Where did The Idiot walk before heading to the south of France to appropriately fête his 75th birthday on July 31?
Check out his early morning roam and ramblings in Paris and the continuation of his ongoing 600-kilometer (373 miles) circumnavigation of the French capital on the iconic Grande Randonnée 1 blazed hiking path.
The Idiot enjoys early morning summer walks on the Seine in Paris where he can admire the Conciergerie and other monumental buildings.
Lovers’ locks still adorn bridges across the Seine in Paris during the summer of ‘23.
Efforts to make the Seine swimmable before next year’s Olympics may not succeed based on the algae seen by The Idiot during a walk in July 2023.
The Idiot’s barge on the Seine in Paris is a symbol of tranquility on a summer morning.
The quais of the Seine have again been converted to beaches during the summer of ‘23.
The Place Saint-Michel in Paris at sunrise.
The Idiot relaxes in Luxembourg Gardens after a morning hike in Paris.
The Idiot admires flowers left for just-deceased (July 16) actor/singer Jane Birken at the former home (and soon-to-be museum) of Serge Gainsbourg, her partner from 1968-80 and the father of their actor/singer daughter Charlotte. (Photo: Christina de Liagre)
The Idiot’s son Luke joined him for lunch in Paris after a morning stroll.
The Idiot always orders a healthy dessert during lunch after a morning walk in Paris.
The title of the next book in “The Idiot and the Odyssey” series of travel narratives was prompted by the name of a store in Paris.
“The Idiot et l’Odyssex.”
The Idiot’s son Luke joined him on his ongoing 600-kilometer (373 miles) circumnavigation of Paris on the iconic Grande Randonnée 1 blazed hiking path.
The Idiot’s son Luke joined him on his ongoing 600-kilometer (373 miles) circumnavigation of Paris.
A peaceful swing found by The Idiot near Rambouillet on his ongoing 600-kilometer (373 miles) circumnavigation of Paris on the iconic Grande Randonnée 1 blazed hiking path.
A village church in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines greeted The Idiot on his ongoing 600-kilometer (373 miles) circumnavigation of Paris.
The Idiot kicks off a simple lunch with escargots at Les Terasses de Clairefontaine during his 600-kilometer (373 miles) circumnavigation of Paris.
The Idiot enjoys walking through pesticide-free countryside during his hike around Paris.
The Idiot is interviewed by a French television crew about the food he eats during his ongoing 600-kilometer (373 miles) circumnavigation of Paris.
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."