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
USA, Guam, Native Poster
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Roundabout Bridge
N Ireland, Belfast Prov, Night Scene
Bangladesh, Sylhet Prov, Stret Vendor
Turkey, Rize Prov, Umbrellas
Greenland, Warming Island, off coast of Liverpool Land, The Pyramid of the Middle Finger, 2006 - The pyramid in this photograph is the high point of the middle of Warming Island's three fingers, notable geologic features that originally caught explorer Dennis Schmitt's attention and led him to discover the new island.
Peru, Inti Raymi At Sacsayhuaman, 1979 - The stone work at Sacsuaman is amongst the most incredible I have seen. As visible in this photograph, enormous stones are fitted one on top of the other. What is not visible here is that, even though the stones are sometimes on the order of 3 meters across, you cannot fit a quarter in between some of them, so fine is the workmanship! This is incredible considering it was made centuries ago. This vintage photograph was taken with a Kodak Instamatic on my second international trip, a six month journey overland across Central and South America. (Photo 110 format from Jeff Shea Travel Archives)
Turkey, Dogubayazit, 1984 - After crossing the Iranian border into Turkey, I came to the town of Dogubeyazit in eastern Turkey. The Ishak Pasha Palace of Dogubeyazit is shown here.
India, Oxen And Camel Working Water Well, 1984 - I walked from Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, across the Indian countryside to the Taj Mahal in Agra. I saw many new and interesting sites. Here, farmers use teams of oxen and a camel to turn the water wheels. Some villages had pumps, but the endless, deafening racket created by their engines destroyed the otherwise serene atmosphere.
Vietnam, An Giang Prov, Brick Wall