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00:00Woohoo!
00:02Rich holidays
00:02Look at that!
00:04I can't imagine waking up to that every morning!
00:06Are the stuff of dreams
00:07Oh my God!
00:09We've got our own plunge post days!
00:12But can cheap getaways
00:14be just as fun?
00:16I'm having a good time!
00:18I'm not getting in that!
00:19For the first time, wealthy jet-setters
00:22This is the life!
00:24And hard-up holiday-makers
00:25They do look really posh
00:28travel together on two wildly different trips
00:32Do you guys drink alcohol?
00:33No
00:33At all?
00:34No
00:34To experience each other's idea of the perfect break
00:38The universe is really powerful
00:40If only positivity could pay the bills
00:42Can the rich rough it?
00:44There is no way on God's green earth
00:46that you or me are going in this
00:48Can the less wealthy stomach lavish luxury?
00:51I'm gonna be sick
00:52I hate that you made me touch seafood, how about that?
00:55And at the end
00:56A hundred and thirty-four thousand
00:58You could buy my house and landscape my garden
01:02Will one family's holiday heaven
01:04Give me off, give me off, give me off, give me off
01:06Be another's holiday hell?
01:08Yes, get mashed up!
01:09Absolutely not
01:10This is possibly going to be the worst holiday I've ever been on
01:25The Leafs
01:26The Leafs
01:44We're all just a bit bonkers
01:45You know what?
01:47Yeah?
01:47Would you like some salad?
01:49No
01:50Bye!
01:50I think uptight people are quite funny
01:52I just think, let loose a bit
01:55Let your hair down, have fun, have a shot
01:59For this fun-loving family money is tight
02:02Best's a cleaner and Gary's a roofer
02:05Between them they have a disposable income of just £150 a week
02:10I am such a good budgeter
02:12I DIY everything possible
02:15We never treat ourselves
02:17We sacrifice stuff like nights like with friends
02:20Yeah, with tea
02:22Fully loaded pizza nights are their only splurge
02:25As a couple we have zero time together by ourselves
02:29Our lives revolver in the pits
02:31Beth and Gary got together when they were little more than teenagers themselves
02:35We met at my cousin's wedding
02:38Gary was the best man
02:40We've just been together ever since
02:41They tied the knot three years ago
02:43But even that was on a budget
02:45You don't even have an only mood
02:48When it comes to holidays
02:49A weekend camping in Wales is usually as good as it gets
02:53We're very outdoorsy people
02:54We like open fields
02:56In eleven years they've managed just one foreign getaway
03:00A bargain break to Spain
03:02That was the best
03:03Hola! Hola!
03:05Ringing bell every ten minutes
03:07It was my first time abroad
03:09So a lot of it was just drinking by the pool
03:11Remember when you pushed me in the back
03:13Before the cold
03:14And eating a lot of food
03:16I had fifty hot chocolates in two days
03:19They all come back like ten stone every year
03:24This holiday experience is a chance to broaden horizons as well as waistlines
03:29I'd really like to show the kids more of the world
03:32Enjoy the finer things in life
03:34But how do they feel about taking a trip with rich strangers?
03:38I wouldn't want to learn about history or stuff like that
03:42I definitely would not eat sushi
03:44My nightmare holiday would be if the kids couldn't enjoy themselves
03:49That's the sole purpose of going on a family holiday
03:52I think that they're going to be like snobby
03:55They like to show off like how much money they've got
03:58And just flex really
04:0225 miles away in Cheshire's super wealthy Wilmslow
04:06Live millionaire medics Sam and Andre Dissant
04:09And their fourteen year old daughter Cassia
04:12Second serve, we all make mistakes
04:14We've been married for, oh gosh, pressure
04:17Thirty years
04:18Thirty years
04:19Thirty years
04:19Like that
04:21Life and business partners
04:22The doctors have made a mint
04:24With their own health and aesthetics clinic
04:28Turnover
04:28Well yeah we sometimes make eighty grand a month
04:30On average fifty
04:33With a disposable income of two and a half thousand pounds a week
04:37Mid-fifty something Sam and Andre can afford to practice what they preach
04:41I have anti-wrinkle regularly
04:43I have filler, skin tightening
04:45It's cost me about a thousand a month
04:47Because I have everything
04:48And it's not just about looking good on the outside
04:52As always cooking from scratch
04:54Andre and Sam are health obsessives
04:57Thank you
04:59We eat well, we exercise
05:01Don't drink alcohol at all
05:04Holidays have to be perfect too
05:06I don't ever look at anything below five star
05:09That was nice, Drew
05:10The Dissons think nothing of blowing forty thousand on a single break
05:15And have at least three holidays a year
05:17My favourite holiday is probably Florida
05:20I think holidays are very important to improve yourself
05:24Relax by pool
05:25Then see something historical
05:27Hire a professor for the day
05:29As for their nightmare getaway
05:31Camping probably isn't my thing
05:33Cold, miserable, not good food
05:36Just being really uncomfortable
05:39So why are the Dissons willing to sacrifice five star excellence for a budget break?
