Marta  Wiggins

I go to Vegas once or twice a year with a dear friend. We see a show, eat too much, shop and contribute to the continued health of the...

Last month, I returned to Idabel for about 10 days to spend time with my mother. Our recent conversations left me feeling concerned...

We have had an unusually wet and cold-ish winter in LA this year. A Saturday off last month, as I had my coffee deciding what to so, the...

Traveling up north on the Shinkansen, stilted conversation punctuated extended bouts of silence. I would never have an easy relationship...

Before I was a blogger, I wrote a day trip column for the the Expat English Language Magazine The Outsider. Last summer, I published one...

The doorways at Pueblo Bonito are iconic. I had the opportunity to visit Chaco Canyon, New Mexico several years ago. Pueblo Bonito is...

Some photos just make me smile whenever I see them. A seal getting an early morning stretch in as fellow seals loll about. In the midst...

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Melekalikimaka, メリークリスマス, and all the other ways of wishing you and yours a wonderful day,...

This is one of my favorite sites at the Huntington. I love rounding the corner as I am coming back from the the Chinese Garden and...

I spent much of the 1990's in Japan. My first trip was from April 1, 1989 to March 30, 1990. My second Japanese adventure was from...

Several years ago I took a road trip from California back to Idabel, Oklahoma. On the way, I stopped at several national parks to enjoy...

When I lived in Japan, What is your hobby? always followed up the standard introduction questions: What is your name?, Where are you...

When I was seventeen, I wanted nothing more than to find adventure in the wide world. Decades later, I know that if I visited my younger...

Last weekend was one of a rare two day weekend for me. I often work on Sundays and my day off is a moving target. On Saturday I...

One of the things about being a Librarian is that we talk a lot about books. About a year ago, I met a couple of customers outside of...