SawasdeeKat

If you recall our last thrilling instalment – a saga involving frigates playing target practice, customs officials with the moral compass of a weathervane in a hurricane, and an engine that abandoned its post with the cowardice of a ship’s rat

You don’t own a boat; you join a cult.

(and Why We Almost Joined a Montenegrin Chain Gang) Not me sleeping on a hammock... People ask us, with a glint of envy in their eyes and...

A tasty trip to Thailand and Kuala Lumpur Well, hello again, you glorious land-dwellers. Heath here, reporting from the front lines of a...

We’d settled into the rhythm of Porto Montenegro like a well-worn sea shanty. By day, the breathtaking fortress town of Kotor—a fjord-like bay clutched by mountains so sheer you’d think the gods had a dramatic flair for landscaping.

Ah, Montenegro. The very name sounds like a Bond villain’s preferred holiday spot. Sophisticated. Dangerous. Expensive. Perfect for the crew of the good ship Sawasdeekat

We’d been AWOL from the high seas for a spell. Blame Pookie’s culinary prowess. She’d been back in Blighty, absolutely rocking Quaglino’s kitchen – doubled their takings, no less, probably by sheer force of personality and incredible food. Then, she swanned back onto MasterChef, this time.....

A Tale of an adventurous threesome in cracking corfu and a trip to the UK for food festivals and MasterChef Cooking and Judging.

From chaotic customs to the eventual serenity of corfu and its Islands, this blog shares it all.

Scilla was the kind of place travel writers call "undiscovered" and locals call "home."

Ah, Rome. The Eternal City. The place where history lurks around every corner, occasionally tripping you up with a stray cobblestone or...

Five villages, each more postcard-perfect than the last, clinging to the Ligurian coastline like stubborn barnacles on a particularly scenic rock.

Read all about how we missed out on THE BEST seats possible in Monaco's F1 Grand Prix.. oh and a bit about sailing.

We sail alone the French Riveria and pass such beautiful places as St Tropez, Cannes, Menton & Monaco

A Whirlwind of Adventure, Art, and (Almost) Disaster: Our Spring Escapades in Spain and Beyond...

Ah, dear reader, gather ‘round. For once, this isn’t a tale of high-seas adventure or a culinary catastrophe in the galley. No, this is a...

Ah, the sweet relief of dropping anchor after a 400-mile sailing ordeal from Cartagena to El Masnou. We staggered onto dry land like...

Ah, 2021—the year we finally slapped a name on our floating home Sawasdeekat, and shoved her back into the water where she belonged.

Here in 012 Heath & Pookie get used to the cost of boat ownership, see Cartagena & Spain at its best & meet the Liveaboard Community

Between MasterChef madness, impromptu street parties, & a wayward passport, our summer was less anything but smooth sailing