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
Azerbaijan, Gadabay Prov, Bride
Azerbaijan, Astara Prov, Gold Shawled Head
Thailand, Nakhon Sawan Prov, Elephant To Work
China, Harbin Ice Festival Night, 1992 - Every winter in the Chinese province of Heliongijang in the town of Harbin they hold an Ice Festival. They build ice castles and sculptures. There are balloons in the sky. It is grand. It is mighty cold! The temperatures reach minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit!
Chad, Ndjamena, Bullet Ridden Wall, 1990 - I had gone to Chad not long after the civil war. This wall in Ndjamena tells a story unto itself.
Papua New Guinea, Huli Wigman 2 Koroba, 1983 - On the far right of his wig, there are red and yellow candy wrappers. The wigmen seemed to accept any items that were to them beautiful, without regard to new or old, synthetic or natural. They were both artists and living art. They were creative. They might have been trying to emulate the bird of paradise. The male bird of paradise is the one with spectacular plumage. This is used to attract the female. I dismissed my previous conception that interest in adorning the body was primarily a female trait. Many of my perceptions were dramatically altered as a result of being in contact with these exceptional people.
Slovenia, Sezana Prov, Man In Crosswalk
Cambodia, Phnom Penh Prov, Figurines
Cambodia, Prey Veaeng Prov, Field Of Palms
N Ireland, Louth Prov, Ocean Waves