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
Slovenia, Verzej Province, Tree, 2006, IMG_4978r4 -
Thailand, Yala Prov, Umbrella Rider
Australia, Lord Howe, Balls Pyramid, Side View, 2001 - Balls Pyramid, shown in this photograph, is the tallest stack in the world, at 562 meters of elevation. A stack is a steep pillar of rock jutting out of the ocean. This lies 13 miles from Lord Howe Island, a possession of Austrailia, 440 miles to the east.
Iran, Four Guys on Motorbike, 1984 - On my journey across Iran, these four men passed the landrover I was in.
Vietnam, Ha Tay Prov, Valley
Cambodia, Angkor Wat, Aspareses, 1996 - Of all the temples in the world, I would rate Angkor Wat as the finest Although the pyramids of Egypt are the most grand, the reliefs of Angkor Wat are magnificent. They line wall after wall of this grand temple.
Mali, Mopti Area, Bozo Girl, 1987 - When I was in Mopti I hired a canoe to take me to an island in the middle of the Niger river. In 1987, the area around Mopti was still very old-world. The women were bare-breasted. I have always thought that women should not be restricted to wearing clothes to cover their breasts. It seems natural that they should be able to decide for themselves, and it it gives them more freedom and comfort not to wear a top, they should have that right. Wasn't it part of nature's plan that one should enjoy the beauty of women's bodies?
Thailand, Amnat Charoen Prov, Tree Bark
Slovenia, Metlika Prov, Ant On Flower
Taiwan, Kaohsiung City Prov, Temple Alter