The Day My Bangkok Tower Swayed – The March 2025 Earthquake
On March 28, 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar shook Bangkok. I was on the 43rd floor. This is what it felt like.
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Koh Samui : Guide de Voyage
Koh Samui : L’Île du Golfe de Thaïlande Koh Samui est la deuxième plus grande île de Thaïlande, dans le golfe de Thaïlande. Contrairement à Phuket sur la côte Andaman, Samui a ses propres saisons et une atmosphère légèrement plus calme en dehors des principales zones touristiques. Les Plages Chaweng Beach, à la côte est,…
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Sukhothai : Guide du Parc Historique
Sukhothai : Le Premier Royaume Thaï Sukhothai — « l’aube du bonheur » — fut la première capitale d’un royaume thaï indépendant au XIIIe siècle. Le parc historique, classé UNESCO, est une vaste plaine de temples en ruines, de bouddhas assis sous ciel ouvert et de bassins de lotus. La lumière du matin sur les temples est…
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A Rainy Afternoon at the BACC – Art, Massage, and Cat Videos in Bangkok
A day at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre: contemporary art, a 600 baht Thai massage, three contracts reviewed, and a cat video for a law firm.
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Chiang Rai : Guide de Voyage
Chiang Rai : La Frontière Nord Chiang Rai est la province la plus septentrionale de Thaïlande — elle borde à la fois la Birmanie et le Laos. La ville est plus calme que Chiang Mai mais ses environs concentrent un art et une architecture remarquables. Wat Rong Khun — Le Temple Blanc Wat Rong Khun,…
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Hong Kong in Three Days – The City That Never Lets You Rest
Three days in Hong Kong in January 2025. The Monster Building at Quarry Bay, a junk boat on Victoria Harbour, and a city that moves faster than anywhere else on earth.
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Why I love Massaman curry
Why I Love Massaman Curry: Thailand’s Most Complex Dish If you ask me to name my absolute favourite Thai dish, the answer is always the same: Massaman curry. Rich, warming, subtly sweet, and deeply aromatic, Massaman (แกงมัสมั่น) is unlike any other Thai curry. It tells the story of centuries of trade, migration, and culinary fusion…
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Kampot, Cambodia – The Country’s Most Liveable Town
Kampot is the exception to my Cambodia ambivalence: a slow river town with French colonial architecture, world-class pepper farms, and an atmosphere that makes people stay longer than they planned.
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The Roi-Et tower
The Roi-Et Tower: Isaan’s Most Surprising Landmark Isaan is full of surprises for travelers willing to venture beyond the obvious routes. One of the region’s most visually striking yet least-known landmarks is the Phlan Watcharaphon Tower in Roi-Et – a soaring structure that dominates the city skyline and offers panoramic views across the flat Isaan…
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My Bangkok Birthday: Chinatown, Jek Pui Curry, and a 700 Baht Cocktail
Five drinks, two meals, a hidden bar, Asia’s best female chef – total cost 2,064 THB ($61 USD). A birthday in Chinatown Bangkok.
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.
