Showing on Strictly Come Dancing is at all times nice enjoyable, nevertheless it’s extraordinarily hectic too.
Making an attempt to show your new superstar associate the intricacies of the foxtrot, the waltz or the tango entails 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 per week within the solar earlier than the final sequence began. I travelled with my spouse Ola – you may know her as one of many stars of Strictly too.
Seaside boy: James cherished taking a dune buggy out to discover the island and discover native eateries
We have been to different locations in Greece earlier than, together with Halkidiki and Skiathos, and have at all times been impressed. Some buddies had informed us how a lot they favored Kos, in order that was adequate for us.
We stayed in Psalidi, a small, trendy resort on the east coast of the island and near the capital, Kos City. It was quiet and the proper place for a break earlier than placing on our dancing footwear once more.
There have been numerous watersports on supply on the seashore, reminiscent of windsurfing and kitesurfing. I additionally loved heading out on a jet-ski and a wakeboard – it’s a must to use a mixture of waterskiing and browsing strategies.
Greek odyssey: Ola cherished absorbing the solar on the couples-only resort
Behind the seashore was a promenade with plenty of good, inexpensive 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 Fortress on the entrance to the harbour, and the well-known aircraft tree of Hippocrates – the daddy of Western drugs is meant to have given lectures below 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 lots 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 cherished splashing about within the swimming pools and there was a wonderful spa on the resort, providing sizzling stone massages and specialities together with the socalled Anatolia Mystic therapy.
After I might persuade Ola to go away her sunlounger, we travelled across the island in a employed dune buggy. This was an excellent approach to discover Kos.
There have been ample locations to eat on the resort – an enormous buffet space, a trendy Italian and a Greek taverna specialising in genuine native dishes. We additionally visited numerous superb 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?
Luckily, I haven’t got to look at my weight loss program 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 one of the best train regime ever. I really lose numerous weight in the course of the sequence as a result of I am coaching and practising so exhausting, and likewise as a result of it is typically tough to search out the time to truly sit down and eat a correct meal.
Though I discover it exhausting 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!
