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
Slovenia, Nazarje Prov, Building Side
Slovenia, Kranj Prov, Peeling Sign
Turkey, Karaman Prov, Night Highway
Latvia, Bauskas Prov, Pole Sock -
Papua New Guinea, Orchid, Red And Yellow, 1983 - A spectacular red and yellow miniature orchid, only one-inch high, lines the trail across Tekap valley. Ed, the American doctor in Mendi, taught me to appreciate the barely perceptible nuances of the bush. Miniature orchids are sometimes hidden from view, growing under overhanging moss in small creeks.
Guanabo Girl, 1998
Cuba, Guanabo Province - 8x10 film
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Buddha Detail
Slovenia, Horjul Prov, Church On A Hill
Singapore, Waterfront, 2007 - This photograph shows the area in front of the lion fountain on the water's edge, across from the Fullerton Hotel. It shows the 'armadillo-shaped" building (the municipal auditorium) and the area around the Pan Pacific, Marriott and Pan Pacific Hotels, among others. Singapore is alive at night in this area.
Indonesia, Komodo, Forked Tongue, 2006 - Komodo dragons have forked tongue. They are nasty creatures, sort of prehistoric. We heard that not long before we got there, one of them ate its own baby. They have been known to devour humans.