05:44I do fear that money takes you away from reality
05:47And eventually you lose what's really important
05:51The families will be spending a week together to see how the other half holidays
05:56Here it is
05:57Oh my days
05:59Oh my days
06:00The first to be put to the test
06:01Yep
06:02A Dissons style luxury break
06:04Are we ready guys?
06:07We're going
06:08Malta
06:09Wow
06:10A five star wellness resort
06:13How's it?
06:15How's it?
06:15Oh my god
06:15How's it?
06:16Just somewhere to relax
06:18Yeah
06:19I don't like relaxing
06:20The ancient capital of Valena
06:24To experience luxury culture and history
06:26Goosebumps will win
06:29Situated between Italy and North Africa
06:32Malta is a small but mighty island
06:35Year round sunshine
06:36Turquoise seas
06:38And historic ports
06:40Have made it a luxury destination for discerning jet setters
06:43For both families
06:45An all expenses paid stay at the regal five star Phoenicia hotel and spa
06:50A favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth
06:53Oh that's exciting
06:55We've never been to Malta
06:56I'm just giddy
06:58It's day one
06:59Come on then
07:00Getting going
07:02The Leafs are falling over themselves with excitement
07:05I want to know if we want to have champagne
07:08A bellini on our island
07:10A cheeky bellini
07:13But the alcohol free docs are taking a different approach to holiday prep
07:18When you travel you're in an aeroplane where the pressure's less, oxygen's less
07:22So before we go we'll do hyperbaric oxygen
07:25So oxygen in a chamber to get ourselves super perfused
07:28So when we travel again we arrive crisp and pristine
07:31Like it
07:35It's a three and a half hour flight to Malta
07:38And for the Leafs their second ever family trip abroad
07:43The weather world is amazing
07:45The families will meet for the first time at the five star Phoenicia
07:49And the leading hotels of the world are very much what I like
07:54There's a red carpet
07:56Nowhere
07:57I'm not sure we belong here at all
08:00Once they've checked into their £1,000 a night luxury suites
08:04So this is your room
08:06Thank you so much
08:07Wow
08:09Oh my god
08:11Look at the balconies
08:13Oh my god
08:14That's incredible
08:15Still a bit overwhelmed
08:18The kids get to experience this still aren't they
08:21We could never give it to them physically
08:24Financially
08:25This is so cool
08:27One night here is more than Gary and Beth's monthly rent
08:31Scrums it
08:36It's new territory for the Leafs
08:39You ready?
08:40Wow
08:41Wow
08:42But they're adapting fast to the holiday high life
08:45Chocolate cake
08:46Unreal
08:46Lovely stuff
08:48I got me a teddy bear
08:50Yeah
08:51I think we'll be very comfortable
08:53I think so
08:53I think so
08:54Absolutely
08:54This is just what we love Neville
08:56Just what we love
08:57The suite might be exactly what the Dissants expect
09:01But meeting their holiday companions is another matter
09:04A little bit apprehensive meeting the family
09:07They might judge us as I suppose
09:09Bit snobby
09:11Cool innit?
09:12Yeah
09:12It is so cool
09:14To think people have the expenditure
09:18Yeah
09:20To provide this for their children
09:22Do you know what?
09:23I'd like to know what they do for work
09:25To get to that level
09:27Beth is about to get her answer
09:29Get the cup of tea
09:31It's the moment both families have been waiting for
09:36Hi!
09:37It's a place to meet you
09:38I'm Beth
09:39Nice to meet you
09:40Nice to meet you
09:41You too
09:43What is it you guys do?
