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
The Idiot, who wrote a column for The Los Angeles Daily News from 2005-2009, loves that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will serve plant-based meals at tonight’s Golden Globe awards ceremony. Read more
The Idiot’s mother, who just celebrated her 100th birthday and became an authentic centenarian, partied from dawn to way past dusk to acknowledge the momentous event. Read more
The Idiot’s recent odyssey in southwestern France saw him eat, pray and rove from Bordeaux to Biarritz and Pèrigueux to Auch. Besides hosting numerous promotional events for “The Idiot and the Odyssey” trilogy of travel narratives, here is just a scintilla of what you missed. Read more
The Idiot just spent twelve days in southwestern France — think Bordeaux, vineyards, châteaux, villages, Gascony, Biarritz, food and friends — with a Wild Man from Australia whom he’s known since they worked together at a Paris magazine in the 1970s. Read more
The Idiot, once a pretentious connoisseur of Bordeaux wines, recently spent a few days leisurely strolling through the grape-growing, wine-producing regions around Bordeaux. Think châteaux, vineyards and wineries in Médoc, Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Read more