Want to highlight Christmas for your literary-inclined loved ones by generously giving them an original two-of-a-kind modestly priced gift?

Want to present friends and enemies on your Yuletide shopping list with an opportunity to take a magical mystery tour around the Mediterranean Sea without leaving home?

Merry Idiot-ic Christmas gifts on display in Geneva, Switzerland.

Then don’t hesitate to order autographed and individually inscribed copies of both “The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean” and “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean.” Simply let The Idiot know the name of your recipient and he’ll sign both books, write personalized inscriptions and put them in the mail.

Volume 1: a peachy present.

Volume II: a real cliffhanger.

Interested? Simply email The Idiot (joelsm@mac.com), provide him with the recipient’s details and let him take it from there. The $29.99 price tag (payment by PayPal is preferred) includes the cost of both Idiot-ic volumes and postage within the United States (gift wrapping or cards are each $7.50 extra).

Book signing in Cannes, France.

And if you’ve read both books but still want to support The Idiot check out the wide array of fashion, desktop, culinary and fanciful articles at The Idiot’s Store @ http://www.cafepress.com/followtheidiot.

It’s never too cold for Idiot-ic garments.

People go crazy when they become Idiot-ic fashionistas.

Have a Merry Idiot-ic Christmas.

Photos: Liz Chapin and Joel Stratte-McClure

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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."