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Joel | Follow the Idiot - Part 26

What’s It Like Going On Daily Solo Hikes During A Pandemic Lockdown?

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The Idiot has been taking state-approved 7-14 mile daily solo hikes during the lockdown in rural Redding, California, to help maintain his physical, spiritual, mental and emotional condition. He hasn’t hiked this consistently, in fact, since he went on long outings during his twenty-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea from 1998-2018.

2025

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The Idiot returns to California to welcome 2025 after a book tour in Paris and London to bid adieu to 2024.

What Was It Like To MedTrek In Southern Turkey Before The Pandemic?

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The Idiot and MedTrekker Liz Chapin were treated to constant examples of Turkish hospitality, or misafir, during their pre-pandemic hike through southern Turkey to the Syria border. Today Turkey, like most other countries, is practicing social distancing.

Who Did The Idiot Walk With, And Into, In The Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus?

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The Idiot, who is fortunate to be able to solo walk for 7-12 miles daily during the ongoing pandemic lockdown in Northern California, recently recalled the carefree hike he took across the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus during his 20-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea.

DeBlogging

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Discontinuing his Where Is The Idiot Today? blog after fastidiously posting over 2,500 daily items and photo(s) during the past seven years.      

Isn’t It Fun To Remember The Thrill Of Social Proximity During The Idiot’s MedTrek In Israel?

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The Idiot, currently in vigilant pandemic-inspired isolation and diligently practicing social distancing in California, recalled his MedTrek along the Mediterranean Sea in Israel where he was able practice social proximity with people he met between Lebanon and Gaza.