James Michael Dorsey

Nov 1, 2023 | perceptivetravel.com | James Michael Dorsey

The Konso King and the Wakas of EthiopiaStory and photos by James Michael DorseyThe Konso people live on the Ethiopian plateau, south of the local capital of Arba Minch, on a mesa that falls away to breathtaking vistas and towering formations of red clay that local people call "New York" because of their resemblance to the skyscrapers of that American metropolis. For those who have visited the American southwest, it greatly resembles the landscape of southern Utah State.

Oct 1, 2023 | perceptivetravel.com | James Michael Dorsey

Experiencing the Worst Weather on Earth on Mount Washington, NHStory and photos by James Michael DorseyIt is mid-September and the two of us are hanging onto each other in 80 mph winds that are gusting to110 mph. The temperature is 8 degrees, and visibility shifts constantly from maybe 10 feet to a complete whiteout. Cloud moisture has soaked us to the bone as we slither, spider-like, over boulders on all fours for the final 30 feet to the true summit.

Jun 1, 2023 | perceptivetravel.com | James Michael Dorsey

A Cu Chi Tunnels Tour of VietnamStory and photos by James Michael DorseyReliving guerilla battle stations from a half century ago in the Viet Cong Cu Chi tunnels north of modern Ho Chi Minh City. In the pitch-black tunnel, I am fighting panic as I struggle to inch forward. Straining in the sweltering humidity of South Vietnam, I am crawling through mud created by my own sweat. It is the darkest black I have ever been in. I think it must be a blind man's black, and I can taste the stagnant air.

Mar 10, 2023 | naturalhistorymag.com | James Michael Dorsey

Discover gray whales in the isolated San Ignacio lagoonThis bonus story appears only onlineA giant gray back breaks the surface, slowly rising like an island being born, and the first crack of the blow skims across the water like a gunshot. A lethargic torpedo heads directly towards me, and when the great head rises at the last second, I am eye to eye with a forty-ton gray whale.

Feb 1, 2023 | perceptivetravel.com | James Michael Dorsey

Vientiane Buddha Park: the Legacy of Bunleua SulilatStory and photos by James Michael DorseyOne of the best-known attractions near the capital of Laos is a sculpture garden that was the obsessive work of one man, combining Buddhist, Hindu, and 20th-century motifs. On a bank of the Mekong River, 20 kilometers outside of the Laotian capitol of Vientiane, myth and legend come to life as giant statuary in one of the most unusual theme parks a traveler can find.