Having a last coffee in Biarritz, France, before TGVing it to Paris to continue promoting The Idiot and the Odyssey trio of travel narratives.
The Idiot has his last oceanside coffee in Biarritz before catching a fast train to Paris. (Photo: Mary Russell)
Saying au revoir to Biarritz lovers.
Waving goodbye to Biarritz surfers outside his hotel room on the Chambre d’Amour beach.
Watching someone else wave goodbye to her Biarritz surfer.
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."