TRAVEL JOURNAL & OTHER THINGS

Canyon Views , Copper Canyon, Chihuahua Mexico Photo by J. Bjarnason December 2018 Having always been an avid planner with a precisely booked schedule, it can be difficult for me to adjust to an unexpected bump in the road. As destiny would have it, a horrifying illness left me incoherent and unable to move from my anticipated 8 hour stay in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, for three delirious days. I decided not to fight it, cancelled all of my hotel reservations and threw caution to

Acaxochitlan, Hidalgo Mexico Photo by J.Bjarnason March 1, 2017 As a lone, female traveler, it can be slightly daunting to head off into unknown territory, where cultural and language barriers exist. In the highlands of Hidalgo, tucked away past the city lights of Tulancingo, is a small town named Acaxochitlan. I have come here in search of a Nahua weaver I met in Mexico City last November. As a small town of 35,000 people, perched at 7400 feet between folds of sweeping moun