After rigorously MedTrekking the savage coast of southern Turkey, The Idiot is now cruising and schmoozing on the French Riviera as a guest guide for The Blue Walk (www.thebluewalk.com).

The Idiot Blue Walks in Cannes.

These comparatively easy seaside hikes take American women on mesmerizing half-day strolls between Cannes and the Italian border. One favorite Blue Walk, around the Cap d’Antibes, was where The Idiot began the MedTrek described in The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean.

A bay on the Cap d’Antibes.

The Idiot on the Cap d’Antibes.

The Idiot’s accommodation is as comfy as the walks. He’s squatting a penthouse apartment in the old town of Nice that looks onto roofs, the cathedral and the sea. There’s even a washing machine.

Penthouse view.

Hanging the wash.

It’s not all hard work. The Idiot manages to get in a swim everyday; visits old friends like Nall, now the artist-in-resident in Monaco; catches sunsets from his terrace; and enjoys a delicious cappuccino when he crosses the border from France into Italy.

A swimming hole in Nice.

Playing with Nall in Monaco.

Nice Nice sunset.

A real cappuccino at the France/ Italy border.

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About Joel

Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."