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00:03Mix together two celebrities.
00:05How can you pack when you don't know where you're going?
00:08Haven't been as excited about something in a long time.
00:11Their destination unknown.
00:13Riga, where's Riga?
00:14Amsterdam.
00:15Throw in another twist.
00:17They must choose an envelope.
00:19Are we ready?
00:20I can't do it.
00:21I have a very bad feeling about this.
00:23One will get a luxury trip.
00:26I'm nervous.
00:27While the other one will travel budget style.
00:32This is high road, low road.
00:35This is amazing.
00:36Amazing.
00:44I don't think I've ever travelled with as much stuff ever.
00:47I've got t-shirts.
00:48I have jumpers.
00:50I've got long pants, short pants.
00:52I've got everything going on, so.
00:54Kevin Dundon is a popular chef, TV presenter and author.
00:58He was a viewer's favourite on Dancing With The Stars.
01:02Alicante, Milan.
01:03Oh, there are no poles there.
01:04That would be really good.
01:06I don't have a clue what to expect, to be quite honest with you.
01:10The tea bag's packed anyway, so that's all that matters.
01:13Kayleigh Trapp appeared with Kevin on Dancing With The Stars.
01:17She herself is a social media star, well known for her lip-syncing videos of celebrities.
01:23Including...
01:24There I am.
01:24I've got long pants, short pants, flip-flops, tugs.
01:27Even I've got a frying pan.
01:30Jeez!
01:34It's like looking in the mirror.
01:36Well, I think it is like looking in the mirror.
01:38I think it's looking really well.
01:39Yeah.
01:39Where do you want to go?
01:40Doha.
01:41Prague.
01:41I'd take the Aran Islands.
01:42Eh, we might take you further than that.
01:45Let's see where the two Kevins are going.
01:49Oh, Austria!
01:51So it's the mountains of Austria for our celebrities.
01:55I hope you can ski.
01:57Yeah, I can ski.
01:57Can you?
01:59Okay.
02:00Looks like Kayleigh's going to be walking down the mountains.
02:02Anyway, let's find out who's going high and who's going low.
02:07Will I take A?
02:07Go for it.
02:08I've actually never been as scared in my life.
02:11Three, two, one.
02:12Ah!
02:16No!
02:18Oh!
02:20It's a swap.
02:23I'm buzzing!
02:26In order to reach their destination, our celebrities fly into Munich Airport.
02:30Oh!
02:32And then transfer across the border into Austria.
02:35On to the Alps.
02:36And into the Gastein Valley.
02:40But where will they be staying?
02:42Are you looking for B&B?
02:44Ah!
02:47Paradise!
02:52Six.
02:55Ah!
02:57Look at this.
02:58This is perfect.
03:04Nice bathroom.
03:10The family-friendly pension persona is situated in the village of Dwarf Gastein.
03:16A breakfast buffet is available every morning.
03:19And there's both a games room and a winter sports storage room.
03:24It's got an amazing balcony.
03:27Look at that.
03:28The view is amazing.
03:29I cannot wait to get up there in the morning to go skiing.
03:33I might have to walk up there though.
03:36From Dwarf Gastein to Bad Gastein.
03:38Where Kayleigh has arrived at her five-star hotel.
03:47Stop.
03:49What?
03:50Is this the sauna?
03:51Stop.
03:53No.
03:54I don't know if I've ever been in a sauna with a view.
03:58The elegant five-star Straubinger Grand Hotel is situated in the heart of Bad Gastein.
04:04Close to the impressive waterfall.
04:06It has 46 individually designed rooms and suites.
04:11Its restaurant serves alpine and international cuisine.
04:14And there's an infinity pool, a spa and a wellness centre.
04:19I'm not leaving.
04:25Nestled in the impressive natural scenery of the Salzburg Alps,
04:29the Gastein Valley contains three scenic villages.
04:33Dwarf Gastein, Bad Hoof Gastein and Bad Gastein.
04:38Although the valley is popular in the summer,
04:40in the winter it is transformed as the temperature drops and the snow falls.
04:45Over four months, winter sports enthusiasts have access to over 200 kilometres of slopes across five different mountains.
04:53Over the next few days, our celebrities will experience the joys of the Gastein Valley, but from two very different
05:00perspectives.
05:07On the high plateau at the head of the Gastein Valley is Sport Gastein, often called the Alaska of the
05:14Alps.
05:16International dog sled races are held here annually, and it's possible for tourists to take part in musher training.
05:24Say hello to my little friend, Lily.
05:26First, we learn how to use the sled without dogs.
05:30The most important thing is how to break.
05:33I will push you a little bit.
05:35Okay.
05:35Mat down.
05:37And break.
05:38Yes.
05:39You got it.
05:40You.
05:42Hello, Aria.
05:43You're going to hit me for a spin.
05:46Drei, zwei, eins.
05:49Okay, go.
