This website illuminates my life and adventures, focusing on five areas, Adventure, Love, Art & Music, Economy and Philosophy. To these five areas, I have purposefully dedicated my life. This notion emanated from my belief that the human experience is driven by five innate momentums: physical, sexual, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. So, I desired to study, experience and understand these subjects, with the objective to understand not only the world around me, but to understand myself as well. Thus, these five areas of study match my innate momentums: adventure-physical, love-sexual , art & music-emotional, economy-intellectual, and philosophy-spiritual. This quest has led me to over 2450 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 with me to see the world as I see it, if you will be so kind. Join me in re-examining our world and our selves, to contemplate how we can move to 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
Chile, Antofagasta Prov, Aguas Calientes Landscape
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Landscape
Nepal, Wedding Dance, 1984 - A young woman, Gabrielle of New Zealand, invited me to go on a hike east of Katmandu. We fell in love on this trip and made a decision to meet in Africa a few months later, which we did. In the small mountain village of Kakani, we were lucky enough to see a traditional mountain wedding. They threw rice. After the ceremony, the husband carried the wife off on his back.
Singapore, King Of Saxony Bird Of Paradise, Jurong Bird Park, 2008, IMG_9488 - Twenty five years earlier, the highlanders of New Guinea wore the feathers of the King of Saxony bird of paradise in their headdress. This elusive bird is most easily seen at the Jurong Bird park. But even then, such a view requires patience. Their feathers, when viewed up close, are remarkable, each "branch" in itself comprised of smaller versions of itself.
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Basalt Cliffs
Falkland Is, King Penguin, 2002 - I wrote in my diary: "We just focused on looking at the King Penguins--they were absolutely beautiful. After Novi went back to the car, I stayed out and shot video and still photographs for a total of maybe an hour. I later went over to the area where the Gentoo Penguins were, and I was dismayed and surprised to see so many dead and dying penguins. The Kings had looked fine, but there were probably more than fifty dead or dying Gentoos. I note that there were also a lot of Magellenic penguins."
UK, Pembrokeshire Prov, Coast
Taiwan, Pingtung County Prov, Fish Meal
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Statue
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Old Woman Pipe