Day 17 to 19 on Ko Lanta
- Heike Panagoulias
- Jan 19
- 5 min read
Ko Lanta is still a very quiet and relaxed island. Lots of great beaches, lots of nature and lots of peace and quiet... that's what you'll find here.
Ko Lanta is actually a double island and is divided into Lanta Yai in the south and Lanta Noi in the north. If you want to find out more about this, you will soon find plenty of tips and information in my “Travel tip Ko Lanta”.
I was delighted with this great hotel, my absolutely luxurious room with my own Jacuzzi, an incredible breakfast, the hotel's own beach bar, the super quiet beach and a very, very pleasant sea to swim in.
The daily view at breakfast was simply breathtaking
My everyday life here was very simple. I didn't want to go on any big excursions and the beach really invited me to relax and unwind. So I spent a lot of time here on the beach and spent a lot of time swimming and bathing in the sea.
A few meters from the hotel beach was a delightful little massage studio. I enjoyed more than one massage here. This was not only because the massage was so good, but also because the owner is a friend of my mother. The acquaintance came about through her many stays here and she was very pleased that I brought greetings.
After breakfast, I always went to the beach and had a long swim. Afterwards, I listened to music on my lounger on the beach, read, spent time on Tiktok and Instagram, wrote messages with my loved ones at home, or just looked out to sea.
The weather was very pleasant as it was always slightly cloudy. It was the ideal weather for swimming!
In the afternoon, I sat down at the hotel's own beach bar. They had by far the best iced latte macchiato in the whole of Thailand! There was also a small menu here and although there was a really great selection, I couldn't get away from one dish here, hahaaaaaa
I had been eating tom kha gai soup on and off for the last few weeks, but this one was just sooooo delicious...
The young friendly girl who worked at the bar always said “Sawadee Khaaaaaa. May I guess?” Hahaaaa That was so funny! I of course replied “Sawadee Khaaaaa I can't help it when you make the best iced latte macchiato and the best tom kha gai” and we all laughed at the bar. I just didn't want to eat spaghetti or pizza in Thailand... I can do that at home too!
After my refreshment, I treated myself to a massage or swam in the sea again and enjoyed the crystal clear water... and above all this empty beach!
Towards evening I freshened up a bit to get back to the beach in time for sunset, which was really incredibly beautiful here!
After the sun had set, I walked down the main street to look for a nice restaurant. I passed one... You just had to go in there. There was so much to see here. The whole 'hut' was just made of boards and bamboo canes. I could have sworn the hut was built by an expatriate at some point, but was perhaps taken over by a local Islamic family. The “Happy Restaurant”... There were funny decorations everywhere, lots of plants, inscriptions with peace and love... oh, it was so refreshingly different! And the food too...
On another evening, I decided to go to a restaurant right on the beach. Bare feet in the still-warm sand, the sound of the sea, delicious food... what more could you want?
But you really have to say, it was very quiet here. There were really few tourists! On the last evening, I walked back from this restaurant here on the beach instead of along the road. I was all alone here on the beach. No other tourists walking along in the evening... and that at 10 pm! Of course, I'd been used to something different over the last few weeks! Even in the cocktail bar there were only 2 other couples and in the end I sat there all alone and had a fire show to myself.
The days here on Ko Lanta were really nice and, above all, very relaxed. If you want to have a really quiet time, this island is the right place for you. It is also much easier to get here than to Ko Lipe. There are also lots of sights and excursion options here!
And so I spent the evenings in my great room, indulged in a bath in my Jacuzzi, watched movies and series and enjoyed an ice-cold Chang.
I also had fun with a gecko in my room. It was a very young little gecko. He snuck in at some point when I went out onto the balcony. Here he was with me and I could hear him communicating with his fellow geckos outside. He would make noises, then one would answer outside. Then he did it again...
In one of my previous posts, I promised to post pictures of myself. At the beginning of my trip and later on. In retrospect, I was surprised, because I had always smiled in the photos at the beginning of my trip when I took them. But in retrospect, there really wasn't a smile to be seen. Perhaps you'll see what I mean
On the left was still in Chang Mai, in the middle Ko Phi Phi and on the right now here on Ko Lanta.
I was visibly better, even I could see that myself.
I had been feeling a little better for a while. I was pleased with my own development.
Conclusion of the day:
I don't know how to describe it. My past year was a thick fog, a complete mess. An up and down of emotions. Wild mumbling in my head. I couldn't sort out a single thought or my emotions. My whole inside was like a wild storm, a storm in the fog.
Here in Thailand, the storm is calming down. A little bit. My thoughts calmed down and I was able to sort things out for myself. I found peace within myself. My emotions are still on a rollercoaster.
But I can see the beauty again and appreciate it.
The incredible pain that still crushes me, that I often find it difficult to breathe, the burden of fate that lies so heavily on my shoulders that I feel I can no longer stand up... I try to take all of this as a sign of how important Leon was and always will be.
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