05:49Go, go, go, go, go.
05:50Okay.
05:53Woo!
05:56Kinder on, Willie John!
05:59That's my girl.
06:01That looks so much fun.
06:03You are flying, Kayleigh.
06:05What about Kevin?
06:06Who needs huskies?
06:09Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
06:12Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho.
06:14All right.
06:16Oh.
06:17Oh, hi on.
06:19Wow.
06:20He's almost gone off-piste.
06:23It's happening now.
06:26Just a little bit rusty at the start.
06:28The views are unreal.
06:29Okay, Kevin.
06:30You've got it going in a straight line.
06:32Here comes the bend, buddy.
06:34Turn.
06:34Turn.
06:36I'm coming.
06:37I'm coming.
06:37Yeah.
06:38Come on.
06:38Come on, Kevin.
06:39Yeah!
06:40Go on, the good thing.
06:46Unbelievable!
06:51Oh, it's so good.
06:53Like, the adrenaline is pumping.
06:56And, er, and Kevin?
07:01Any, any adrenaline there, buddy?
07:04Well, we'll leave you to it.
07:10They told me at the beginning I was getting two.
07:14Then they gave me three dogs and then I ended up at four, so...
07:17I'll take it.
07:18I'll take it.
07:18Four dogs.
07:20Nice work, Kayleigh.
07:22What about the fellow with no dogs?
07:24Oh!
07:25He's picked up some serious speed here.
07:28Yay!
07:29It was amazing.
07:30Last year was pretty cool.
07:32Once I learned how to steer it.
07:33Oh!
07:34I didn't realise I had to use my feet to steer it.
07:36But it's good.
07:37Definitely recommend it.
07:38Hey!
07:39Hey!
07:53In the village of Bad Hufgastein, our celebrities visit an exhibition of carved wooden masks.
07:59These are related to the Austrian tradition of Krampus.
08:05You know what happened there?
08:06What?
08:07The wind changed.
08:08Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
08:11In early December, these hairy-horned creatures appear on the streets along with Saint Nicholas,
08:16the locals come out to witness their antics.
08:21Ha, ha, ha, ha!
08:23Ha, ha, ha!
08:29They're not that scary at all.
08:31They're just big, hairy fellas looking for a dance.
08:34It's not dancing with the stars, it's dancing with Kevin Dundon.
08:37Hang on, which one's Kevin? Is that him?
08:40No.
08:42What about that one?
08:44No, there's Kevin.
08:56I love traditions, and that is a tradition and a half.
09:03The stunning city of Salzburg is an hour and 15 minutes drive down the mountain from Gastein,
09:09and is famous for being the filming location of the Sound of Music.
09:14So which celebrity will be taking the Sound of Music tour?
09:17Would it be the one called Trap?
09:19I'm a huge fan of the movie.
09:21First stop on the tour is at the Mirabelle Gardens.
09:25You should know that is the iconic stairs they use in the Sound of Music movie.
09:30For the Der Ramee song.
09:31She was going up and down with a singing like,
09:33Oh, yeah!
09:35I need to tell you something.
09:37Sure.
09:37My surname is Trap.
09:39Really?
09:40I think I'm related to them.
09:42Are you joking?
09:42No, I'm serious.
09:43Somewhere around Roscommon, they lost the Vaughan.
09:45I think they owe me some money.
09:47I've tried asking, but they shut the gates.
09:50They shut the gates?
09:51Yeah, they shut the gates.
09:52The private tour takes Kayleigh on to the Non-Burg Abbey.
09:56Its entrance gates and cemetery were featured in the film.
10:00We're here to see Maria.
10:03Do you recognize the nice place?
10:06Yes.
10:06Is this where Maria or Julie Andrews, she went to leave?
10:09Yes, exactly.
10:11That's the famous scene where she was leaving the Abbey and she went to the family fan trap with her
10:16luggage and guitar.
10:17But you should know that here right now is the Abbey where the real Maria was.
10:23The real Maria?
10:25Well, hang on here.
10:27Is that?
10:28Could it be?
10:30The hills are alive with the sound of music.
10:37With songs they have sung for a thousand years.
10:46Bet you Julie Andrews didn't have to put up with this snow.
10:50Hello?
10:59Ah, there's nothing like a Christmas market to bring out the festive spirit.
11:04Is that you?
11:05My mum always called me an angel, so...
11:07Ah, well, your mum thought you were an angel.
11:09Yeah.
11:10Who are we to deny her?
11:12So, staying in Salzburg, our celebrities are visiting the annual Chris Kindlemarkt,
11:18which is held in cathedral and residence squares in the historic city centre.
11:25So, here, you see the Silent Night Chapel.
11:28In 1818, at Christmas, the song was played for the first time in this chapel near Salzburg.
11:36Oh!
11:37It came from here?
11:38Yeah, it is.
11:38So, they're hand blown?
11:40And hand drawn.