09:45So we're medical professionals
09:47We're in a private clinic
09:48Medical clinic
09:48We've got to practice what we preach
09:50So before we came
09:52We have oxygen chambers
09:54At our clinic
09:55And you perfuse your body with 500% oxygen
09:58Probably over a thousand pounds worth of treatment
10:00Depends those pounds for air
10:02So lots of extra
10:04I think so
10:05I can walk outside and inhale and be free
10:08We come with a vibe of actually being quite healthy on the trip
10:12And even go back healthier than when we came
10:15Quite surprised that people who are on holiday and look after themselves
10:22We like a bit of a blowout
10:24So do you guys drink alcohol?
10:26No
10:27At all?
10:28No
10:28I don't know if that's something you could try and get on board with
10:31No, because I've had some this afternoon
10:33Okay
10:33I'm starting to worry
10:36Don't excessively drink
10:37No
10:37We do enjoy having a drink
10:39It takes a job thing
10:40Yeah
10:41Then you get a bit lowry
10:42Are you going to come on this journey with us?
10:44Absolutely
10:44Yeah
10:45We're going to have a great time
10:47I think the Leafs shows a desire to get on board with our idea of a healthy holiday
10:54And not think what we do is daft or silly
10:57I mean for us being on holiday is a special thing
11:01So I don't think it fits for us
11:07Coming up
11:09The Leafs fling themselves into the five-star holiday
11:12It's the best holiday ever
11:14But will the luxury lifestyle
11:16I'd just get an oyster
11:17Leave a bitter taste
11:20It was 420 pounds
11:23There's no way you two go to a restaurant and do that yourself
11:26Yeah, we do
11:27Yeah, we do
11:35A jet-setting family of health obsessives
11:39Five-star wellness resorts
11:41What?
11:42Oh my God
11:43Are showing a cash-strapped, fun-loving foursome
11:47Wow
11:47How to have a wealthy, healthy holiday
11:51So do you guys drink alcohol?
11:53No
11:53At all?
11:55No
11:55But it's off to a rocky start
11:57I don't think it fits for us
12:03In Malta, it's breakfast time
12:05And the hotel's lavish buffet and a la carte menu await
12:09At a hundred pounds for four, it's just a tad less than the Leafs' weekly disposable income
12:15No
12:16No
12:17Waffles
12:18But on the dock's strict, healthy holiday regime
12:21Much of it will be out of bounds
12:23So after a night's sleep
12:25So after a night's sleep, how do you feel about doing our style of holiday with a no booze, healthy
12:31kick idea?
12:33We'll go up for it
12:35We'll go up for it
12:35Do you think your parents are going to be able to do it?
12:37Probably not
12:38Oh
12:39The early signs are that they are interested in how we do things
12:43They're motivated to try a different form of holiday
12:46So at home, we do intermittent fasting
12:48So I don't usually eat till about two o'clock
12:51I'd be starving
12:52Yeah, we need the fuel first thing in the morning, don't we?
12:54Otherwise
12:55Yeah
12:56Get hungry
12:56Yeah, you do
12:57The Dissants aren't expecting the Leafs to fast
13:01But Andre can still steer them in a healthy direction
13:04They have this little centerpiece here for all the cereals and fruits
13:09And there's an egg room
13:10An egg room? Who has an egg room?
13:12Incredible
13:13This mushroom
13:15Yeah, it's not just an egg room
13:17When we saw the breakfast for all the bacon, the sausage and the mushrooms
13:22Found it quite difficult not to
13:25I can see the sadness in your eyes
13:26Get loads of bacon
13:29The temptation is too much for Noah and Gary
13:32He's tried making the tiniest English breakfast ever
13:37Yeah, it's hard to resist
13:39I noticed Gary has a plate of meat
13:44I think on the last day if Gary comes in and says he wants a kale smoothie and one for
13:50Noah
13:50Then we know we've probably cracked it
13:53It's not just the Dissants' healthy regime the Leafs will be sharing
13:57Oh, you're ripping it
13:58They're about to discover what five-star activities they'll all take part in
14:02Walking tour of the Turkish shelter site
14:06Yes
14:06So it gives you all the castles, the old town
14:11Child-free mum's makeover
14:13Ooh!
14:14Michelin's dad's sushi dinner
14:16Oh, sushi
14:19Relaxing by the pool
14:20Snow-wing in famous blue luggage
14:23Oh!
14:23Oh!
14:25It's wonderful to see the reaction
14:27Because I suppose I wouldn't like to say we take it for granted
14:30But this is the kind of thing we would book
14:31It's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing
14:33This is gonna be incredible
14:35That's it!
