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
Vietnam, Thai Binh Prov, Bicyclist
Cambodia, Siem Reab Prov, Motorcycle Transport
Latvia, Liepaja Prov, Tower And House -
Vietnam, BacLieu Prov, Gosling
Turkey, Bilecik Province, One Tree
Latvia, Jelgava Prov, Candy On The Dashboard -
Turkey, Denizli Prov, Pamukkale Baths
Thailand, Nakhon Pathom Province, Pouring Lamp Oil, 2008, IMG_3070 - Practitioners of Thai Buddism pour oil at the temple.
Kazakhstan, Horse Rider, 1998 - On the way from St. Petersburg, Russia to Everest Base Camp in Tibet ten thousand kilometers away, my Russian companions and I drove through Kazakhstan. Here, a lone horse with its rider and his dog make their way across the plains in the twilight with mountains in the distance.
India, Rajasthan, Throng of Kids, 1984 - This throng of children was typical when we passed a village on our walk to the Taj Mahal. It was not unusual to have fifty people watching me do something as uneventful as removing a toothbrush from my pack. Sometimes the youngsters would heckle us; after many days of this it became unbearable.