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Taking The Long Hard Road To The Soft Orange Pillow

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Joel in Featured, Follow The Idiot, Food, Idiotic Musings, Malaysia, MedTrekking, PR, Style, Travel | Leave a comment

The Idiot just enjoyed a tranquil and secluded retreat at an expansive  Buddhist monastery near Penang, Malaysia, that had only one monk on the premises. The Vivekevana Solitude Grove is perched on two acres of land and has more than three dozen rooms, ranging from an ordination hall, libraries, a kitchen and dormitories to solitary cells and spacious meditation areas  on five separate levels. But the only access — a precarious, slippery path up-and-down a steep mountain slope through a … →

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Why Is The Idiot Exploring The Buddhistic Beauty Of Bhutan?

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Joel in An Odyssey in China & Tibet, Bhutan, Featured, Follow The Idiot, PR, Style, Travel, Weather | Leave a comment

The Idiot, who went to his first Buddhist monastery in Japan in 1967 and is making his fifth visit to the Himalaya Mountains since 1980 (the last was to Tibet in 2010), is spending eleven exhilarating days hiking throughout Bhutan, the Buddhist kingdom squeezed between China and India. Although tourists must contribute $100 a day to a sustainable development fund to visit the country (it’s charged when you get your visa) and are required to hire a guide to see … →

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Where Is The Idiot On His 600-Kilometer Stroll Around Paris?

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Joel in Featured, Follow The Idiot, France, Idiotic Musings, PR, Style, Weather | Leave a comment

The Idiot is continuing his 600-kilometer circumnavigation of Paris on the GR1 long-distance hiking trail and — as he trekked from Fontainebleau to Crécy-la-Chapelle southeast of the French capital — is strolling through countryside featuring enchanting forests, inviting chateaux and majestic medieval churches. Although this is the region of Brie cheese, he still hasn’t seen a cow. Here’s what you missed.                                       … →

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How Did The Idiot End The Olympics In Paris Today?

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Joel in Featured, Follow The Idiot, France, MedTrekking, PR, Style | Leave a comment

The Idiot concluded the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris today by completing the 50-kilometer hike around the perimeter of the city on the GR75 (GR stands for grand randonnée, or long-distance hike, and 75 is the designated number of the Paris region). The final section of the walk, which was created as part of the French bid for the Olympics, went from Cité Universitaire in the southern part of the city to the Parc de la Villette, where the pleasant … →

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Why Is The Idiot Walking Around Paris During The Olympics?

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Joel in Featured, Follow The Idiot, France, Idiotic Musings, PR, Style, Travel | Leave a comment

One intriguing aspect of France’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics was the creation of a 50-kilometer hiking path around the perimeter of Paris Known as the  GR75 (GR stands for grand randonnée, or long-distance hike, and 75 is the designated number of the Paris region of the country), the pleasant urban walk zig-zags into picturesque neighborhoods, meanders through verdant parks, follows out-of-use train tracks, wanders through busy shopping areas, crosses canals and the Seine River, and features lots … →

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What Did The Idiot Do Between Swimming In The Seine And The Olympics?

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Joel in Featured, Follow The Idiot, France, Idiotic Musings, Mediterranean Pix, PR, Style, Travel, Weather | Leave a comment

What did The Idiot do after his swim in the Seine River on July 4 went viral? There was so much publicity, from French media and “India Today” to “The New Yorker” and “The Wall Street Journal,” that The Idiot fled to the south of France and the Mediterranean  Sea for a break before the Paris mayor unlocks thousands of port-a-potties through the city on July 26 to inaugurate the Summer Olympics.                 … →

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