I'd go on YouTube and research Da Nang, Vietnam
Medium sized city beside a beautiful beach, people have described it as similar to Miami
It's beach was voted one of the best in the world recently
5am the beach is backed with people exercising, working out and playing sport
It's one of the cheapest medium size cities in Vietnam (1.2m people roughly)
Pros Vs Thailand
Foods cheaper
Alcohol is cheaper
Rent will be cheaper (than Bangkok or Pattaya)
Obviously depends what lifestyle you're interested in, if you're not interested in sex tourism I think De Nang would suit you very well indeed. Then you could get the train or a flight to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City or where ever when you fancy going to a big city
Cheaper than Thailand
Also next month they are changing the visa rules, used to be only 30 days entry and that's being changed to 90 days
