Contemplating a sabbatical in the Gascony chateau in Lupiac, France, where the musketeer d’Artagnan was born around 1615.
The Idiot has thrice visited the chateau where d’Artagnan, who served King Louis XIV as the captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, was born around 1615. He did not find the residence on airbnb and is looking forward to resolving some serious questions about the WiFi before inking the deal.
“D’Artagnan, whose real name was Charles de Batz, was born here around 1615. He was killed at the siege of Maastricht in 1673.”
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."
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