Tales of a City Trail
Heavenly Cloud Fear of data loss? Seek blessing at I.T. shrine, for Godly back-up. There seems to be a shrine for everything in Japan. Pay your respects, make your...
Robot Dining Tack and tech collide, a fusion, not of flavour but science and myth. In the restaurants of Britain and Europe chefs compete to reinvent and re-energise...
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...
Instagram can be addictive. Processing apps can lighten, sharpen and dramatise everyday objects and activities and make them see that little bit more aspirational, while...
Theresa May’s announcement about her agreement with the DUP made me cross. Apparently, contrary to what she said before, money doesn’t grow on trees...
Gacha City Inside brittle shell of urban gacha gacha lies Kitty city. Our kids love Japan’s gacha gacha balls. These plastic shells with tiny toys inside are available...
Torii Story Beyond the gate lies sacred space. A thousand times. Shinto mountain shrine. Sometimes tourism is more than tourism. You forget the admission charges, the...
Geisha Tea Party In every sip we taste the past, smiles dancing on blood red geisha lips. Kanazawa is one of the few places in Japan where Geishas still entertain. In...
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.
