Leonie's retreatThank you to Will and Jan from Hakuna Matata Holidays Greece for holding the space during the special retreat of my year training Matrix of Joy. For your warmth, humor and genuineness. We were really pampered.If you are searching for a nice healing...

Annemiek and Tanja at Hakuna Matata Holidays I am relieved to be standing in the arrivals hall of Kalamata airport, waiting for our suitcases. I don't like flying. After every vacation I think 'I'm never doing this again' only to forget it again until I get on the...

Koroni Koroni is a town on the east coast of Messinia on the Bay of Messinia. 19 km from Hakuna Matata Holidays on a good road with a lot of turns. It is a beautiful drive to Koroni with surprising views. There is usually room to park the car near the boulevard. The...

Dourios Ippos or Trojan Horse Dourios Ippos is Methoni's bar. This spring, the bar moved to a central location in the village. And it has become very beautiful! A beautiful stone building with atmospheric lighting and delightful terraces to spend long summer evenings....

Boattrips Jan has again made some nice boat trips this summer with guests around the island of Sapientza, off the coast of Methoni. Guests like to take a walk on the island to the lighthouse, sometimes they just want to go boating and do some swimming and snorkeling....

A delicious summer soup This year we have two cucumber plants in the vegetable garden that produce a lot of delicious cucumbers. This refreshing cold cucumber soup is a favorite during hot days! Ingrediënts: 3 cucumbers, peeled, without seeds, diced. A good shot of...

Ash Robinson Ash is an Australian musician who has been spending Australian winters here, in our region, for a lot of years. For many people, that means a pleasant evening out with great music. Ash regularly performs at local (beach) bars during his vacation. Totally...

Pictures from guests We regularly receive photos of guests who want to share memories of their vacation with us (and our readers). Below a number of the photos sent to us.

Mozaic workshop Mid May I went to Joke, a dear friend of ours, living in a village nearby, to attend a mosaic workshop. We had discussed this a long time ago, but as it goes: without a specific date, nothing will happen! So this time we made an appointment as soon as...

Pictures made by a guestAt the end of June we had a family from Lithuania as a guest. A bit difficult communication because our Lithuanian was not as good as their English but very nice people! They drove around a lot in our area and sent us a huge amount...