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.
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.
Pattaya : La Station Balnéaire la Plus Mal Comprise de Thaïlande Pattaya a une réputation qui éclipse tout le reste. Oui, la Walking Street existe. Oui, c’est exactement ce qu’on vous a dit. Mais la ville qui l’entoure compte 170 000 habitants, un long littoral, plusieurs plages correctes, un Sanctuaire de Vérité construit à la…
I have lived in Thailand for over twenty years. This guide is the practical result of that time, not a list scraped from other travel sites, but an honest account of where to go, when to go, and what you actually need to know before you arrive. The links below go to full destination guides…
I went to Surabaya because almost nobody goes to Surabaya. A travel essay about Indonesia’s overlooked second city and the Asia that existed before mass tourism transformed it.
After 21 years in Thailand, I finally visited Songkhla – and it became my most liked travel post. Dancing shrimps, a surprise ice festival, colonial old town architecture, and the best food scene nobody outside southern Thailand talks about.