This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2450 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
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Slovenia, Lasko Prov, Feeding Ant In Sunlit Leaves
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Thailand, Phangnga Prov, Coast Scene
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Laos, Vientiane Prov, Butterfly
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Turkey, Usak Prov, Mosque
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Central African Republic, Bayanga, Pygmy Portrait, 2000 -This young Pygmy woman's eyebrows have been scarified and tatooed. She has a striking visage.
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Turkey, Corum Prov, Night Onion Vendor
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Estonia, Hiumaa Prov, Boat On Land -
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Turkey, Artvin Prov, Landscape
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Kayah Woman, 2012
Myanmar, Kayah Province (Division) - 8x10 film
The Long-Neck, or Giraffe-Necked woman are originally from Kayah State in Myanmar. To travel there required a permit. I had seen them before in Mae Hong Son Province in Western Thailand, but there, they are refugees. Like many customs involving disfigurement, this one is dying out. Typically, only the old women wear the neck rings. There is a photo on this site from Mae Hong Son of a girl wearing the rings, but these were removable. The woman in this photograph is one of the last remaining original Long Necked Woman. I found her in a house in a village on the side of the road.
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Turkey, Karabuk Prov, Night