This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2600 of the world’s 3978 provinces, to every country on earth and to the summit of the highest peak on each continent (thank heaven for good weather!). In my travels, I learned to respect the intelligence and ingenuity of people of all races and callings both past and present. Come see the world as I see it: as a peaceful place, full of nature and beauty. With the right spirit and intent, we can make our world a virtual Garden of Eden.
DISTINCTIONS: BBC 2017 Travel Pioneer • Journal Articles • Explorer’s Club Flag Expeditions
World Parks Project • Walk Across South America • Jeff Shea Travel Map
Turkey, Tunceli Prov, Night Lights_Prov,_Tariq_Halal_Meat,_2009,_IMG_3161-700x467.jpg)
UK, Hillingdon (London) Prov, Tariq Halal Meat
Solomon Islands, Malaita, Black Teeth, 1982 - A Kwaio woman of Malaita in the Solomon Islands blackens her teeth to enhance her beauty.
Greenland, Constable Pynt, View From Plateau, 2006 - When we flew into Constable Pynt from Rekjavik, Iceland, I was surprised that it looked more like a desert than what I'd expected Greenland to be. In fact, this is an arid area, yet still, as the mountains across the channel show, covered in snow much of the time. The village of Illoqqqortoormiut (Scoresbysund) is reachable by an hour and a half away by speedboat.
UK, Sheffield Prov, Multicolored Dreadlocks
Vietnam, Lai Chau Prov, Overturned Truck
Bangladesh, Kishorenganj Prov, Street Fruit Vendors
UK, Gloucestershire Prov, House With Coat Of Arms
Pacific Ocean, Looking Down On Deck, 1982 - This photo is taken from the boson's chair up the main mast on the Sugar Bear, the 43-foot ketch that I crewed on across the Pacific Ocean. We sailed this 41-foot Morgan Out Island 42 days, not including breaks in Hawaii and Kiribati, out of San Francisco?s Golden Gate to Honiara, Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. From there we sailed up the Solomon Island chain. We had a four or five person crew depending on the leg of the journey.
Central African Republic, Portrait Pygmy Scars, 2006 - This young woman's face is scarred and tattooed in designs.