The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean takes readers on a photographic walking tour of the world’s largest inland sea. Readers of the book are able to scan QR codes to take them to albums with scores of photos as they trek around Manhattan and on the coasts in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Tunisia.
Here are some of The Idiot’s favorite photographs in the countries covered in The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean.
Manhattan
The Idiot kicks off a walk around Manhattan with his 100-year-old friend Elliott Thompson.
(Photo: Liz Chapin)
Reaching the East River during the walk around Manhattan.
Greece
The Idiot at the top of Mount Olympus in Greece.
Meeting Alexander the Great at his birthplace in Pella, Greece.
Turkey
Discussing life with women at a bus stop on the Mediterranean Sea in Turkey.
Running into a barrier while walking on the Mediterranean Sea in Turkey.
Cyprus
MedTrekkers Liz Chapin and Michael de Glanville MedTrekking through a military zone in Cyprus.
Cooking The Idiot a pizza in Cyprus.
Lebanon
A roller blader on the port in Beirut, Lebanon.
Soldiers walking on the Mediterranean in northern Lebanon.
Israel
The Idiot at the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Meeting an Israeli soldier while walking on the Mediterranean south of Tel Aviv.
Egypt
Discussing the Mediterranean with another MedTrekker in Egypt.
The Idiot was accompanied by an armed escort during much of his MedTrek in Egypt.
Tunisia
Enjoying a seaside lunch on the Mediterranean in Tunisia.
The Idiot is crowned the Emperor of Carthage after his twenty-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea.
Want more photos?
Scan the QR codes in The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean after getting a copy of the book on Amazon or on Kindle.
Posted on September 18, 2018 by Joel
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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."