James Lockhart Perry's Blog
April 21, 2019
23 United States
It seems odd that we only show 21 United States here, considering that our Countries post included 33 nations--surely we know our own homeland better than that. But then, these are only the States we've visited and photographed together.
February 15, 2019
Dachau to Berchtesgaden
The shortest route between heaven and hell is exactly 181km long and less than two hours by car.
February 12, 2019
33 Countries
One photo for every country we've shot together--27 in Europe, 2 in North America, 4 in Asia, and 2 in Africa--in the last 25 or so years.
February 8, 2019
Jeanne Darc
Was she the craziest woman in history? Either way, she became one of those symbols people twist and turn in an effort to bring meaning to whatever absorbs and excites them. Her actual history is a mass of contradictions, none of it reliable. She was—and still is—whoever and whatever anyone wanted her to be.
February 6, 2019
The Taj
If this all reads a bit gushy, the gush is deserved. The Taj might not be the best hotel on the planet, but it certainly feels that way.
January 29, 2019
Vin Rouge
How can so many French men and women—statistically speaking, of course—eat all that stinky cheese and goose liver without all the heart attacks of our odor-free, foie-free American ecosystem? The answer has to be… Vin rouge!
January 28, 2019
Magyars
The Magyars who overran the Carpathian Basin and settled in Budapest around the first millennium were fast, brutal, clever, smallish raiders on light horses with minimal armor whose use of the latest technology--spurs--allowed them to plunder and outmaneuver enemies as far away as the Iberian peninsula.
January 27, 2019
18 x Bretagne
It’s no wonder that Brittany was the last of the great French historical provinces to be subdued by the French crown–to the extent that it ever was. Celtic roots, both cultural and linguistic, still run deep here.
January 24, 2019
12 x København
For years, København has been ranked the coolest city on the planet and the international city with the highest quality of life.
January 21, 2019
10 x Missions
The Mission Style is still with us in its various reincarnations. Here are 11 photos of the originals, from the Alamo to Alta California.
