TRAVEL JOURNAL & OTHER THINGS

Jipijapa hat weaver Alfredo, Becal, Campeche Mexico Photo by J.Bjarnason December 2023 The Lonely Planet was clear about buying a Panama Hat in Merida, back in 1996 when my family began researching hat dealers. One of the first rules was to avoid stores with salespeople bookmarking a Lonely Planet review from years previous, as some would purportedly use an old review to hock lower quality pieces for a high price. If the edition was current, there was a stronger possibility