Day 12 to 14 chillout and birthday on Ko Lipe
- Heike Panagoulias
- Dec 29, 2024
- 4 min read
What a wonderful way to wake up! Opening your eyes to see the turquoise blue sea, feeling rested and having arrived, spending the day walking in the sand, taking a dip in the sea, sitting in the warm sand under a tree and just letting your mind wander.
I really hadn't planned anything for these days except to enjoy my time here and just live in the day. To indulge my thoughts and enjoy this paradise island.
I had a lot on my mind because I had a lot to process.
It's been a little over a year since my life and that of my family changed from one moment to the next and nothing was the same as before.
We had to come to terms with the death of my son, what a loss! We are all trying to live a bit of a normal life, because our lives have to go on somehow. Somehow. I have no idea how.
The past year has been very stressful. And I have to say, it still is.
I wanted to use the time here to recharge my batteries. I lived far beyond my means last year, and I don't mean my financial means. My battery was simply flat. It was already flashing deep red.
Here I got the feeling that it was recharging. A little bit. It's still flashing, but maybe something between red and orange.
Over the last few months, I've often been unable to think clearly, everything was like chaos in my head. I had the feeling here that it had untangled everything a bit.
I felt comfortable here, very comfortable in fact.
Maybe we should all take the opportunity to go on a trip alone for a few weeks. Get away from it all and concentrate on yourself.
I can certainly recommend it.
My days here started with putting on my bikini, throwing on a beach dress and walking through the warm, soft sand to breakfast without shoes. Enjoying my coffee with this view, what a way to start the day.
After a long, hearty breakfast, I always packed my swimming gear and walked along these white beaches until I came to a beautiful swimming spot
I think the pictures speak for themselves...
I took an infinite number of pictures, each one seemed even more beautiful and unique. I couldn't decide which ones to post here.
After my relaxing sunbath, floating in the water and relaxing music in my ears, I made my way home to this huge tree, under which you could sit so wonderfully in the shade. Now that's what I call a chillout!
It was the perfect place to create and upload my Tiktoks and listen to the waves and the tree telling me what the wind was saying...
Along the way there were plenty of inviting spots to enjoy a coffee or a cocktail
Yes, I had a good time!
In the afternoon, I had a coffee at the hotel until I got ready for the evening. Of course, I went to Walking Street, the center of the island. There was an incredible selection of restaurants and, of course, bars. Here is a small selection of my evening meals ;)
I have to admit, I found it incredibly difficult to decide what to eat every evening. Everything was delicious, no matter which restaurant I ate in.
Afterwards we went to Pattaya beach. There was really something going on here. I particularly liked one bar because not only were the cocktails delicious, but there was also a great fire show. Yes ok, the waitresses here were also something for the eye, hahaaaaa
They wore the same outfit as the guys from the fire show ;)
And this fire show was really great, I hope you like it too!
It's definitely a good way to live!
And then there was my birthday.
What a chillout and birthday on Ko Lipe! I hadn't actually planned to spend this birthday alone thousands of kilometers away from family and friends. But as I mentioned before, the opportunity was just perfect. But to be honest, I didn't really feel like celebrating either, not because of my age. But because of Leon. I definitely didn't feel like celebrating, and that was okay.
Nevertheless, I had a really nice day!
It started in the morning with around 300 people and Manhkun, who sang a birthday song for me and had some nice and funny words to say... I have to share it with you :)))
I also received soooo many congratulations! My birthday lasted longer than 24 hours as I was a few hours ahead, but I received birthday greetings from Germany until late, which was really great!
I treated myself to a Thai massage right on the beach for the day. I also enjoyed one of the delicious drinks in a beach bar that I have shown above and of course I also had a delicious dinner. The fire show was also a great highlight of my day! So it was an all-round successful birthday.
And I was proud of myself. It wasn't just New Year's Eve, but also my birthday that I had a really great time on my own. And of course I wasn't completely alone either. In these times of video calls, it's all very doable!
Not that I want it to be like this every year. No, no, no. But it was definitely worth the experience.
I really enjoyed the day and had a good time.
I booked an excursion for the next day. I wanted to see the underwater world here in this diving and snorkeling paradise! Again, we went to the surrounding islands with lunch and snorkeling stops.
Conclusion of the last few days:
The realization was painful. I've really taken on too much in the last few months. The feeling of having to function, of having to get through everything well, of having to be strong...
I'm allowed to be weak, I'm allowed to cry, I'm allowed to not have to manage everything, I'm allowed to just let myself fall and be a pile of misery.
I can take more care of myself and do what is good for me!
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