Sun, sea, dune buggy adventures… and strictly no dancing on a sun break to Kos

By James Jordan

Printed: 08:21 EDT, 19 January 2014 | Up to date: 08:21 EDT, 19 January 2014

Showing on Strictly Come Dancing is at all times nice enjoyable, but it surely’s extraordinarily hectic too.

Making an attempt to show your new movie star associate the intricacies of the foxtrot, the waltz or the tango includes spending numerous hours in a dance studio and it may be exhausting.

With that in thoughts, I made a decision to jet off to Kos to spend every week within the solar earlier than the final collection began. I travelled with my spouse Ola – you may know her as one of many stars of Strictly too.

We have been to different locations in Greece earlier than, together with Halkidiki and Skiathos, and have at all times been impressed. Some associates had instructed us how a lot they preferred Kos, in order that was ok for us.

We stayed in Psalidi, a small, fashionable resort on the east coast of the island and near the capital, Kos City. It was quiet and the right place for a break earlier than placing on our dancing footwear once more.

There have been a lot of watersports on provide on the seashore, resembling windsurfing and kitesurfing. I additionally loved heading out on a jet-ski and a wakeboard – it’s a must to use a mix of waterskiing and browsing strategies.

Greek odyssey: Ola liked absorbing the solar on the couples-only resort

Behind the seashore was a promenade with plenty of good, reasonably priced eating places. And after we fancied an extended stroll, we headed for Kos City, about 25 minutes away. Among the many highlights of the capital are the good-looking 14th Century Neratzia Fort on the entrance to the harbour, and the well-known airplane tree of Hippocrates – the daddy of Western medication is meant to have given lectures beneath its leafy boughs.

Our couples-only resort, the four-star Oceanis Seaside & Spa Resort, was a little bit of a gem, set amongst quiet, secluded gardens.

There was loads to maintain me occupied in the course of the day – I discover it tough to remain nonetheless for too lengthy, whereas, in distinction, Ola is more than pleased to absorb the solar on the seashore or by the pool.

Beside the watersports, I liked splashing about within the swimming pools and there was a superb spa on the resort, providing scorching stone massages and specialities together with the socalled Anatolia Mystic therapy.

Once I might persuade Ola to depart her sunlounger, we travelled across the island in a employed dune buggy. This was an excellent method to discover Kos.

There have been ample locations to eat on the resort – an enormous buffet space, a classy Italian and a Greek taverna specialising in genuine native dishes. We additionally visited a lot of excellent bars and eating places dotted across the island throughout these days after we headed out within the dune buggy.

Calamari, scrumptious Greek salads and a glass of wine… what’s to not like?

Fortuitously, I haven’t got to look at my weight loss plan an excessive amount of. I can eat no matter I would like – even junk meals. That is as a result of dancing on Strictly is the most effective train regime ever. I really lose various weight in the course of the collection as a result of I am coaching and practising so laborious, and likewise as a result of it is typically tough to seek out the time to really sit down and eat a correct meal.

Though I discover it laborious to sit down nonetheless for lengthy on vacation, the one factor I by no means appear to do is dance – not even a little bit of Zorba the Greek dancing!