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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

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Where is the Idiot Today?

Preparing to zennily float down the Sacramento River in an inflatable raft before it gets too hot in Redding, California. Read more

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Blithely Reaching the Rock of Cefalu

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Joel in Follow The Idiot, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking | 6 Comments

The center of Cefalu is on the other side of that mountainous rock.

It took me seven days to walk 226-kilometers from Messina to Greek-created Cefalu and its dominating fortified Rock that includes a well-known Temple of Diana. And what did I find when I had a Read more

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Youthful Romance Blossoms on the Sicilian Seaside

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Joel in Follow The Idiot, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking | 4 Comments

“Window on the Sea”

This colossal sculpture is called “Window on the Sea” but when I walked by it in Torremuzza Reitano today I thought I’d rename it “Manueliana” in tribute to the love story I’d just heard.

There are five ristorantes/pizzerias/trattorias in San Stefano di Camastra on Sicily’s Read more

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MedTrek Fashion Walk On The Sicilian Seaside

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Joel in Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking | 7 Comments

Italians are still fanatic about wearing branded clothes (and don’t even get me started about their attitude towards shoes). In fact, one guy I met today in Sant’Agata di Militello had “Fashion Marky,” yes Fashion Marky, written on his sweatshirt.

Naturally I want to be part of the designer name game. Read more

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Sexy Spot For A Sixty-Second Snooze On A Sunny Sunday In Sicily

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Joel in Follow The Idiot, Mediterranean Pix | 6 Comments

I made myself a cheese, tomato and fresh tuna sandwich on the rocks below this being-restored medieval tower (the 16th century Torre delle Ciatole on the seaside just before the village of Gliaca di Paraino) after walking 17 kilometers today (April 25). Then I took a one-minute nap before I continued Read more

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Narrow (Es)Cape In Sicily

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Joel in Follow The Idiot, MedTrekking | 3 Comments

Approaching Cape Marinello between Messina & Palermo in Sicily. Credit: Joel Stratte-McClure

How will I get around, over, under or through this church-crowned, cacti-covered cape just after the little village of Marinello?

A fisherman, who says that the towering Santa Maria di Tintardi is one of the bella-est churches Read more

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