Caught promoting The Idiot and the Odyssey II at the Temple of Deir el-Bahr built by his muse Hatshepsut, the longest reigning female pharaoh in Egypt.
Hatshepsut, born in 1508 B.C, ruled for 20 years and is considered one of Egypt’s most successful pharaohs. She’s also The Idiot’s latest muse, which he told anyone who cared to listen in the cafe at the Temple of Deir el-Bahr
(Photo: Bertrand Enfablier, photographer artistique)
Hatshepsut is The Idiot’s favorite pharaoh, and current muse, largely because of the romantic setting of the Temple of Deir el-Bahr in Luxor.
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."