14:37Incredible!
14:38First on the itinerary
14:40A guided sightseeing tour of Malta's historic capital, the letter
14:46So, welcome, my name is Clive Cortese
14:48I'm going to be your private guide for today
14:51We usually do have a tour guide
14:53Just so we don't miss the important points of the place
14:56But at £155, it's more than the Leafs' weekly food shop
15:01Well, that's mainly, it was built in the 16th century
15:05Yeah
15:06By the famous Knights of St John
15:08The city's historic architecture has earned it UNESCO World Heritage Site status
15:14The walls have changed over time, see the holes forming
15:18Fascinating stuff for culture vulture Andre
15:21When are we going to the pool?
15:24Not so fascinating for eight-year-old Noah
15:26So here we are, Baraka Gardens
15:29And all the fortifications that we're seeing now, just in front of us
15:32Today, it is used by both gladiator films
15:36We thoroughly enjoyed it
15:37Incredible scenery
15:39I'm getting a bit bored
15:40And then we have Noah, who was human on the whole way around
15:44Just on my left-hand side is St John's Coal Cathedral
15:49I don't mind the history
15:51He's bored
15:52He's bored
15:53He's bored
15:53He's bored
15:53Yeah, he's bored
15:54He's not a holiday adult for children
15:57I hope we enjoyed this short tour of the city
16:00Thank you five
16:01It's worth applause, but will it be worth the money?
16:05£155 for the tour
16:07Yeah
16:07Yeah, it's money well spent in my book
16:09Not £155 worth
16:11I could do that myself
16:12We'd do so much more with £155
16:16Back at the hotel, and next on the itinerary, pull time
16:24Although the five star finisher isn't the usual habitat for inflatable crocs
16:30Noah, stop
16:31Noah, stop
16:31Noah
16:33Noah, don't zip his head in
16:34I kept telling our kids to be quiet because they were a bit, I didn't want to get looked at
16:39and judged
16:39Noah, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait
16:41fucking rolling that big bloody crocodile yeah noah slow down noah he can't wait
16:48beth and gary aren't used to such posh surroundings but the kids are taking to
16:52the luxury like ducks to water that was one of my favorite parts of the day seeing noah
16:59and grace splashing the pool that's what i think kids should be doing on holiday while the dads
17:04are on pool duty the mums can kick back and relax this is nice isn't it just having a chill
17:10do you
17:10get much chance to do this at home not really no it's pretty full-on life life's busy obviously i
17:16had grace when i was 17. how did you find that um it was difficult i didn't have much support
17:21i very
17:22much did it all by myself so it was i devoted my life to her and and then noah every
17:27last thing
17:28we're doing is just about the kids we don't have time together we don't have time alone hopefully
17:32on this holiday you can get some treats some time on your own i would love that yeah yeah and
17:38i know
17:38i need the time i know i need to look after myself because if you don't look after yourself you
17:42can't look after everyone else for my third year we planned a trip to milan and gary snapped his
17:52achilles and then we had to not go on the trip so we never made it just because i had
17:57to carry on
17:58putting a roof over the head and feeding them paying the bills it's a lot it was something special
18:03for you wasn't it yeah it was obviously you missed out on that that's okay we're here now well yeah
18:08it was lovely to have a chat with beth she's a mother from first and foremost and always puts
18:14her children first sometimes she just needs to have a bit of time to herself and she deserves that
18:18lovely conversation to have with her just us mums putting those to rights and sharing
18:24insights with me i've thoroughly enjoyed next on the healthy holiday agenda some me time for the
18:32parents while the kids are in child care for fitness freak andre that means one thing
18:43it's been a long time since i've been near a gym it's a luxury gary can't stretch to but andre
18:50spends 400 pounds a month on a pt and that money can pay for our monthly food shop so it
18:56feels like
18:57it's a necessary luxury it's crucial for healthy body healthy mind and it's not andre's only spending
19:03necessity anti-wrinkle treatments best facial skin care the skin tiny treatments this can mount up to
19:10you know 10 000 pounds of work a year easily well 10 000 pound is a massive thing you know
19:16that's
19:17third of my annual wage it's a non-negotiable he looks well for 55 so i've not seen his forehead
19:23move
19:26meanwhile for 170 pounds the mums are getting made up for a posh double dinner date later
19:32what do you usually spend on on getting your makeup done usually it's about 100 pounds what
19:38who are you going to yeah shut up what was it like today having some new time feels selfish and
19:44i feel
19:44guilty you put the children first but you're just as important i'm going to try and take that from
19:49this experience and yeah look after myself a little bit more yeah definitely yeah okay
