The Idiot, who recently completed the MedTrek from Greece to Syria along the Mediterranean Sea, often hungers for images and tastes of Turkey when in the United States.
He’s been known to dream of the battlefields of Gallipoli, the Trojan War in Troy, the past civilizations that inhabited Ephesus, Alexander the Great and the seaside villages visited on and beyond the Lycian Way.
A memorial statue in Gallipoli.
The Trojan Horse in Troy.
The Library at Ephesus.
Alexander the Great at the Antalya Museum.
The Mamure Castle.
The Sabanci Central Mosque.
Fortunately it’s easy as pumpkin pie to find Turkey in the USA during the week of Thanksgiving.
The “First Thanksgiving,” and perhaps the first Turkey, is the cover of The New Yorker magazine this week.
“My Life As A Turkey” is being promoted on PBS television stations.
“When Turkeys Attack” on Destination America.
Turkey sandwiches are created with various ingrediencts in different shapes and sizes.
You can get to know your personal Turkey for about $50.
Replicas of Turkey come in all colors.
There’s no reason for The Idiot to return to Turkey in November when he’s got all the trimmings in the USA.
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."