TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Aside from the famous beaches of Makris Gialos and Platis Gialos , the Lassi beach resort area is home to some small, cosy beaches. We visited 2 small beaches, Kalamia and Gradakia beaches before settling at Costa Costa in Makris Gialos . I cannot remember anymore which is which beach in the pictures below. Dutchman and I enjoyed scootering this particular coastline of Kefalonia, especially if you are coming from the airport and you follow the winding road along the coast of Lassi all the way to the capital, Argostoli. One of the very nice roads and relaxing rides we have had on the island. A little confession time: I was born on an island (Cebu) in the Philippines and grew up with family going to the beaches but I have to admit that I never really loved the beach scene. Maybe it has something to do with the social taboo that still exists there unfortunately, that one must not stay too long under the sun. Beach is synonymous to sun, and this means getting a darker tan. People...

Leof Vasileos Georgiou V Street is not just a street with a very interesting long name but it is also the most posh street of Argostoli city centre. You will see palmeras and pink flower-bearing bougainvillas lining the streets along stately mansions and houses in pastel colours. The street is connected to Vallianou Square, the main square of the city which is often called as the Argostoli Square as well. In the evening, this street transforms into an extended outdoor restaurant and nightlife scene of Vallianou Square, but with more a focus on bars. The first few blocks from the square is also closed to traffic. We saw a little outdoor market selling jewelry one evening and it would be nice if they can exploit the closed area from traffic with more market stalls selling special and local handicrafts. There was also a little funfair on the street that occupied a block which was nice for the kids. Dutchman and I settled at a very busy and trendy bar called Bees Knees (on corner...

The capital of Kefalonia—Argostoli is perhaps not the most attractive city I have seen and visited in the Greek Islands. It pales in comparison to Kerkyra for example, the capital of Corfu, which is the island we summer holidayed the year previously. Well, I have read about Argostoli before the trip so I was quite prepared. I came with my expectations set low. And was I glad, because everything that was said was indeed correct. Argostoli is—shall I say, an average city. The centre is small and the places to be are concentrated around a few areas connecting each other. The main area of the city with thick activity is the Vallianou Square (also called as the Argostoli Square) which is ringed with outdoor restaurants and café terraces. This area of town becomes popular in the late afternoon until the evening, especially on Leof Vasileous Georgiou V street where it gets very busy at night and until early morning. A few blocks away is the only pedestrianized shopping street in town...