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
France, Mont St. Michel, 2003 - Mont St. Michel is a must to see. It is a place that inspires. It inspired my song Feast of Love, and its adjunct Mont St. Michel.
Turkey, Bingol Prov, Landscape
Chile, Torres Del Paine, Landscape, 2004 - The first time I went to South America, in 1979, I heard about Torres Del Paine. I returned to Patagonia several times before finally visiting the park, spending New Year's Eve camping. It is a spectacular area, and not to be missed. In this photograph, the famous Towers are visible in the distance on the left.
Azerbaijan, Bilasuvar Prov, Cabbage And Oranges
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Stone House Painting Laurel Hardy - The cultures of the world amalgamate. Some anthropologists celebrate in this. Sentimentalists, such as I, feel sad over the intrusion of my own culture into that of others.
Mount Paektu, 2013
North Korea, Yanggang-do Province
Azerbaijan, Samux Prov, Chicken Roaster
Thailand, Sukhothai Prov, Sunshine On The Back Of Buddha
UK, Kingston upon Thames (London) Prov, Hampton Court Palace
Turkey, Mus Prov, Mount Suphan Dagi