Last year (2019), one of the Frisian bastards hiked the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in southwestern Wales (Cymru), a 290-kilometre-long trail. As every walker knows, hiking, pilgrimage, and spiritual peace are one and the same thing. After nine days of walking, the coast path takes you to the homeland of Saint David, Wales’s patron saint. SaintContinue reading “Croeso Gerddwyr — Hiking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path”
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Support for the Corsican Cause in Jeopardy — Hiking the GR20
September 2018, one of the bastards hiked the Grande Randonnée 20 in Corsica. Or, as the French say, la GR-vingt. The GR20 is considered Europe’s toughest long-distance trail. And one of the most dangerous, as it turned out. The bastard wanted to experience the similarities of hiking trails that cover territories of Europe’s autochthonous minorities.Continue reading “Support for the Corsican Cause in Jeopardy — Hiking the GR20”
“My God, the Germans Bought All the Bread!” — Hiking the Cape Wrath Trail
The essence of the Frisia Coast Trail is hiking through the heartland of (former) Frisia: to experience the landscape, its history and culture, and to meet its people. Every now and then, ‘Frisian bastards‘ venture onto trails that pass through the heartlands of other minority cultures. Hiking the illustrious Cape Wrath Trail in the far northeast ofContinue reading ““My God, the Germans Bought All the Bread!” — Hiking the Cape Wrath Trail”
The Women of Anjum, Who Make Hard Men Humble
Late in the afternoon, December 28, 2018. One of the Frisian bastards arrives in the village of Anjum after a 30-kilometer hike along the coast, starting from Holwerd. It had been exactly 21 years since this quiet village was rocked by national news: the discovery of two male corpses buried in the garden of guesthouseContinue reading “The Women of Anjum, Who Make Hard Men Humble”
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