Christmas is not what it used to be. As I was buying up a selection of Amazon and i-Tunes gift vouchers to give to family and friends, it struck me that these gifts...
Tales of a City Trail
Christmas is not what it used to be. As I was buying up a selection of Amazon and i-Tunes gift vouchers to give to family and friends, it struck me that these gifts...
My family loves biking in the Lake District. Imagine our delight when we discover some new technology that allows us to show our love; a smartphone app from Strava that...
I love cities. I love the challenge of trying to capture something of them in poetry. This series of poems was produced as part of my 2016 #LPKidsPoetry residency with...
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...
However quirky the Twizy is, it comes with a serious message. Our addiction to the car is destroying out fragile planet and we need to nurture alternative transport...
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...
A while back the local paper published news of an innovative solution to bank holiday gridlock in the Lakes. Reaction was split; some said the Windermere cable car bid...
There’s a new breed of sheep in town. The Herdwicks. Or rather the #GoHerdwick’s. To raise money for a local charity, 60 sheep have been painted up by...
Traffic Forecast Keeping to your lane on a cloud superhighway steers you clear of…rain? Having arrived from The Philippines where just being on a road takes bottle, and...
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...
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.
