TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Assos is a very pretty and idyllic village located in the north western part of Kefalonia. The town sits on top of a rocky peninsula and a horseshoe scenic bay harbour. It’s a small and romantic place. There is not much happening here. There is a small beach, a few restaurants, cafés, shops and some holiday apartments and villas. That’s it. A very idyllic setting for a summer holiday dinner. Because it is a long way back to our apartment in Leviathos, we decided to have an early dinner here in Assos. I picked the restaurant with the white chairs and tables on the harbour because the view from its outdoor terrace is just lovely. The food wasn’t something we were excited about but it was not too bad as well. We ordered stuffed peppers with feta cheese and topped with bacon for our shared starter. Dutchman had a chicken souvlakia for his main and I had my favourite Greek dish, grilled octopus. For dessert we had baklava from the house. It was too sweet for me that I gave my sh...

Dutchman and I were like, ‘Why haven’t we seen this beach before?!’ Right, we discovered Costa Costa Beach located in Makris Gialos on our last day in Kefalonia. Why? Because we were busy travelling around the island and basically ignored the most touristy beach areas of Kefalonia in Lassi. But really, Kefalonia is a huge island and you need weeks to discover this place. Because we holidayed end of June to early July, the beaches were not that very busy yet. 2nd week of July to early September is peak season and this means busy, full, hot, hot, hot and high prices. We always prefer to do our summer holiday during off peak season for the benefits we get out of it. Moreover, we do not have children in school (well, we do not have any!) so we have the flexibility. Nevertheless, we were glad to have visited Makris Gialos Beach and spend our last afternoon in Costa Costa. We love it here. We initially thought of taking one of the nice beach huts with soft beds but then saw from...