How does The Idiot avoid getting lost, or losing his sense of self, in Washington, DC?
He tweets, texts or emails selfies to the president and a few other elected officials wherever he goes in the nation’s Capitol.
Here’s a sampling of what he sent to his eclectic elected recipients around noon on a recent sunny weekday.
The Idiot is leaving an Airbnb near the White House in Washington, DC.
The Idiot is walking through a park towards the White House.
The Idiot is taking a photo for the ID badge required to enter the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
The Idiot is having trouble finding the secret back door entrance to the White House.
The Idiot is having trouble finding the front door entrance to the White House.
The Idiot is finally getting into the White House.
The president is photo bombing an Idiot selfie.
The Idiot is having a cappuccino to calm down after all the selfie action in Washington, DC.
(Photo: Sonia Stratte-McClure)
The Idiot is trying to find his car, with “BAD MONK” plates, to get out of Washington, DC.
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."