19:54you can have a look wow well i might take up having my makeup done on a regular basis because
20:02that was
20:03incredible yeah i love it i think it's stunning i think it's beautiful so how do you feel about sushi
20:09tonight never really tried it i don't think i'm willing to either beth might be trying to swerve the
20:17sushi but a date night does hold some appeal me and gary don't have we don't spend quality time together
20:23at all you look incredible you bet it's absolutely amazing so to reconnect as a couple would be
20:31incredible well let's get some dinner yeah brilliant let's go the uber cool aki malta is a magnet for
20:39the letters glitterati some of their signature dishes can top 50 pounds each and the fish pack sushi
20:47menu is a healthy dining option can i get some cocktails please no alcohol especially when booze is
20:55off the table we will have the soft shell crab if it's got a tentacle i'm not touching it from
21:02the
21:02sashimi can we have the octopus when you do it they sounded horrified first up 25 pound fresh oysters
21:11a food that's never touched the leaf's lips before are you gonna eat that remember you don't chew you
21:17just swallow swallow one two three
21:23swallow that's why
21:27what's that like not that bad to me as well i'm gonna dig it in for a penny in for
21:3325 pounds
21:35oh yeah wow well done well done i think that deserves a round of applause i think
21:41give them their due they both wrote for the challenge they they they they i mean and alcohol
21:48free no touch coverage i just got an oyster yeah i just thought it was uh the closest thing i
21:55was gonna
21:56get such a short shot it's like an explosion that's incredible the sushi has gone down surprisingly well
22:08but will the bill it was 420 pounds
22:17and you swear because what the
22:22what we didn't have that much we spent 45 pound on water
22:29there's no way you two go to a restaurant and do that yourself yeah we do yeah we do they
22:34were very
22:34shocked by the price yeah they couldn't they could never fathom spending that much i've spent three
22:40four times that on a meal it wasn't worth the money but they've definitely shown me we need to do
22:46more
22:46for each other maybe a little date night to maybe really like the spark a little bit but uh not
22:54with
22:54that price tag of following the 20 pound definitely not there's just one activity left on the luxury
23:01holiday to-do list how are you feeling guys about the boat trip excited the families are taking a private
23:09charter catamaran to malta's top snorkeling spot but at 1000 pounds it's close to what bethans in a
23:15month oh my god i'm gonna weave myself this is insane whoa i'm bought alone it just screams millionaire
23:26a trip like this is a first for the leafs away we go it's unbelievable the kids are never gonna
23:35stop talking about this this is one of the cruel things i've ever done but for the season boat tripping
23:41distance it's all in a day's luxury holiday to us it's a boat it's a nice boat it's wonderful but
23:47we've done this quite a few times but it's really interesting seeing people do it for the first time
23:51to them it is like magic
23:56destination blue lagoon yeah i'm so excited the leafs jump feet first into the experience
24:06left me behind
24:11we found it a little bit too cold uh we like it a little bit warmer than this
24:16more used to the maldives the disants have decided to sit this one out
24:21but for the leaves it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
24:24i loved how excited the leafs were just seeing them squeeze every bit of fun out of that day
24:34they were too jealous about how much fun they were having maybe we've become um a bit complacent like
24:40well we'll we'll come back another time and so maybe that's what we've got to work on maybe get
24:44back to what makes us excited seeing fish in like clear waters you don't get that in the uk do
24:49you
24:49it's the best i love with every penny yes the memories and the experience to see the
24:56art itself miles on the kids faces and i enjoyed it more than the kids yeah it's fantastic
25:04back on dry land and before the sun sets on the booze-free healthy holiday there's time for a quick
25:10debrief did you ever maybe delve into the mini bar at all um i wouldn't say a lot i'll be
25:18honest i
25:19have i have one last night but yeah nothing like i would normally i think you've done fantastically
25:24well we have really really enjoyed it yeah good we wouldn't choose to come back to a hotel as grand
25:30as this not somewhere this pot we'd all believe we belong here just because we're quite loud we've
25:39been on lots of five-star holidays and there's a lot of those noisy people rich noisy people you
25:43don't really have to worry about that kind of thing for me it's the relaxing um i am really going
25:49to
25:49take out of this maybe just a weekend for being gary ourselves be lovely but it hasn't been totally one
25:56way we've also observed things that maybe we've been missing out on our holidays always remember
