Featured articles from Sébastien H. Brousseau — handpicked guides on living, travelling, dining and doing business in Thailand.
The 100 Years Market (Talat Roi Pi) at night – a retro-style dining and shopping destination in Korat. Talat Roi Pi: The 100 Years Market in Korat Despite its name, the 100 Years Market (Thai: ตลาดร้อยปี, Talat Roi Pi) is not actually a century old. Built around 2015 on 3 rai of land, it was…
George and Dragon Pub (closed)n THIS PLACE IS NOW CLOSED,UNFORTUNATELY. Monkey Bar is now one of the most popular bar with expats with the Sports River Bar in Joho. nKorat’s Western LandmarknnFor more than 12 years the George & Dragon Pub has been in business, serving as the standard-bearer for Western style pubs and eateries…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSj2M08V0WQ Absolutely new stunning restaurant in Korat. It opened about a month ago: Jade Cuisine. It’s located exactly where BALI restaurant was many years ago. On Phonsean street, in front of Anuban or Suranaree School. They are on Facebook at “Jade Cuisine” or something like that. (I saw “cuisin” too) Jade cuisine is not cheap:…
Phi Ta Khon: Thailand’s Most Colourful Ghost Festival In the small town of Dan Sai in Loei province, once a year the spirits come out to dance. The Phi Ta Khon festival, sometimes called the Ghost Festival or the Thai version of Halloween, though it predates that comparison by centuries, is one of the most…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mq7bmXZu6g Nice restaurant offering Southern Thai food near Wat Salawan. Try the Kua King, or Gai Ruen Khem. Open from early to 8 pm. It’s called KRUA PAK TAI which means “cuisine of the South”. The owner is from Nakhon Si Thammarat. Here’s the google map location: https://goo.gl/maps/DuXV9vGjAZC2 Useful Legal Resources for Expats in Thailand…
Thai Food –Taste In The Extreme French cuisine is marked by refined and subtle flavours. Japanese palates lust for the essence and purity of fresh ingredients. Indian curries are intricate webs of spice developed over millennia (and simmered almost as long). In the Thai kitchen, however, taste rules supreme. What is Thai Food? The Thai…
Lan Luk Maii Deang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swt2z8-jrAE « Lan Luk Maii Deang » is a nice Thai restaurant behind the main Tesco-Lotus in Korat. It is just at the back entrance or back exit of that main Tesco-Lotus. I used to go there around 2005-2008 but stopped for different reasons. The «yellow curry crab » (Poo Pad…
Baan Dam — The Black House of Chiang Rai Most visitors to Chiang Rai come for the White Temple. Wat Rong Khun is spectacular, fully intentional, and photographed a thousand times a day. Baan Dam — the Black House — is fifteen minutes north and almost the exact opposite in every way. Where the White…
Wat Rong Khun : le Temple Blanc de Chaïgraï La plupart des temples de Thaïlande sont anciens. Wat Rong Khun est l’inverse : c’est un projet vivant, toujours en construction, l’œuvre d’un seul artiste qui a décidé que l’art bouddhiste contemporain méritait un monument à la hauteur des anciens. Le résultat est l’un des bâtiments les plus…
Wat Rong Khun: Thailand’s White Temple Most temples in Thailand are old. Wat Rong Khun is the opposite: it is a living project, still being built, the life work of a single artist who decided that contemporary Buddhist art deserved a monument equal to the ancient ones. The result is one of the most photographed…