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
Atlantic Ocean, Iceberg, 2006 - This trip was the first time I had been in a ship in waters where icebergs were a daily sight. They often were spectacular, offering photographic opportunities, and, more importantly, a chance for the imagination to run, as a child imagines castles in ice cream.
Latvia, Tukuma Prov, Beach -
Turkey, Hakkari Prov, Mountain Scene
Myanmar, Shan Prov, Landscape Temple
Slovenia, Ribnica Na Pohorju Prov, Walking Woman
N Ireland, Limavady Prov, Country Farm
Turkey, Artvin Prov, Plantation Hills
Germany, Baden-Wurtenburg Province, Original Pieter Spits When You Pull His Tie!, 2008, IMG_6096 - The man in the chair is wearing a traditional costume of the Staufen region in southwest Germany. The woman is a tourist from the USA. She bought what she called an "original Pieter." She is explaining that when you pull its tie, it spits water. She still needed to buy batteries and fill the reservoir with water. The elderly gentleman laughed continually for minutes. He laughed with the glee of a child!
Philippines, Mountain Prov, Bay-Yo Rice Terraces
Bangladesh, Kishorenganj Prov, Kettles Drink