Dang I forgot to reply to this!
Your comparison is spot on. It does give a retirement vibe haha.
Oh we also looked at Ko Lan when we were considering going to Pattaya and yeah I wanna go there at some point too. They look really nice, reminds me of Monkey beach when we toured Phi Phi islands. It was my favorite beach lol.
Thanks for the suggestions! I really want to try and explore those things you mentioned cos we've always just been in Bangkok but that type of trip requires so much energy and maybe planning to get to the nice areas in one day. These type of trips I need to mentally prepare for haha
😀 You didn't have to, I just wanted to share some wisdom after a coffee overdose, lol. I hope you'll visit some of these places when you feel ready. 🙂