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Joel | Follow the Idiot - Part 211

Beached Starbucks

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Comforted and surprised to find a Starbucks, albeit closed, on a winter-deserted Mediterranean beach in Egypt.

Mediterranean Sunrise

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Awakening precisely at sunrise at his squat on the Mediterranean Sea in Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt, to resume the MedTrek towards Libya.

Why Did The Idiot’s March Return To The MedTrek in Egypt Become All About TSA Groin Scrutiny?

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Flights from The Idiot’s California basecamp back to his walk around the Mediterranean Sea are usually uneventful. But a blog item that he posted when he was among the first passengers to encounter the Transport Security Administration’s (TSA) new and more intimate pat-down regulations that came into effect when he flew on March 2 produced a media frenzy.

Cairo

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Moving from a freezing Boston winter to the clement climes of a Cairo spring.

Good Morning America

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Appearing briefly on Good Morning America (ABC, March 5) to discuss reaction to his “TSA Pat Down” blog item (March 3).

Cold Stroll

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Taking a breezy and chilly (19 °F) stroll on an Atlantic Ocean bay in Cohasset, MA, before flying to Egypt to resume the MedTrek.