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Why Is The Idiot Offering YOU A Free Trip To The Amazon For Christmas?

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Joel in Cyprus, Egypt, Featured, Follow The Idiot, France, Greece, Idiotic Musings, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking, Monaco, Morocco, PR, Spain, Style, Travel, USA | Leave a comment

The time has come for YOU to visit the Amazon and expand your travel horizons for Christmas. Just take a look at what you’ll find @ https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B004KA6V5O?_encoding=UTF8&node=2656022011&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader Interested in more about the pleasures and perils of this trip? Listen to a recent interview with The Idiot on NPR’s “Nancy’s Bookshelf” @ https://www.mynspr.org/show/nancys-bookshelf/2024-09-18/nancys-bookshelf-a-short-swim-in-the-seine-river       Continue with The Idiot’s second book in “The Idiot and the Odyssey” trilogy of travel narratives.    

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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.

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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).

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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.

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