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Te Araroa

Melbourne to the start of the Te Araroa

We walked down great nanna’s road to the bus stop. It was a bit tricky to fit into the bus with our huge bags. We took up two seats each.…

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14 November 2019
Hiking, Te Araroa

The Hardest Day of my Life – The Raetea Forest

The Raetea forest… I’m sorry but this post isn’t about the wonderfulness of hiking. If you want to just think tramping is always wonderful and happy and skipping through grassy…

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21 November 2019
Te Araroa

More Beach, Rain and Some Local History

We saw this huge hive, it’s impressive! It didn’t feel like we were meant to be walking through here. And back on the beach again . we were forced up…

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5 December 2019
  • The Great North Walk day 3
    Australia,  Hiking

    Thru-hiking the Great North Walk

    / 16 May 2023

    The Great North Walk is a 250km long hiking trail from Sydney to Newcastle in Australia.  It was created in 1988 to celebrate Australia’s bicentenary. I decided to hike it basically on a…

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  • Finish marker of the Tasmanian Trail, Gabrielle Kotanidis
    Australia,  Tasmanian Trail

    Completing the 480km Tasmanian Trail, Setting TWO Records

    / 20 December 2021

    My sense of excitement was building as I neared the end of the Tasmanian Trail. I only had two days of hiking left! Surely I’d be able to make it! Even if I…

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  • Australia,  Tasmanian Trail

    Tasmanian Trail – Section 4, Derwent Valley

    / 18 December 2021

    These posts are taking me forever to write. It’s actually been a while since *spoiler alert* I finished (yes, I made it). However, after finishing I went straight back into full-time university. Sadly…

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  • Australia,  Tasmanian Trail

    Hiking the Tasmanian Trail – Section 3, the Central Plateau

    / 3 November 2021

    Also known as the really, really cold section. If you haven’t already seen them, check out my first few days on the Tasmanian Trail then the second section. Day 8, Side of a…

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  • Australia,  Tasmanian Trail

    Hiking the Tasmanian Trail – Section 2, Forested Ranges

    / 7 October 2021

    My hike continues. Read on to see me being challenged by swollen creeks, dodgy hip sockets and non-existent campsites. If you haven’t already, check out this post where I write about the first…

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  • Tasmanian Trail blaze, Gabrielle Kotanidis
    Australia,  Tasmanian Trail

    Tasmanian Trail – Section 1, Northern Farmlands

    / 15 September 2021

    Starting the Tasmanian Trail felt very sudden. Last week was exam week and I had four to study for. As soon as I’d done the last one on Friday afternoon I rushed around…

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  • Beach at Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
    Australia

    Hiking the Freycinet Circuit

    / 27 May 2021

    I finished my first trimester studying nursing at the University of Tasmania and had three weeks to fill. Obviously, I wanted to include some hiking in that. As I didn’t want to finance…

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  • Ingham floods
    Australia

    Ingham Floods

    / 6 January 2021

    Ingham’s flooding again! Problems of building a town on a tropical floodplain. Dad excitedly shook me awake this morning and told me to look out of my window. This is what I saw:…

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  • Te Araroa - Cape Reinga to Auckland
    Te Araroa

    Te Araroa – Cape Reinga to Auckland

    / 17 December 2020

    It’s been a year since we had to leave the Te Araroa trail. I’ve finally turned all of our video footage into a travel video. Yeah, I guess you can tell that we…

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  • Europe

    Hiking the Ladder of Kotor in Montenegro

    / 23 April 2020

    When we were in Montenegro and mum said we were going to hike the Ladder of Kotor I admit that I wasn’t exactly thrilled. It was January and bitterly cold, especially for a…

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Gabrielle Kotanidis

Gabrielle

Hey there! I’m an Australian hiker, blogger, Ultimate Frisbee player, traveller and, very recently, a Nurse! This is the place to be to read about my adventures and mishaps.

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