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
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Stone House
Sulawesi, Makassar Sunset, 2006 - Makassar is also known as Ujung Pandang, the capital of Sulawesi. As the sun went down, I had delays in setting up my camera. When the first photo was taken, the digital card was full, so this is the only one. Makassar is a large town. It is the gateway to Torajaland, a place with unusual customs and good coffee.
Estonia, Saaremaa Prov, Toy Windmill -
Slovenia, Velike Lasce Prov, Tree
Slovenia, Trebnje Prov, Abandoned House
Slovenia, Lukovica Prov, Horse Eye
Azerbaijan, Mingacevir Prov, Lake
Slovenia, Kungota Prov, Rural Scene
Slovenia, Puconci Prov, Bee Trucks
Seram, Pak Simpson Wearing Chawat, 2006 - On my second visit into the interior, I waited for three nights to meet the Suku Terasing (the tribe that has no contact with the outside world). Pak Simpson was married to one of their women. Pak Simpson was a kindly old man. When it came to questions involving the simplest math, he would say, "Beta seng skola," which means, in Maluku, "I have no schooling." He is wearing "kulit kayu," which means the skin of the tree. The emblem is his own design. Later, he showed me how to make kulit kayu from scratch. He does not wear a chawat in day-to-day living.