26:02your unbridled joy and the energy you all had to get in that water we take these things for granted
26:09and we just think you know we should appreciate these things more we really should now there's
26:14just one thing left to learn the cost sixteen thousand one hundred and forty two i'm kind of
26:26speechless like i don't think we'd ever spend that much so the costing of the holiday i thought was
26:32about right what we'd expect what we'd expect really isn't it that amount of money will go down
26:39towards a nice trills i'm shocked that people have that disposable income to spend on a holiday
26:47time to turn the tables in the envelope is the destination of the budget break
26:52a la leafs you're heading to rural lancashire for a back to basics break in self-catered camping
27:02pods prepare to get muddy in the great british countryside
27:10rural lancashire a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts with rolling fields sheep and low-cost farmyard
27:18camping both families will stay in a three by three meter off-grid pod and share a compostable
27:24loo for two the word camping was like ice down my neck when i saw it when cassie was one
27:32we did
27:33we had a camper van it's a two-week holiday that we'd set out and rnj lasted five days he
27:38had a bit of
27:39breakdown and was trying to order flights to dubai we're in trouble i might go loco
27:51coming up the distance are slumming it 156 pounds and that is so tight and it's no walk in the
28:02park
28:02it's not what i choose to do on my holiday
28:12a hard-up fun-loving family
28:17have been on a high-class healthy holiday i just ate an oyster
28:23now it's their turn to show their five-star loving companions
28:28you're heading to rural lancashire how to holiday on a budget
28:33it might go loco it's quite possible it's the second half of the holiday experience and the
28:41families are back in the uk in beautiful rural lancashire it's gonna get wet i mean
28:47brought one pair of jeans a bit and a 400 pound pair of jeans
28:51for the budget side of the holiday the distance will be doing it the leaf's way
28:57wow look at them they look cool they do look cool weekend campers the leafs are on home turf
29:04look at the views
29:07is that a sip pod oh my god there's signers for sewage
29:12but for the distance it couldn't be further from a five-star spa hotel nothing here is it
29:19a bit of a sheep hello everyone hello travelers adventurers i'm jack welcome on a little middle
29:26farm we have three pots in the field and so is one of them the spa pod
29:31spa pod andre might find the accommodation comes up short the pods are a snug three by three meters
29:41oh it's cozy it's smaller than some of the bathrooms we've been in
29:46in the hotels we've stayed at some of the showers in the bath
29:49i've never been on a holiday where i could touch all four walls at the same time
29:54it's better basics are you going to be able to do it i don't know
30:01while sam and andre are already contemplating throwing in the towel the leafs are enjoying some
30:07good old-fashioned free fun we like nature open space just join in with the kids here you can just
30:14be yourself from wild and free there's no running for the distance without their usual bell hop
30:20they're struggling with their luggage good job andre's been down the gym there's no holiday feel
30:26yeah so it's just endurance it's like a test of your endurance isn't it uh also himalaya's base camp
30:31don't feel too late at the moments there's no space yeah i feel like one of geography field church
30:40hysteria is already setting in and that's before sam and andre find out what each family has to spend
30:46for the next few days guys this is for your food and for your activities yeah yeah you can't matter
30:53okay
30:54we've been the plow away 60 80 100 120 140 150 each family has a budget of 156 pounds just
31:05one of your
31:06activities was that much it was yeah and that is so tight that is i said before we'd spend that
31:14much
31:14money just from getting to the airport to the hotel i know you're gonna see what you can actually get
31:20with
31:20it yeah absolutely absolutely the value of money it's a balmy six degree morning at little mid-op farm
31:29can't be this cold every morning for the jet setting distance it's a rude awakening to uk budget
31:36holidays we're cold we're uncomfortable can't move around the pod we're stuck in a field in the middle
31:41of nowhere there's no electricity and there's there's no bathroom the ensuite bathroom
31:47on this break sam and andre will have to make do with a communal shower i've never looked this far
31:53for a shower i want to have a shower um but i don't because it's too cold but i can't
31:59wash my hair
31:59because it's such a walk to the shower and i've got no hair dryer because most five well all five
32:04-star
32:05hotels have hair dryers so i didn't pack one okay i don't want to take one closer for sam showering
32:13is a no-go
32:14what are we gonna do we're terrible i'm stuck with distance of people
