May can often be a temperamental month in terms of weather in the UK! The shops and magazines are screaming Summer, somewhat prematurely, and the random 25 degree days in among snow and hail are frustrating to say the least!
It is for this reason, that my housemate and I decided, May was a great time to take a lovely week off work and head in search of the sunshine!
Our search led us to the beautiful Greek island of Kos. We had a lovely week of activities, including tennis and paddle boarding, as well as the optimum amount of 'chilling' by the sparkling pools and the ever blue Aegean Sea.
We travelled with
Markwarner Holidays and stayed in the beautiful
Helona Beach Resort. This 5* paradise was on a slight hill, giving us a stunning view of the sea and the resort from the restaurant. We ate outside most nights, however, as it is early in the season the wind did pick up on occasion, where we then opted to eat inside. The food was gorgeous, luscious Greek salads, a variety of meats & different rice & pasta dishes every evening.
Breakfast was also a beautiful spread, setting us up perfectly for a day of a fun activities. Everything about this resort feels calm and opportunistic. We would take our time at breakfast, looking out to sea pondering how our day would pan out, yet with no real pressure to abide to any form of schedule. The perfect way to feel when on holiday.
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| Reception Pool - Ideal for sitting and enjoying a morning Frappe |
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| Evening Sunsets |
The activities were excellent, the best bit, is that they are all included in the price of the holiday! However, if you do wish to complete lessons in any of them, then you do have to pay a little extra, that said, we didn't feel like we needed to as there was so much to do! Here's some photos we captured, although without a waterproof iPhone we were limited to how many we could get!
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| Ready for a morning HIIT class in the outdoor Aerobics area! |
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| Holly, after another successful paddle boarding session! |
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| Taking part in the social tennis, on every evening 5-6pm! |
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| Having a yoga practice in the great aerobics area! |
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| The windsurf shack - with kit for every ability! |
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| Me, out for a morning windsurf not long after breakfast! |
You can see the full list of activities on the Markwarner website, we didn't even have time to try them all! This may have been something to do with many a day spent by the pool or reading books! We're only human!
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| Ready to hit the pool with a bag full of books & mags! |
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Midday cocktails - when it's 5'o'clock somewhere!
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| The best purchase of 2016! |
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'Donut' disturb. . .
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We also spent some time in the nearby town of Kardamena, beautifully Greek and yet another tranquil day in the sunshine. Also, the photos below have absolutely no filter or editing on them, it really is this bright and blue!
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| Palm views |
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| So many lovely passageways to the sea |
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| The Stone Roses bar which reminded me of The Flintstones! |
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| The town square |
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| Bike goals! |
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| the town, which is situated right next to the harbour. |
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| The Harbour |
Okay so let's talk about fashion! If you don't follow me on my
Instagram then you won't have seen my #OOTN (outfit of the night) which I posted each evening before dinner. Here's a round up of what I wore, find out where all the items are from on my insta - tab is down the right hand side of the blog!
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| Night 1 |
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| Night 2 |
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| Night 3 |
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| Night 4 |
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| Night 4 |
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| Night 5 |
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| Night 5 |
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| Night 6 |
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| Night 7 |
Finally, I did a video over on my YouTube channel (which you can click through to under my blog photo on the right!)
A massive holiday haul on lots of little bits I picked up for my trip and where you can get them! Hop on over to watch it now!
I had an absolutely lush holiday in Greece, I'd really recommend going away early in the season. Not only did we get a great price but the weather was lovely and we weren't at risk of missing a scorching week in the UK! Markwarner also have a 30% off deal at the moment so pop over to their website and have a look! They also run a hashtag called #MWmoment which you can search on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to see other people's experiences also!
The ultimate week of relaxation balanced with fun and adventure. Can I go back now!?
L x
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