Conversation
Being at the grasslands might lead to encounters with farmers or other wanderers and, of course, with ‘birdwatchers’ (see also note at...
Hans Faber
- Sep 5, 2020
- 11 min
Women of Anjum, or One Night in Anjum
Late in the afternoon, December 28, 2018. One of the Frisian bastards arrives at Anjum after a hike that started at the village of...
Hans Faber
- Feb 11, 2020
- 18 min
Donkey King of the Paulme Game
Rex illiteratus est quasi asinus coronatus, ‘an illiterate king is like a crowned donkey’. Or, if you prefer the alternative translation,...
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...
Frans Riemersma
- Jan 10, 2018
- 1 min
Did you dance with the blue light, yet?
Want some magic while walking the Frisia Coast Trail? If you happen to walk the beach at night, expect the unexpected. Sure, you might...
Hans Faber
- Jun 1, 2017
- 4 min
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
- May 17, 2017
- 10 min
"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
- Apr 30, 2017
- 7 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 17, 2017
- 7 min
Walking the Sea
The treacherous mudflats of the Wadden Sea. They are UNESCO protected, but you're not. Take good care when walking sea. Read and shiver!