The Idiot couldn’t walk from Redding, California, to Los Angeles due to an affliction that currently limits his ability to hike long distances. But he did manage to take a road trip that was almost as slow as a MedTrek due to numerous short urban and rural walks, a few zippy presentations about “The Idiot and The Odyssey” and dozens of long chats and meals with family, friends and new acquaintances, including neurosurgeons in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Read more
The Idiot has been advised to put his return to the MedTrek in Egypt on hold due to a diagnosis of “severe spinal canal stenosis” that hampers his ability to enjoyably hike over 30 kilometers a day. But although he’s sidelined until November, he’s got a new project to keep him busy. Read more
The Idiot, who planned to fly to Cairo today, was persuaded to postpone his MedTrek from Gaza across the Sinai Peninsula to Alexandria, Egypt, due to a medical/MRI diagnosis of “severe central spinal stenosis.” The nerve-compressing affliction painfully impacted his hamstrings and led to an oft-excruciating walk from Syria down the coasts of Lebanon and Israel last autumn. Read more
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