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
N Ireland, Ards Prov, Strollers Sidewalk
PH, Benguet Province, Igorot Man, 2008, IMG_2378r1 - The igorot are the original people of Baguio in Banguet Province, in the mountains of Luzon. Now, the culture is virtually gone, replaced by modernism. 
Thailand, Samut Prakarn Prov, Churning Of The Milk Ocean Figure
Slovenia, Vitanje Prov, Coat Of Arms
Slovenia, Dol Pri Ljubljani Prov, Bridge
Java, Borobudur, 1983 - In 1983, after my epic New Guinea adventure, I took a ship from Jayapura, Irian Jaya, New Guinea to Jakarta, Java. Kelly Soma and I traveled to Borobudur on the way to Bali. Borobudur is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the world, famed for the high quality of its stone reliefs. It is over 1000 years old.
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Stone House Door Close-Up - Go visit the villages with stone houses. It is a fascinating departure from modern Taiwan. The locals used the plentiful rock to build sturdy structures to withstand the wind.
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Girl Cleaning
Indonesia, Maluku Tengah, Seram, Ant And Grasshopper, 2006 - This photograph was taken in the forests of Seram, a little visited outpost in Indonesia's Maluku Islands
Thailand, Phuket Prov, Boats