32:23the shower is a washout maybe andre will do better with the communal kitchen have we found the toaster
32:30no uh so we might have to improvise having blown 60 quid on a budget shop gary and andre are
32:38on
32:38breakfast duty when it comes to a holiday i like to be catered for uh i don't want to do
32:44the cooking
32:45myself it's not quite the five star that they're used to it's not the egg room i'm not sure i
32:51got
32:51that toast it's not a glowing review from beth i'm not hungry actually while sam resorts to fasting but
32:59at least the kids are getting stuck in it's cheap and cheerful just like the leaf's usual holiday
33:05activities which the disants will also be taking part in holiday activities volunteering with the
33:11local apaca that sounds it might involve shuffles of some kind to see marshmallows on the campfire
33:18lovely lovely paddle boarding oh
33:23was that really my idea of fun it's my view of sort of holiday hell i think doing that that
33:28type of thing
33:29so this is the things we do just keep things simple keep it fun for the kids and it's relatively
33:35cheap as well i hope makes them realize that they are so fortunate first up a trip to the alpaca
33:41farm
33:42guys what sandwiches do you want but on their budget weekends the leafs never leave camp without a packed
33:49lunch i'm not sure that sam and andre go on many days out where they'd need to pack a pack
33:54lunch this'll
33:54be an experience for them for sure volunteering on a farm will also be a novelty the closest the
34:01disants usually get to animals on holiday is a big book safari now the first job is feed the lambs
34:09that you've just seen volunteering with allison at wood end farm is a spend-free day
34:20how old is he he's really into it the kids are in holiday heaven this is the best thing i've
34:27ever
34:27done look how cute you do and the adults aren't far behind there we go there we go oh this
34:34is
34:35absolutely nothing i'm crying because it's so cute i must say it's sort of it's good for the heart
34:41i feel like i get a lot more from this experience than any five-star resort
34:52but the next job isn't so cute and cuddly the alpacas need mucking out well done guys you're doing
34:58incredible and while the leafs get stuck in sam and andre are hanging back it's not what i choose to
35:07do on my holiday yeah yeah is it quite clean yes it is the kind of picks the cleaner corner
35:14where
35:15the little white coats weren't going to get too dirty it's work i just don't get up in the morning
35:20and think oh i love to go out today and shovel whatever at least cassia is mucking in bend those
35:27knees bend the knees yeah i would just pay someone to do that but i work hard anyway i don't
35:33need to do
35:33that when i'm holiday okay teddy i really did enjoy the alpacas to the farm very lovely
35:44that was most fun i've ever had wholesome family fun our goal is to show that you don't need
35:49five-star luxuries to enjoy your holiday so today has been a success big kick from us
35:59what will beth's packed lunch get a thumbs up huh more used to michelin stars than mother's pride
36:06i couldn't finish it i had half of it for the super healthy disants it's a culinary
36:12come down it wasn't i didn't like that really just wasn't um my cup of tea
36:18coming up oh no he's standing up andre throws himself into the budget holiday it was more on the
36:25arduous side of fun both families find out the final tally and there's more surprises in store
36:33no you can't do that
36:41a hard-up fun-loving foursome this is the best thing i've ever done
36:45a showing a five-star loving family it's about the basics how to holiday on a budget 156 pounds
36:54i mean that is so tight to see if money really does buy holiday happiness my room sort of holiday
37:01hell
37:03it's a chilly morning in lancashire okay let's go and both families are geared up for a day on the
37:10water paddle boarding so that's 12 pound per person so that'd be 84 pounds please that's actually very
37:18very reasonable value it's cheap and cheerful family fun and the leafs don't hesitate to hit the
37:26water i'm having a good time i'm not getting in that but sam and cassia are more used to tropical
37:35temperatures than cold lancashire lakes it just looked crazy it was freezing cold blowing a gale
37:42it just didn't look like fun to me sam and cassia did it like getting stuck in like we know
37:48we do
37:48because no hair dryer she used to past our resorts that have a hair dryer in it and she didn't
37:56pack
37:57at least andre is giving it a go
38:04dad standing up oh no no
38:08oh did i fall over i don't never fall again
38:17it felt right to give everything i had because the leaf family was certainly giving it everything
38:23they were not going to waste a single second of this despite the rough conditions at 85 pounds it's
38:30the big ticket activity of the budget break so was it worth it it was more on the arduous side
38:36of
38:36funnel so this activity was a quarter of the meal that we had in malta and i get to remember
