I'm Sébastien H. Brousseau, a Canadian who moved to Thailand in 2004 and never quite left. Twenty-two years later I spend my time on long road trips through places most foreigners miss, eating things I can't always name, and writing it all down in English and French.
This blog is where those journeys live: travel notes from Isaan to the islands, food finds from Phetchaburi to Roi-Et, and the occasional opinion from someone who has watched Thailand change across two decades from a front-row seat.
I'm also a lawyer. For legal work (wills, property, company set-up, divorce), visit ThaiLawOnline.com, my Thai law firm serving expats in English and French since 2004.
Koh Lanta: The Quieter Andaman Choice Koh Lanta is the name given to two adjacent islands south of Krabi on the Andaman coast. The main island, Koh Lanta Yai (Big Koh Lanta), is 30 km long with a west-facing coast of beaches that catch the sunset directly. It is less developed than Koh Samui or…
Koh Chang: The Jungle Island of the Gulf Koh Chang — ‘Elephant Island’ — is Thailand’s second largest island, a mountainous jungle island in the Gulf of Thailand near the Cambodian border. It is larger than most visitors expect: 30 km long, with peaks rising to 743 metres covered in dense forest that has never…
Hua Hin: The Beach Town Near Bangkok Hua Hin is the closest proper beach to Bangkok — 200 km south, three hours by road or train. It is the oldest resort town in Thailand: the royal family has maintained a palace here since 1926, and the railway hotel built in 1923 is still operating as…
Mae Hong Son: Thailand’s Most Remote Province Mae Hong Son is the furthest province from Bangkok in Thailand and one of the least visited. It borders Myanmar along its entire western edge, and the cultural character of the province reflects this: the Shan people (called Tai Yai in Thai) are the dominant group, with their…
Koh Samui: The Gulf Coast Alternative Koh Samui is Thailand’s second-largest island and the largest in the Samui Archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand. Where Phuket faces the Andaman Sea on Thailand’s western coast, Samui faces east into the warm, sheltered Gulf — a different sea entirely, calmer in different seasons, with different light and…
“C’est si bon” is a bakery that opened on 8 May 2014 in Nakhon Ratchasima. It is located at Times Square, just beside “Chillin”. The owner used to be president of SUT university. He is now retired and decided to open this bakery and coffee shop. The pastry chef studied at Cordon Bleu, a famous…
Pai: The Town That Stops You Pai sits in a valley at 800 metres altitude, three hours north of Chiang Mai by a road that winds through 762 curves in 130 kilometres. People arrive planning to stay two nights and leave two weeks later. It is one of those places — small enough to walk…
Chiang Rai: Thailand’s Northern Frontier Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand, a landscape of mountains, tea plantations, and the slow brown curves of the Mekong and Kok rivers. The city itself — a modest town of 70,000 people — is used by most visitors as a base for day trips to its extraordinary…
Doi Inthanon: Thailand’s Roof At 2,565 metres, Doi Inthanon is the highest point in Thailand. The mountain is part of the Himalayan chain’s southernmost extension — the Daen Lao Range — and the contrast between the summit and the plains below is dramatic: from the hot agricultural valleys of Chiang Mai province you drive into…
Luang Prabang : La Ville du Million d’Éléphants Luang Prabang est l’ancienne capitale royale du Laos, classée au Patrimoine Mondial de l’UNESCO depuis 1995. Située au confluent du Mékong et de la Nam Khan, entourée de montagnes boisées, la ville est une des plus belles d’Asie du Sud-Est. Les temples dorés, les maisons coloniales françaises,…