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.
Here are just a few examples why the Wild Man made The Idiot appear rational and sane as they traveled together.
The Wild Man constantly forced The Idiot to take corny photographs, like this with one with the four musketeers in Condom.
The Wild Man insisted on finishing every meal with lots of cheese.
The Wild Man insisted on concluding every meal with lots of cheese.
The Wild Man insisted on visiting Condom, France, and demanded a photo with a dirty condom (sign).
The Wild Man insisted on swimming six times a day in lakes, rivers or the Atlantic Ocean.
The Wild Man liked having his picture taken by preying paparazzi everywhere they went.
The Wild Man insisted on being photographed with every famous celebrity and author he visited with The Idiot.
The Wild Man demanded to hit a bar every evening at 7 pm.
The Wild Man always smiled ravenously while he ate twice as much as anyone at the table.
The Wild Man threw a party for pals in Paris when he concluded his assignment in southwestern France.
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