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
Papua New Guinea, Bamboo And Pandanus, 1983 - The villagers filled the green bamboo in this photograph with sago paste. The red pandanus grows wild in New Guinea. Pandanus is remarkable for its color, and it is used for nutrition, but it has little taste.
UK, Bradford Prov, Dresser On Car
Philippines, Tawi Tawi Prov, Salted Fish
UK, Devon Prov, Coastal Road
Congo Zaire, Dead Monkeys for Consumption, 1984 - This is a grotesque but realistic photograph of dead monkeys on the Congo River steamboat. Villagers came up in their canoes and sold them to passengers who stored them in the hold of the vessel until we arrived in Kinshasa. A slit was cut in the monkey's tail, then wrapped around its neck, forming a sort of handle. They were then sold in groups.
Vietnam, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Prov, Motor Bikes
Papua New Guinea, Huli Dancers Back, 1983 - These men wear their bilums, or bags made from the bark of the 'tulip tree', while they dance. They wear belts of bamboo or vine around their waists, then stuff leaves in between the belts and their bodies. This 'skirt' is known as 'arse grass.'
UK, Flintshire Prov, Haruns Kebab House
Slovenia, Mozirje Prov, Bee
Azerbaijan, Beylaqan Prov, Fish For Sale