The Idiot has been traveling with a small statue of Hotei, the Laughing Buddha who was a wandering monk in the ninth century, for the past two weeks.
Here are just a few of the people, places and things that the two visited together between Los Angeles, the south of France and a few Greek islands.
The Laughing Buddha at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
The Laughing Buddha at an Apple Store in Pasadena, California.
The Laughing Buddha at the “Torso” sculpture on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA.
The Laughing Buddha talking to Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 1.65-year-old granddaughter, in Highland Park, California.
The Laughing Buddha explaining to Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 1.65-year-old granddaughter, how to make a collect call on an old school telephone.
The Laughing Buddha in an airport duty free store.
The Laughing Buddha outside a chateau in the south of France.
The Laughing Buddha meeting a colleague at a restaurant in Golfe-Juan, France.
The Laughing Buddha after a visit to Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
The Laughing Buddha on a ferry between the islands of Kos and Patmos in Greece.
The Laughing Buddha lighting a candle at a Greek Orthodox chapel on the island of Patmos in Greece.
The Laughing Buddha outside a monastery in Patmos, Greece.
The Laughing Buddha visiting the Cave of the Apocalypse in Patmos, Greece.
Posted on May 13, 2019 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."