What everyone else is saying, you should really come here first. I cant stand being here more than 60 days (never even been here that long tbh)
Let the rose colored glasses come off and get a real feel for the land and see if its what you ACTUALLY want. Ill tell you for certain you dont want pattaya as a black married couple. Enjoy your trip.
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