Bangkok isn’t a city - it’s a filter. If you need comfort, it will drain you. If you’re curious about how life really works, it pulls you in. Most travelers stay in malls. They look for the version of Thailand that’s easy to swallow. I follow the heat, the noise, and the routines that haven't changed in generations. Here, a $500 rooftop dinner exists right above a $2 street food stall that’s been feeding locals for decades. What can surprises you: 1️⃣ The Heat: You don’t escape it - you adapt. 2️⃣ The Food Logic: Plastic stools. No menu. Someone yelling in Thai. That’s where the real food lives. 3️⃣ The Contrast: Fancy cars over canal boats and BTS. Luxury and survival sharing the same street. Bangkok doesn’t try to be liked. It just shows you who you are. So tell me: do you look for comfort or contrast? 👇 If you choose contrast, you need the right coordinates. I’ve mapped special locations in Bangkok where the soul is still alive. No tourist traps. No bullshit. Send me "MAP" if you want them.

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Delivering SV Rocinante to Hampton Nov. 12th 2023 CJ & I, and 8 of our fam & crewmates sail and motor Roci from Yankee Point Marina, on the Corrotoman River, off the Rappahannock River to Old Point Comfort Marina in Hampton VA Copyright JD Blackwell 2024

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The Royal Malta Yacht Club hosted its second race of the 2025 season on Saturday evening, when the Thomas Smith Triple Handed Night Race took place. The short handed race began in very light winds, with a shifty breeze and an easterly swell setting the stage for a testing night on the water. As the fleet made its way up the coast, towards the tuna pens outside St. Paul’s Bay, competitors had to navigate higher angles, gybe frequently, and deal with unpredictable wind conditions, particularly close to the fish farms which had to be navigated by most in pitch dark.

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