Just for those you who may be interested and perhaps wondering what we may be missing perhaps not being in Pattaya just now, below is a video as just posted on Youtube ( credit to "Everything Pattaya" channel) with them doing a quick motorbike drive around tour of Pattaya which shows the effects of todays latest lockdown measures "during songkran". :-(
Have to say whilst things are of course quite dead there now, personally speaking I think I'd STILL rather be (somewhere) in Thailand in general rather than not, well that's based on IF it was still an easy choice both to get there and to stay there. To me there's still a lot to be said for catching some sun, getting some warmth in the bones, eating nice food and of course enjoying good "company" - mind you THAT is also strictly based on the Thai infection numbers staying low as they were, but if that changes then no, perhaps that's not just the ideal place that I'd want to be for the next few months either perhaps ! :-( Definitely a case of the grass always APPEARING greener there perhaps just .....