Too many CIA agents chasing around Venezuela. Come to think of it, they've been there for years in their failed attempts to protect US oil interests. Those poor Texan billionaires.
Plenty of places to discover in Thailand. Scenically, Pattaya and its surroundings must be the least interesting part of Thailand, though it has one or two compensations. One anyway. But I urge anyone who hasn't been there to explore islands in the south (not spoilt Phuket and Phi-Phi) and the far north.