I'm Sébastien H. Brousseau — a Quebec-trained lawyer who moved to Thailand in 2004 and never quite left. Twenty-two years later I split my time between legal work, long road trips through places most foreigners miss, and eating things I can't always name.
This blog is where those three lives overlap. You'll find expat legal explainers, Isaan travel notes, 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.
For legal work — wills, property, company set-up, divorce, prenuptials — visit ThaiLawOnline.com, my Thai law firm serving expats in English and French since 2004.
A python on a power pole, a cobra in my Roi-Et house, a scorpion in the bathroom, and the animals in Thailand that should actually worry you (not snakes). Two decades of Thai wildlife stories from Korat, Roi-Et, and beyond.
Thai citizens pay 40 baht. Foreigners pay 200. After 21 years in Thailand, after permanent residency, after paying Thai income tax for over a decade, I asked the ticket seller a simple question in Thai: yutitham mai? Is this fair? On dual pricing, fairness, and a beautiful Phetchaburi hill palace.
I pay for 8 AI services per month. 60 email agents. 225,000 legal embeddings. 50 years of Thai Supreme Court decisions in 2 minutes. Here is why every cent is worth it.
2025 was the year ThaiLawOnline doubled in size, a Bangkok earthquake sent me to the coast, I had 10 dates with very few second dates, and AI became my most productive business partner. The honest annual review.
Kanchanaburi : L’Histoire Tragique du Chemin de Fer de la Mort Kanchanaburi est une ville de province à 2 heures à l’ouest de Bangkok, sur la rivière Kwaï. Elle est connue dans le monde entier pour un seul fait : c’est ici que les prisàonniers de guerre alliés et les travailleurs forcés asiatiques ont construit…
Laos is the country that makes Thailand feel crowded. The same river — the Mekong — runs through both, but on the Lao side the pace is genuinely slower, the tourist infrastructure is thinner, and the temples are quieter. Laos rewards people who travel for the experience rather than the itinerary. This guide covers the…
Koh Samet : Le Week-End Insulaire des Bangkokois Koh Samet se trouve à 200 km au sud-est de Bangkok — accessible en 3 heures par bus et ferry, ce qui en fait la destination balnéaire par défaut des expatriés et des classes moyennes bangkokiennes pour le week-end. C’est une île parc national, ce qui limite…
Thailand still blocks alcohol sales at every 7-Eleven, supermarket, and corner shop between 2 PM and 5 PM. The rule dates from the 1970s – meant to stop civil servants drinking on lunch break. Fifty years later, the rule is still on the books. Here is the honest explanation.
Je vis en Thaïlande depuis plus de vingt ans. Ce guide est le résultat pratique de ce temps — un compte rendu honnête des endroits où aller, quand y aller, et ce qu’il faut vraiment savoir avant d’arriver. Les liens ci-dessous mènent aux guides complets pour chaque grande région. La Thaïlande par Région Bangkok Bangkok…
I arrived in Da Nang during October flooding. What central Vietnam teaches you when the monsoon hits – and why Hoi An demands a return visit in dry season.