About followingthearrows
I’ve always had wanderlust and this was possibly fuelled by growing up in the multicultural surrounds of Melbourne, Australia. I would take a sandwich to school and trade it with friends for spanakopita and baklava, amazed that a boring old sandwich could be traded for such exotic delights.
While studying at university, I took an internship in Tokyo and climbed Mt. Fuji for the first time. ‘A wise man climbs Mt. Fuji, a fool climbs it twice’ is a popular Japanese saying… so I climbed it 7 times. From Tokyo to Toronto to London where I’m now based, I’m searching for many of life’s answers, and hoping to find them somewhere along a trail.
Since quitting an office job in 2013, I’ve walked over 12,000km in Japan, the USA and Europe and also cycled the length of Japan. I've written a daily blog of each in addition to two guidebooks - The Camino Portuguese & Japan’s Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage.
See you on a trail!
Buen Camino, Happy Trails, Solvitur Ambulando!
Kat
462 km
111:46 h
Recent Activity
followingthearrows planned a hike.
January 5, 2020
07:24
25.5km
3.5km/h
580m
750m
December 5, 2019
🇹🇷 Sunday, 1st December - Day 22 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
- Mosque in Hisarçandır, to Antalya via roads, bus to Belen (16TRY), car ride (20TRY) to Adrasan.
- 13.2 miles / 21.2km
We didn’t know what to do this morning. We woke up with the call to pray at around 6.45am but were still undecided about
December 3, 2019
🇹🇷 Saturday , 30th November - Day 21 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
🥾 Back into the mountain!!! Big climbing day today!
- accommodation- outside a mosque on a raised platform in Hisarçandır
- Money 9.5 TRY - entry into the Canyon National Park
- River Crossing - 5
- Distance 26km
💦 This was one of the bests
December 3, 2019
🇹🇷 Friday, 29th November - Day 20 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
- Wild camped 6k before Çamyuva then walked to a pension in Göynük.
- 13.3 miles
🥾 After packing up, we followed a trail up and out of the cove, we though it would lead us down to the other side and give us access to the other side... which
December 1, 2019
🇹🇷 Thursday , 28th November - Day 19 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
- Wild camped 6k past Çıralı to wild camped 6k before Çamyuva.
- 15.32 miles / 24.6 km
I can’t believe we’ve been on the trail for so long. The days are all starting to merge together! I’m so glad I’ve been recorded it on my GoPro and can
December 1, 2019
🇹🇷 Wednesday , 27th November - Day 18 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
Finally back walking again!! It felt good to get up and get moving. The start of the walk was well marked and it was nice trails to follow. We were making our way to the Olympos Ruins! The Lycian Way runs right through them!
🥾 Today from
December 5, 2019
🇹🇷 Monday, 2nd December - Day 23 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
This will be our official last day on the Lycian Way. We are now in Adrasan and ready to do the final section! The lighthouse!
We had a leisurely Turkish breakfast at 8.30am and left around 10 ish. It was a glorious day, the sun was shinning
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