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
Mali, Bankas, Dogon Hut 1, 1987 - I came upon these two perfect little houses, used for grain. I took a photo of them individually, creating a diptych.
Laos, Salvan Prov, Tree Gourds
UK, Waltham Forest (London) Prov, Gent
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Detail
Vietnam, TienGiang Prov, BreadBaked
Thailand, Chanthaburi Prov, Landscape
Turkey, Sakarya Prov, Parasol
Er Che Du Ma eventually left her small village near Moshuo Lake on the border between Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China for school in the big city of Kunming. In the time of her grandmother, the women did not marry and were the landowners.
Taiwan, Taipei City (TW-TPE) Prov, Girl Scout Cookies
Turkey, Antalya Prov, Shepherds