I didn’t decide by myself to head to Crete, Greece’s largest island in the southern Aegean, to MedTrek for two months. First I went to pay tribute to, and get some guidance from, the iconic Oracle at Delphi. Circe Read more
What’s the reaction to "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness, and Magic on the Mediterranean" e-book published in 2013? What thoughts do Idiot-ic fans and detractors have about The Idiot and his ongoing walk around the Mediterranean Read more
Why not fall in love with a good book in 2014? Get author and professional wanderer Joel Stratte-McClure's fully interactive and cutting edge e-book, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness, and Magic on the Read more
Buying bling (think a Ford GT and a small plane) from a high school friend and billionaire pharmaceutical magnate in Redding, CA, after seeing Ford v Ferrari.Read more
The Idiot, who is currently writing The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking The Mediterranean, wore over twenty different caps and a crown while MedTrekking through Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Tunisia during the past five years. Read more
Forget the feel-good nonsense about 70 being the new 50 (or 60).
A study this week indicates that 70 is the perfect age. That’s perhaps why The Idiot’s classmates, from kindergarten through graduate school, are throwing so many birthday parties this year. Read more
The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking The Mediterranean, which will be published on July 31, doesn’t kick off in Izmir, Turkey, where The Idiot ended the second book about his walk around the Mediterranean Sea. Read more
The Idiot blithely endured the Arctic temperatures, icy conditions, coastal floods, power outages, burst pipes and frozen snow during the recent “bomb cyclone” storm on the east coast. Read more
The Idiot posted 313 daily “Where Is The Idiot Today?” blog posts and 52 weekly “Follow The Idiot” blog articles in 2017. Here, quite randomly, are some of his favorite photos, comments or musings posted throughout the year: Read more