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Joel | Follow the Idiot - Part 466

Sexy Seaside Sculptures Complement Classical Sicily

Posted on by Joel in Follow The Idiot, MedTrekking | 18 Comments

How does the city of Giardini Naxos complement its Neolithic, Bronze Age, Greek and Roman archeological treasures? It commissions sculptures with historic connotations and modern twists for its palm-lined beachfront on the Mediterranean Sea. One prominent piece is artist

Rockin’ And Rollin’ On Sicily’s Cyclops’ Coast

Posted on by Joel in Follow The Idiot, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking | 20 Comments

I MedTrekked 6,869 kilometers to arrive at Sicily’s Riviera dei Ciclopi, or the Cyclops’ Coast, for an intentionally slow Sunday stroll. Why did I want to have a very easy and mellow day? First I intended to savor the

Priceless Path, Shabby Shoes, Ruined Ruins

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The former railway track gets The Idiot’s coveted rating as an ideal MedTrek trail. Don’t leave Syracuse, Sicily, without MedTrekking, biking,

Cruising Unarrested Into Arresting Syracuse

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I’m amazed that I don’t get arrested more often during my MedTrek around Sicily in search of Odysseus and other legends of Greek mythology. I had to break/sneak into two places

MedTrekking to Syracuse, Augusta and Florida?

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No, The Idiot is not back in the USA. But I’ll be hiking through these towns as I continue my walking adventure along Sicily’s eastern coast to Messina. After a glorious weekend walkabout in Gozo and a queasy

Has Anyone Here Slept With A Beautiful And Immortal Nymph Named Calypso?

Posted on by Joel in Follow The Idiot, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking | 17 Comments

Malta is, compared to Sicily, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. And everyone on Malta considers nearby Gozo a really small island. So I didn’t think that it would be too difficult to find