Who Did The Idiot Walk With, And Into, In The Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus?

The Idiot, who is fortunate to be able to solo walk for 7-12 miles daily during the ongoing pandemic lockdown in Northern California, recently recalled the carefree hike he took across the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus during his 20-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea.
Here are some of the people he walked with, and into, while MedTrekking on the northern half of the third largest island in the Mediterranean.

The Idiot kicked off his walk in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with Liz Chapin and Michael de Glanville.

Michael de Glanville gives his wife Viola a hug before taking the risk to join The Idiot on the MedTrek in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Discussing the logistic of walking in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with Michael de Glanville after a particularly grueling day on the path. (Photo: Liz Chapin)

The Idiot and Liz Chapin meet a man harvesting capers, which are found throughout Cyprus.

The Idiot and Liz Chapin hike above the Mediterranean Sea in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (Photo: Michael de Glanville)

The Idiot hikes with Chris Elliott, the co-founder and chief editor of the “cyprusscene” website, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (Photo: Michael de Glanville)

The Idiot attends the first yoga festival in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with Liz Chapin and Michael and Viola de Glanville.

The Idiot negotiates the purchase of tomatoes and peppers from two young salesmen in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

MedTrekking near the seaside in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with Liz Chapin. (Photo: Michael de Glanville)

Posing for an after-dinner picture with Margaret Sheard of “cyrpusscene” and the family that owns his favorite restaurant in Dipkarpaz. (Photo: Chris Elliott)

Exploring the ruins at Salamis with MedTrekker Michael Knipe. (Photo: Liz Chapin)

Three MedTrekkers — Michael de Glanville, Michael Knipe and The Idiot — are still standing at the end of a long day’s hike in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (Photo: Liz Chapin)

MedTrekking on the seaside in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with Liz Chapin. (Photo: Michael de Glanville)

Having tea with a group of schoolteachers enjoying a “Karpaz man weekend” outing on the Mediterranean Sea in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (Photo: Liz Chapin)

Discussing his walk around Cyprus and the Mediterranean Sea with with Denise Phillips on her Bayrak Radio International show in Nicosia. The interview will be updated and rebroadcast on April 11-12, 2020.

Read more about the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the southern half of the island, in The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean.

 

 

 

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Posted on April 7, 2020 by Joel in Cyprus, Featured, Follow The Idiot, Idiotic Musings, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking, Travel, Turkey, Weather

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."

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