The first time in Pattaya (and Thailand, in 1995) wasn't that interesting, more like the high quality tourist they said in later years to be aiming for. The next year I ended up in "bad" company (lovely girl) and I was back again for Song Kran 1997, at which time I became the depraved sex tourist I still am at heart (spent the whole two weeks with that same young lady 😉 ).