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Camryn (my age), Maggie (6), Jill (Mom) and Chris (Dad) Woods made our last days in Paris awesome. The parents chatted about endless super boring stuff while the kids played tons of games. The Woods were spending their summer in London and took a two hour train to meet us. We both stayed on the […]

After such a long trip, Piggy is relaxing on which island in the Seychelles?  Hint:  it’s the biggest one Send your guess by email to katherine@365saturdays.org

Most people think you can’t fish in the middle of the desert in Kenya. You can, of course. Just not for fish. The first type of fishing we were introduced to was fishing for scorpions. To do this you took a long stick, preferably alive as they eat alive things, and chew on one end. […]

In Kenya people have really pretty teeth. That’s because there’s a common tree that grows in the bush called the tooth brush tree. It has long white branches that when broken off create a tooth brush. You peel away the bark and it reveals a green tube. Then chew one end and it will become […]

 On our horse safari we saw a baby giraffe. He was young, so young that there was still an umbilical cord attached to his stomach. He ran away as soon as we got a few yards away but his mom stayed put until a few feet away. Let me back up. Horse safaris were popular […]

Piggy was in Kenya when she saw this special zebra that is rarer than the black rhino.  There are about 2000 left alive.  It is very big and has lots and lots of stripes.  Can you figure out what kind of zebra it is and whether she is in North Kenya or South Kenya? Email your […]

In my opinion the top animals in the crater are zebras and monkeys. The Crater is a huge 2000 foot deep hole. It’s also a great safari setting because lots of animals moved there for better food. There are thousands of zebras and monkeys and I’ve decided that, along with cows, they are the subject […]

In Tanzania, Piggy visited an ancient gorge near a crater and saw footprints over three million years old!    Can you guess the name of the gorge and the crater? Email your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org

While in Soweto, we learned Michelle Obama would be there the next day, making a speech at the famous Regina Mundy church. This is the place where Archbishop Desmond Tutu preached and where many key events occurred in the Soweto uprisings. In the most famous, at a time when all of the ANC leadership had […]

Can you guess which natural wonder Piggy is visiting in Zimbabwe? Send your guess in an email to katherine@365saturdays.org!

Giraffes are one of the main animals in both the Kalahari and the Okavango delta (the camp we’re in). Normally Mom’s animal is the giraffe and mine the elephant but I wanted to write about something else so my mom generously agreed to let me borrow her animal. When we first saw a giraffe we […]

Piggy was visiting some cousins on safari in Botswana.  They dug up roots with their noses, raced with zebras, and found seeds in the elephant droppings.  But she was worried when she saw this predator’s track: Where is she in Botswana?  And for extra credit, what predator made the track? Send an email to me at katherine@365saturdays.org and […]

This was my brother’s catch phrase. So much in fact, that he was eventually banned from saying the words. But he really was justified. In the Kalahari Desert there were tons of animals to see. And before we came Mom gave me a book where I could cross off all the animals we saw. The […]

We meet Cany the host and Riaan the cook Also Willem and Nicholas who show us things at which to look We see cooking utensils and pots and pans galore There are so many ingredients there can’t possibly be any more The recipes, knifes, and spoons are laid out on the table There are two […]

Piggy just arrived in South Africa and went to the edge of the country.  Can you guess the famous location where she is?  There are several clues in this picture.  Email your guess to me at katherine@365saturdays.org

 Soccer is not only the most popular sport in Argentina, it’s also the one people get the most aggressive over. At first we were very worried about going to a soccer game live. When our friends the Whites went to a soccer game where River Plate and Boca Junior played, some fans started lighting things […]

It’s currently under construction, but where is Piggy and who actually sang from the balcony there? Send your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org

Piggy was visiting this famous building in Chile today.  Can you guess where we are? Email your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org

Today we went to a high school with goats. It was a high school for kids who were very poor and had troubles at home. From 13-17 years old you were allowed to attend and when you graduated you got a diploma in agriculture. You got this because the founder of the school thought the […]

Red and blue footed boobies are a famous kind of bird native to the Galapagos islands. We saw a lot of them this past week and they were my favorite animal.  I divided the blog into three sections, one for blue feet, red feet, and Nazca. Blue Footed Boobies I personally preferred the blue footed […]

This week Piggy took a cruise around the Galapagos islands.  Can you guess the island where her cruise started and ended?  Email your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org Last week Piggy was at Machu Picchu in Peru.

