Thierry Bourret — Rugby, Politics & Expat Life in Bangkok

Reshuffling the Deck Doesn’t Fix a Bad Hand

Prague International Toy Fair has been postponed to 2027. Again. I’ve lost count of how many times this show has been rescheduled. At some point a postponement isn’t news, it’s just confirmation of what everyone already suspected. Toy Sourcing International…

THE MAGPIE WHO CRIED THIEF

A magpie built her nest from twigs she’d gathered everywhere: a jay’s discarded ribbon, a squirrel’s forgotten thread, a sparrow’s clever weave copied stitch for stitch. She never invented a single pattern. She simply watched the forest, took what worked,…

La racaille s’exporte

French arabic - creating Chaos in Phuket

Je vis à Bangkok depuis 2018. Huit ans dans ce pays. J’aime la Thaïlande, j’aime les Thaïlandais, et j’aime aussi beaucoup de Français qui vivent ici ou qui viennent en visite. La communauté française en Thaïlande est diverse, active, et…

Songkran: Bangkok’s annual biohazard

Thierry Bourret avatar Songkran 2026

Songkran is Thailand’s New Year festival and, in Bangkok, it lasts three days. Not one. Three. The entire city becomes a water fight that nobody specifically asked to join but in which everyone participates regardless. Tourists plan for it. Locals…

Rugby, politics and the courage to govern

Stade de France, Paris, Six Nations 2026

What a weekend. On Saturday, France retained the Six Nations title with a last-kick penalty from Thomas Ramos, 48-46 against England. Back-to-back champions. Their 20th title. Galthié’s third. Pure theatre from start to finish. For the uninitiated: the Six Nations…

Démission du parti Les Republicains

Les Républicains party logo

Beaucoup d’entre vous ont vu que j’avais été annoncé comme représentant des Républicains ici en Thaïlande. Je vous écris pour vous informer que j’ai démissionné de ce poste et ne renouvellerai pas mon adhésion. Une discipline absente, une direction sans…