40th Birthday Bash in Mykonos

When eight girls board an Easy Jet flight to Mykonos, you know that your 40th birthday celebrations will be going down in history! I've been to Mykonos before and knew it was the ideal spot when the girls suggested to ditch the boring dinner fiasco and spend a few nights away with no guys and no kids! Perfect!

This beautiful island in Greece is exactly how you would imagine it to be; white and blue painted buildings, traditional yet with a modern feel and classy.

We stayed in a gorgeous boutique hotel located at the top of a cliff called St John. It boasted beautiful views of the island, it's own private beach (which Shirley Valentine was filmed on!), large bean bags around the pool area for those who wanted to slouch with a cocktail and enjoy the rays and just a general uplifting ambience that raised my love for the island just that bit more.

On arrival, we were greeted with the friendliest of staff and shown to our rooms by one of the porters. It didn't take us long to ditch the bags, freshen up and get down to those bean bags and slouch with a well-deserved cocktail by the pool. Later on, we decided to dine in a local trendy restaurant called Interni, it was an international restaurant which was exactly what we were looking for. We didn't want to have a late night (as we knew what was planned for the next following days) and took a short stroll back after our meal to the hotel ready for a sleep.

Day 2

There's something about hotel breakfast that puts a smile on my face, waking up knowing that someone is going to serve you coffee is a lovely feeling. Especially at this particular hotel, the continental breakfast was a great start to the morning.

We had planned to go to Nammos Beach Club which was highly recommended by one of my friends who lives on the island and getting there early was a must. Now, it's not the cheapest of places however it's worth every penny you spend. Good music playing in the background, with a mix of Greek, Turkish and English to get you in the right vibe. It's advised to pre-book your lunch table as the Beach Club is extremely busy at this time of the season, you're looking at an 80 Euro spend with a menu that boasts fresh seafood, salads and a variety of gorgeous rose wine - Delicious.

After 4 pm the music at Nammos gets cranked up and the sun loungers turn into platforms for us to dance! It wasn't just us (before you judge) the whole of the beach club was up on their feet grooving to the music and having the time of their lives. We stayed till late soaking up the sunshine and enjoying the clear beaches, it was everything I imagined and just that bit more. The evening ended well with a traditional 'Giro' for dinner and an early night (again!) That's what happens when girls have fun during the day!

Day 3

The shopping in Mykonos was brilliant, little boutique shops tucked away down cobbled streets, handmade jewellery stands and the aroma of Greek coffee floating in the air. We had to take a moment and indulge in the island's finest hot drink and see what the craze was all about – of course, it was fulfilling and delicious. Lunch was served at a waterfront restaurant called 'nice and easy' and that's exactly what it was. Fresh fish, traditional moussaka and Greek salad filled with feta cheese.

Mykonos is famous for its windmills so we used our afternoon to go and find some. There is a tiny little church which just about fits 2 people inside and it was well worth a visit, we took a moment to light a candle out of respect for the culture and said a silent prayer.

Now unlike the other evenings, this was the night we were not planning on an early night, it was our final evening and we thought we would see it off in style. We started in 'Little Venice' with a sundowner, it was very fitting as we watched the sunset whilst sipping our drinks. Of course no evening is complete without a full stomach so we booked a table in a local fish restaurant called Roca.

Some of my friends joined us for the evening which turned the party from eight girls to eleven. We were served your typical Greek mezes and the finest of fishes, it was the perfect way to spend my final night with all my favourite girls around one big table. We moved onto a small bar called Bao's which overlooked the sea. We were lucky because our table was right next to an open window, the waves were crashing the breeze was blowing and the music was on point.

As if dancing on the tables to 'Despacito' wasn't enough we decided to keep the night rolling and headed off to 'Jackie O' the best gay bar in town! Before you get any ideas we went for one reason and one reason only - to dance. Where else can you get a drag show, more dancing on tables, no hassling men and an open bar till 5.30am? Yes we stayed till sunrise, yes we had the time of our lives, yes we only had 4 hours sleep.

Day 4

Any other normal group of ladies would've spent their final hours lounging around the hotel pool sleeping off the night before - not us! We were at a chic beach club called 'Scorpios' feeling the vibe (clearly we didn't get enough the night before) taking in the last bit of rays with a cocktail! It wasn't very busy (thankfully) as it was a Monday so we felt as if we had the whole beach club to ourselves – perfect way to end our memorable girls holiday.

The Easy Jet hostesses must have thought we had the wrong memo. With sand in our hair and still wearing our beach shorts, we boarded the plane back to Gatwick. I'm sure the airport has seen far worse!