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
Cape Verde, Girl Dancing On Beach, 2006 - On the island of Santiago, I saw a group of young people dancing on the beach. I wanted to take a photograph, but I needed a central figure. As I approached with my camera, a young man told me I could not take a photograph of her. A moment later, he waved me towards her. Nothing was said, but I understood: If I wanted a photograph I needed to dance too. With my pack on my back, I danced with her for a half minute, to the delight of those looking on. I needed to catch the next bus to town, to return to the ship on time for departure. I said, in English, since I didn't speak Portuguese, "I've got to go. Now I will take the photograph." She was OK with it. 
Central African Republic, Pygmy Girl With Necklace, 2000 - Although it cannot be easily seen in this photograph, this young woman had scarified her eyebrows into five or six vertically-oriented slashes. These marks were then dyed or tattooed black. This young woman had an elegant figure, as can be seen in the expression of her pose.
UK, Calderdale Prov, Boat Canal
Singapore, Singapore, Marina Sands
Bangladesh, Kishorenganj Prov, Street Scene
Slovenia, Sevnica Prov, House By River
Vietnam, Nghe An Prov, Woman Street Vendor -
Turkey, Corum Prov, Night Onion Vendor
Congo Zaire, Fight on Riverboat, 1984 - The Congo River steamboat was a lively place. Here a group of soldiers get into a drunken brawl. One raises a bottle to strike another.
Vietnam, An Giang Prov, Cook