38:42watching andre falling the lake for the rest of my life
38:49back at the campsite there's more no frills fun in store campfire marshmallows is that good enough
38:56yeah just a tenner for wood and a few quid for marshmallows a holiday night out doesn't get much
39:03cheaper it's not michelin star it's not fine dining but standing around a campfire and stuff in your
39:10face it's what life is all about i did enjoy that that was fun they're not the healthiest things it's
39:16like sort of eating plastic i shan't be giving up my michelin star dining anytime soon i have really
39:21enjoyed this holiday my mom and dad keep saying to me oh you're coping so well you're coping so well
39:26but
39:26i'm just enjoying it to be honest it's the final morning of the holiday
39:37and it's checkout time so am i looking forward to going home very much so
39:44bye pod but before they leave there's the small matter of the cost of their budget break
39:50it was total bill for your holidays 912 pounds wow
40:01i'm shocked that it's quite that as low as that but then you know there's no luxury involved
40:06we get 15 of our holidays for their holiday it's 15 000 pounds less than the malta break
40:15that 50 000 pound would do so much for us go to our house deposit so being on your holiday
40:22a lot of
40:23things for us was the first or the snorkeling was the first the yacht ride and yeah a lot of
40:29them
40:29things are things that we couldn't perhaps offer the children and maybe ever again but we're happy at
40:39the end of our holidays and you'll have the end of your holidays so we did kind of want to
40:43prove that
40:43money doesn't equal happiness i probably would pick martin over this yeah my perspective on budget
40:51holidays hasn't really changed i'm an ensuite girl i do like to have fun sweet i've been away from this
40:57sort of simple phone maybe for too long and it doesn't really doesn't really float my boat anymore
41:03i think i have been perhaps irrevocably changed by five-star treatment i have enjoyed this holiday the
41:10same way that i've enjoyed malta i think i've learned that even on the simplest of holidays we
41:15can still have as much fun as we can on the most expensive holidays because we have each other
41:20oh cassie that's incredible
41:26so this is goodbye now i guess we're leaving going home it's quite sad really i do feel really happy
41:32to
41:33be going home but it's actually it's the end of our experience so thank you for sharing the whole
41:38experience with us thank you too thought we'd just get you a little gift so you can remember us not
41:43that
41:43you'd ever forget us oh i passed the parcel oh that's so soft and we don't have to clean up
41:54after it no
41:56no and we've got you guys a little something as well so what's really come across to us is just
42:01how proud and selfless you are last year was very very difficult for you and so if it's okay with
42:06you we've been very much like to fund a holiday for you all to the greek island of skopoulos
42:17no you can't do that you want to we'd really love to do it we would love to do that
42:22for you
42:24you totally totally deserve that thank you
42:28you're welcome
42:32thank you
42:32oh no you don't really need to do that honestly
42:39and you'll think of us when you're there yeah that's far too bad it's not thank you so so much
42:49oh that's incredible thank you very much it just proves what nice people they are though you come on
42:55the experience like this and you make assumptions of people before you meet them and they are far from it
43:01and just that gesture it almost feels that it's difficult to accept yeah definitely accept that
43:09as a gift that's a lot that's a lot
43:15but i'm so excited so excited we're going to great yeah you're going to great for now it's back to
43:26baltom home sweet home and cheshire and a chance for both families to reflect on the holiday i'm
43:34not going to change my holidays anytime soon i prefer the five star all the way i'm just too far
43:40down the road of five star to go back in time and do the the simple holidays we really enjoyed
43:46it yeah
43:47and we definitely go to the sun on a budget yeah the memories were made they were fantastic the
43:53the dishonest taught us a lot of valuable life lessons we need to spend more time with each other
43:59and we need to spend more time with ourselves does money buy you a happier holiday and not necessarily
44:05i think um it's the people that you're with that make your holiday special it was lovely being with
44:10the other family they made it fun it's definitely taught us not to judge people as well yes our perception
44:16on rich
44:17people was that they are snobs and and they're not they're just humans with a lot more money next time
44:24oh my god go on slam it with us cannot believe i'm doing this
44:33wow look at this this is the most beautiful palace in bernie
44:39just horrendous that is five months worth of wages for me for this summer
44:51so
44:56so
44:58so
44:58so
44:58so
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