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
Estonia, Saaremaa Prov, Toy Windmill -
Latvia, Valkas Prov, Yellow Mushroom -
Slovenia, Bohinj Prov, Searching For Nectar
N Ireland, Down Prov, Lighthouse
China, Yunnan Prov, Yi Girls
Ireland, Tipperary Prov, The Greyhound Pub
Nauru, Frigate Birds, 2002 - In Nauru, someone had invented a way to catch frigate birds, a bird not normally kept in captivity. He had them in a net on the ocean side.
Turkey, Cappadocia, Gnome Caps, 1984 - Cappadocia in Turkey was one of the most interesting places I ever visited. Over 150 churches have been built into the fairy-tale like pinnacles.
Thailand, Loei Prov, Upper Mekong River
Ireland, Leitrim Province, We Are All Ghosts In Time, 2008, IMG_5528CU1 - Photography is the relationship between time and light. If one views reality from the perspective of an open shutter, capturing everything at once with respect to a finite amount of time, but longer than our eye normally sees, then we are like ghosts, coming and going, and leaving ethereal traces of ourselves wherever we go.