Riding the bus gives you time to think. Time to wonder who your fellow passengers are and where they are going. On one particular morning, on one particular 555 bus from...
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On some of the more picturesque bus routes in the central Lakes, if you can secure the panoramic window seat at the front of the top deck, you are in for a treat as...
Buddhist Cemetery Thousands sleep in peace while one meditates, waiting for all our futures. Oku-no-in is a temple complex surrounded by a huge cemetery; the resting...
Have you ever seen a night rainbow? The Lake District recently created one, or in fact seven. Seven Nocturnal Rainbows for the English Lakes, a temporary light...
Cog in the Car Factory You travel all night. Where do you go in your mind? Further than we drive? A popular Japanese tourist attraction is the car factory. Toyota has...
Levitating Bullet RIP bullet. The fastest one, still, I feel your magnetic pull. Maglev MLX01-1 has the star billing in a railway park filled with polished wonders. Yet...
Have you ever seen a Twizy whizzing around the country lanes? It’s a sight to behold. While the popularity of the electric car grows and the mainstream car manufacturers...
Peace Symbol Not a pure white dove. But a child’s bright paper crane. Folded bird of hope. One of the enduring symbols of Hiroshima is the coloured paper crane. It is...
The Skyover Sky bridge flies over mating jellyfish while we pedal under cars. We have a beautiful day of cycling some of the bridges of the Shimanami Kaido cycle way...
Naoshima Pumpkin Pier end pumpkin. Nature, art and midnight gold. But no coach ride home. Naoshima is Japan’s famous art island. A place where contemporary art, nature...
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Kirstie Pelling
Kirstie is the creative force and chief poet in residence of poetinmotion.org She is available for residencies, as a conference poet and wedding poet. She is also co-founder of The Family Adventure Project and a regular contributor to many online travel communities.
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