Off to the UK A Monday morning in Argostoli, Kefalonia!  Richard Dixon (richarddixon4x4@yahoo.com) took delivery of our 17.5 kilo oil tins – we are as nervous as kittens.  It is a bit like seeing your child off on his/her first big trip from school.  Our Walnut Tree olive oil was going on a big journey, across seas and across a continent.  It is a big trip!  Oooooer! Apart from a slight mix-up because Richard took an earlier ferry than originally planned and our daughter unable to do a pick up at 5am (children asleep in bed obviously), the journey and Read more »

‘I didn’t know that Kefalonia was on the way to anywhere!’ A friend said that on hearing that we had guests staying with us …… en route for Italy.  My response is this Blog!!! With daily ferries and flights to mainland Greece, ferries to all the other Ionian islands and four different ports in Italy plus direct flights to UK, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia – and of course with the several flights each day to Athens International Airport – the whole world is only a airline ticket away. Where we have been Read more »

‘Walnuts Boost the Willpower of Dieters’ I have just read an article that suggests that WALNUTS boost willpower!   I am certainly not suggesting summer guests should be thinking about dieting while on holiday at The Walnut Tree villa.  BUT….. looking forward to this year’s harvest of walnuts from our two trees (not much luck yet I have to admit!) this piece of information seemed like good news for a new year ‘self assessment/renewal’ …. or a spot of dieting.  I prefer the French word ‘regime’ – much kinder! As our guests often mention, our kitchens (one on each floor) Read more »

A SECRET NOT TO KEEP! Travel writers and travel companies talk the delights of Kefalonia but ignore the wild places, the National Parks and the mountains.  This is beginning to change. Over the last few years, several companies have been set up  focusing on outdoor activities.  They offer hiking and walking, climbing, mountain biking, four-wheel safaris and the like.  However, the best way to spread the word ……. word of mouth!  The best advertisement! WILD NATURE EXPEDITIONS  http://wildnature-expeditions.gr   CONTACT: Kostas Vitorakis who has been running this company for several years providing activities such as Caving, Canyoning, 4 x 4 Safaris, Rock Climbing, Read more »

What good news for the Ionian Islands!  A new linking service announced by Shipping Minister, Panagiotis Kouroumblis will provide ferries between Corfu, Lefkada, Cephalonia and Zakynthos – good for tourism, trade and ease of travel for those living on islands. Perfect for those holidaying in Kefalonia (or another island) who want to island hop for part of their holiday. http://int.ert.gr/new-ferry-service-linking-ionian-islands-to-start-as-of-march-2018-says-shipping-minister/ A few photos of Ithaca taken in October 2017.  This is an island not to be missed: history, beauty, enchanting villages – we loved it! Ferry at Vassiliki on Lefkada and some photos of Corfu town, Paleokastrista and the Ladies Read more »

    For us and many others in Kefalonia, the olive crop in 2016 was just about non-existant.  So this year in 2017, the expectation was high and not to say – a little bit desperate.  We were down to our last litre as were many of our Greek friends.  On our return in late September, after some extremely hot summer weeks (with one period of ten days when the daytime temperatures did not fall below 40), we viewed our olives with some despair.  The olives were plentiful and on some trees more than plentiful, but the crop was wrinkled Read more »