As we watched the view of Machu-Picchu, I thought about the llamas. There were three adults and one baby which I desperately wanted to touch. When Maria finished showing us some awesome ruins of houses we slowly approached the llamas. The adults were just chilling, eating grass. But the baby was running around like a […]

Piggy was feeling a bit sick because of the altitude here in Peru, but she had a wonderful time in this place.  Where is she?  Email your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org

We walked through the park watching all the couples dance by. Saturday mornings were when everyone local got together to dance at the park. You could see people of every age dancing in the main square, and more selected groups with private instructors. I watched as a group of old ladies did the most ridiculous […]

Our guide Lily said, “Here it is!” We gazed up at the memorial of Sun-yat-sen, the first official president of China. It was Sun-yat-sen who helped organize the revolution to overthrow Puyi, the last emperor. The walkway was lined with trees instead of the usual sculptures of soldiers. For Sun had not wanted armed men […]

We sailed up the river just as the sun dropped over the horizon. Our destination? A secluded stretch of water. Our goal? To fish with Cormorants. A Cormorant is a duck-like bird that excels at finding and catching fish. The fisherman ties a rope around their neck so they can’t swallow the fish though. It […]

Did you know Chinese opera singers paint their faces so they look like characters?  They learn to paint theri face by practicing on paper masks. We took a class with an opera master from the Beijing Opera to learn about this and then he taught us to sing a bit of Chinese Opera.  Here are […]

Piggy had a long trek today!  Where was she? Extra bonus:  what do the Chinese letters on the hill mean? Send your guess to me by email!  katherine@365saturdays.org

Hello folks! It’s reporter K again! I’m here to tell you about my travels in Australia. Actually my colleagues will be covering most of the sites so I only have one to write about: The Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the world. It is 1250 miles long and […]

On the behind the scenes tour we get to touch, hold, and feed the animals, and animals in Australia are especially strange. That is because Australia is very hot so the creatures have to adapt themselves in order to survive. We met our guide Paul at ten and said hello to the three other people. […]

     Where is Piggy touring today? Send your answey to me at katherine@365saturdays.org. Last week’s answer: Piggy was in the Haneda Airport after the 9.0 Sendai Earthquake

     As you know, Piggy was in a big earthquake and has been watching the news carefully to see what has been happening ever since.  Exactly how big was it and where was the epicenter of the quake that made Piggy leave Japan? Send your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org by email

Okay, before I start this blog I want to get to the point: WE ARE OKAY! “Bye!” Mom and I said. We were going to the mermaid section of Disney Sea Tokyo park, while Carter and Dad waited in line for Journey to the Center of the Earth. “We’ll meet you back here in 90 […]

Which famous person’s tomb is Piggy visiting today?  Send your guesses to me at katherine@365saturdays.org!

We were speeding down the river towards the floating village.  The wind felt cool on my face but it didn’t smell very good.  The water looked like my mom’s coffee drink she used to get from Starbucks.  I saw lots of people in the river bathing and washing their laundry but I didn’t really think […]

Can you guess the name of the famous temple that Piggy is visiting today? Send your answer to katherine@365saturdays.org. Answers from February:  In Thailand, Piggy was at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (called Wat Pho) in Bangkok.  In Southeast Asia, Piggy was in Singapore, about to cross the Malaysian border to board the Eastern […]

Hello, this is Reporter K doing an article on Thai cuisine. On my recent trip to Thailand I experienced some wonderful food, wonderful enough to write an article on. The first authentic dish I experienced was yes, at the airport food court. It was a delicious ramen-like soup, with clear broth. There were also various […]

Piggy visited Thailand and looked at lots of temples. Can you guess what city this collection of temples is in?  Bonus question:  what is the name of the temple?  There is also an emerald Buddha here.

Dedicated to my cousin Eleanor Wilcox, for getting me re-interested in Haikus The green and gold train Rolls into the hot station On clean oiled wheels Our passports get stamped We board the train in car D I’m so excited Our glasses wobble But not a single drop falls On the white table The train […]