Colette & Toucan

Hello my name is Colette, Today I almost got eaten by a Puma. Also known as the cougar, panther or mountain lion.  You can recognize this hungry, dangerous Puma by its shining golden fur and razor sharp teeth. The Puma is rarely seen and hunts at night.  At least that’s what they say. I was lucky enough to see two Pumas during the...

It took us a long car and ferry ride to get this remote island of Chiloe.   It is so far away and exactly the opposite of Singapore. It's not so crowded and lots of nature. Actually, there are many houses – ant houses, owl houses, beetle houses, sheep houses, cow houses…… When we arrived, we saw a marvelous rainbow right...

Once upon a time there was a girl called Colette.  She was leaving her home in Shanghai and moving to a new country.  So she had a farewell party. Instead of presents she asked her friends to bring pens + pencils. I wonder why? So the donated pencils + pens from the 40 guests travelled in Colette’s suitcase around the world all...

The Uyuni in Bolivia is a humongous salt plain that goes on for miles into the far horizon. Even though, The salt looks like snow, There are prickly cactuses On grass looking like sandy mattresses. It is windy and freezing So everyone is sneezing. It’s high up in thin air Which makes it hard to bear. It’s a wonderland and one of the world’s biggest playgrounds. Why? 1. It’s...

In the Amazon rainforest, there was a treasure hunt set up just for kids. You need a minimum of four kids to do it, it is simple and fun! First, you are split into two teams and both teams have to do a puzzle. Whoever finishes all the clues first, wins! The first clue was to hunt for terminates! All teams...

When I was wandering around the Amazonian Rainforest, I discovered lots of Wand components. I thought of which one should go with which, for example, a special wood with a magical product. Here are the three types of wood to make the wands: Rubber wood, 13 inches, extremely flexible. Good for Protective spells. Iron wood, 7 inches, very stiff....

Today I went paragliding in Lima. This was my first time and it was creepy at the beginning because I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. The pilot strapped me in and did all the security checks to make sure I was safe. He gave me a backpack which turned into a seat. My mum was a...

My parents brought me to Brazil, Bonito in Bonito where we went to swim in the Sliver River first and then we went to see the Macaws last! Bonito is famous for eco-tourism. Eco-tourism is being friendly to nature when doing things in nature. The Silver River was one of the clearest rivers I have ever been to or...