Current Adventures
Ride the train through Copper Canyon…and cruise Baja!
You have to move fast on this one…I have some last minute bargain spots on a trip to Copper and Baja this July. This is the ideal time of year to visit both places and this one is priced to make it very affordable. Departure can be from Chihuahua City or El Paso and return [...]
Full StoryCopper Canyon Train Trips…Not in June
This is the one month I try NOT to schedule trips. The Sierras are at the end of the long dry season- rains will start in a couple weeks or so. This month is usually hot, even up in the hills and the dust is hard to settle. Once the rains start in July, things [...]
Full StoryMexico Culinary Trip…with the Copper Canyon Train!
The premier “Blue Corn Express” is shaping up for next October, and I really look forward to it. The norteno foods- the cuisine of Copper Canyon- have become a passion of mine and this trip will be a full immersion into those kitchens and markets that make it so delicious. The freshness of the foods and [...]
Full StoryDave Hensleigh, Copper Canyon Guide
People enjoy riding the rails through this vast land with Dave Hensleigh, and he enjoys it too. His experience, his keen insight on the land and culture of the country, his unbridled passion for the experience there- all of this combines to make him the ideal Copper guide. Dave hails from rural roots in Kansas [...]
Full StoryIndividualized trips to Copper Canyon
Do you like the idea of a personal guide in Copper Canyon? We can do that…actually it is our specialty. An individualized trip can be sculpted to fit your interests (food, the train, history, birdwatching, etc) , to your schedule, to your traveling style, and budget. People often ask what the best season is in [...]
Full StoryThe peso- better and better!
Each day now the past two weeks or so, the exchange rate has become more and more favorable with the peso. There were times last year when we could get 15 per dollar in Mexico. But those days are long gone. We were nearly down to 12.0 recently. Now things are on the rebound. Probably one [...]
Full StoryMexican Healthcare- Part 4- Two bones to pick
What’s Wrong With Health Care in the US? So it is 5:30 am and I am sitting in the one day surgery waiting room in a major Midwest hospital. My good wife is in this am to get her broken arm opened up and a plate screwed onto it to stabilize it. We were in [...]
Full StoryWAY Off the Train – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 2)
I am bringing you parts and links to this incredible series fro Eric and Karen at Trans Americas Journey. These two were my good companions last Fall for almost two weeks in the unknown and known places of the majestic reaches of Copper Canyon Mexico. We made contact on twitter and planned out a grand venture [...]
Full StoryNew feature… Copper Canyon Pic of the Week
My friends Russ and Naomi in Penasco run this weekly feature that I want to copy. Week by week they publish a photo of the area there- sometimes breathtaking, sometimes funny, sometimes informative- and it is an effective way to keep us all informed about the area. So here is the first Copper Canyon Pic [...]
Full StoryHealth Care in Mexico
Is Our Health Care System Really Superior ? Ok…yes, I am one of those “uninsurable” people and my wife and I (card carrying boomers) have some concerns about our situation. But these comments are just up-close observations and my in vivo experiences in Mexico recently. You see I hear people go on about how wonderful [...]
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