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Blog 030: Croatian Capers, Kafkaesque Coast Guards
You don’t own a boat; you join a cult.

Heath Tredell
Oct 12, 202511 min read


Blog 029: A Suitcase Full of Suspicion, A Passport Full of Stamps.
(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...

Heath Tredell
Oct 5, 202511 min read


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

Heath Tredell
Sep 28, 20259 min read


Blog 027: Of Howling Winds, Helicoptering Nappies, and the Quest for Pasta
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.

Heath Tredell
Sep 22, 20257 min read


026 - Montenegro: Where Billionaires, Broken Cars & Boat People Collide
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

Heath Tredell
Sep 15, 20257 min read


025 - The Albanian Bird Mafia & Other Nautical Nuisances
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.....

Heath Tredell
Sep 8, 20258 min read


024 - Corfu Deck Showers & Dazzling Showers of Stardom to Good Food and a MasterChef Return.
A Tale of an adventurous threesome in cracking corfu and a trip to the UK for food festivals and MasterChef Cooking and Judging.

Heath Tredell
Aug 31, 20256 min read


023 - Chaotic Customs & Greek Serenity: Sailing from Italy's Heel to Greece's Doorstep
From chaotic customs to the eventual serenity of corfu and its Islands, this blog shares it all.

Heath Tredell
Aug 16, 20258 min read


022 - Sicilian Misadventures: A Shenanigan Sailing Saga of Sunsets, Scams, and Strawberry Cheesecakes in Disguise
Scilla was the kind of place travel writers call "undiscovered" and locals call "home."

Heath Tredell
Jul 11, 20258 min read


021 – From Gladiator Selfies to Secret Coves: Rome & Italy's Best Kept Secret...
Ah, Rome. The Eternal City. The place where history lurks around every corner, occasionally tripping you up with a stray cobblestone or...

Heath Tredell
Jun 30, 20256 min read


020: Leaning Towers, Starlink Tantrums, and Hidden Italian Gems
Five villages, each more postcard-perfect than the last, clinging to the Ligurian coastline like stubborn barnacles on a particularly scenic rock.

Heath Tredell
Jun 21, 20256 min read


019 - Italian Classics, F1 misses & A Surprise Thailand Trip
Read all about how we missed out on THE BEST seats possible in Monaco's F1 Grand Prix.. oh and a bit about sailing.

Heath Tredell
May 27, 20256 min read


018: How to Sail the French Riviera (Without a Clue)
We sail alone the French Riveria and pass such beautiful places as St Tropez, Cannes, Menton & Monaco

Heath Tredell
May 27, 20256 min read


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

Heath Tredell
Apr 13, 20256 min read


016 - The Chronicles of Thailand: Temples, Ferraris, and a Hook in My Eyebrow
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...

Heath Tredell
Apr 2, 20258 min read


015 - Zombies, Tapas, & Medieval Banquets - How Winter in Spain Was Anything But Lonely
Ah, the sweet relief of dropping anchor after a 400-mile sailing ordeal from Cartagena to El Masnou. We staggered onto dry land like...

Heath Tredell
Mar 27, 20256 min read


013 - Sawasdeekat & The Year of Chaos, Cats, and Culinary Chaos
Ah, 2021—the year we finally slapped a name on our floating home Sawasdeekat, and shoved her back into the water where she belonged.

Heath Tredell
Mar 26, 20256 min read


012 – Sawasdeekat & the Art of Surviving Spouses, Storms, and Roman Festivals
Here in 012 Heath & Pookie get used to the cost of boat ownership, see Cartagena & Spain at its best & meet the Liveaboard Community

Heath Tredell
Mar 26, 20256 min read


014 - Sawasdeekat’s Summer of Chaos: Passports, Parties, and (Accidental) Nudist Beaches
Between MasterChef madness, impromptu street parties, & a wayward passport, our summer was less anything but smooth sailing

Heath Tredell
Mar 26, 20256 min read


011 – New Boat Owners get making a good boat great!
Episode 11 of this great British Couple's Journey into Boat Ownership and world travel

Heath Tredell
Apr 11, 202411 min read
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