11:41Oh, wow.
11:42So, they're quite...
11:42There's a lot of work, eh?
11:46The Chris Kindlemarkt is famous for its food stalls, but not every visitor brings their own chef with them.
11:53A jelly donut is on the menu.
11:56Kevin will cook it...
11:56And then I eat it!
11:57Yay!
12:00I'm going to turn them over, like that, and look at that, they get a lovely golden brown.
12:04So, I'm going to put some apricot jam in there, and then we've got some ice and sugar.
12:09Load her on.
12:11This is from me to you.
12:12Thank you, Kevin.
12:13Thank you, I know you're going to charge me.
12:15Yep.
12:18Apricots love it.
12:19That is delicious.
12:36The Gastein Valley in Austria, with its breathtaking scenery, is the surprise destination for our celebrities, Kevin Dundon and Kayleigh
12:45Trapp.
12:46Kayleigh struck lucky with the luxury trip.
12:49I'm not leaving.
12:51While Kevin drew the short straw, and is travelling on a budget.
12:54Come on, come on.
12:59There are four ski resorts in the Gastein Valley, with 200 kilometres of slopes and 42 lifts.
13:07Now, Kevin's a very experienced skier, and while Kayleigh did learn to ski on a recent holiday, she's about to
13:13offer her friend a high-road treat.
13:15I have been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go up way high up in the slopes.
13:21Okay.
13:22First thing in the morning, they're in to centre around, just yourself, guide, a lovely breakfast to finish off, and
13:28I have decided out of the kindness of my heart to give that to you.
13:33You haven't.
13:34I have, Kevin.
13:35That's amazing.
13:36Yeah.
13:37Thank you so much.
13:37You're very welcome.
13:40Well, there's a very happy celebrity heading up a mountain with his private guide, and as Kayleigh promised, when they
13:46get to the top, they've got that place to themselves.
13:48They've now stopped the gauntlet, so therefore, no one else can come up and join us.
13:54That is high road.
14:05It's amazing.
14:20It's the first time ever to be on a mountain with Virgin Snow.
14:23I've got a picture myself, thinking, is this real?
14:28Oh, yes, it's real, my friend.
14:32And it's real for Kayleigh too.
14:34I'm pretty sure this is the baby slope.
14:36I'm waiting for a pack of children to just ski past me, but, yeah, I'm feeling brave.
14:43Woo-hoo!
14:45Kayleigh is testing out her ski legs at the Angertals Ski Arena, a modern facility offering a family-friendly ski
14:51experience with beginner slopes and ski schools for all ages.
14:56The training wheels are off.
14:58Right, Dundon.
14:59Bring it on.
15:00Woo!
15:02Ah, damn it!
15:04I'm all talk.
15:12Oh, by the way, happy Christmas!
15:15Back at Schloss Island Mountain, Kevin's about to find out that his high road activity has got yet another perk.
15:22It's such a beautiful setting.
15:25You've got all this delicious smoked hams, cheese, pretzels, Prosecco.
15:30So I guess this breakfast was made for a queen, but it ended up being for the king.
15:34Well, you've had a rare old time, Kevin, but I think it's about time you come back down to earth,
15:39or at least down the mountain.
15:41You go on, because I heard you're brilliant.
15:43Oh, yeah, I'm fantastic.
15:44Watch this, Kevin!
15:46Oh, yeah!
15:47I'll follow you.
15:49Come on, Kevin!
15:50Oh, typical!
15:56I was very good of you to give me the high road.
15:58We travelled the whole mountain.
16:00I didn't see once in her.
16:02Was it?
16:02Did you say thank you?
16:04I thought I heard...
16:04Thank you!
16:05You're welcome, Kevin.
16:06That's your present present.
16:07Ah, there you go.
16:17It's dress-up time for Kevin.
16:22So, we're going to get on this train.
16:25We're going to go into the middle of the mountain.
16:27I hope it's a big space.
16:28I don't like small spaces.
16:32Kevin's visiting the Salzwelten salt mine, an hour's drive west of the Gastein Valley.
16:38Are you okay there, Kevin?
16:40Active mining only ended here in 1989, after over 800 years of salt production.
16:46Here is the border between Austria and Germany.
16:50This is the German side, obviously.
16:52This is the German side?
16:52The Austrian side.
16:53Yes.
16:54So here, I've got one foot in each country.
16:56Yes.
16:56That's pretty cool.
16:57This is two countries in one day.
16:59Yes.
16:59And you can choose it.
17:00No.
17:01We'll prepare to stay.
17:03Good decision.
17:05What's that?
17:06We're not going there, surely.
17:07No, sure not.
17:08This is too narrow.
17:09No.
17:09Good.
17:11These salt mines contain wooden slides that were originally used by miners to quickly travel
17:17between different levels.
17:18Lean back.
17:19Okay, I'll hold you here.
17:28What a way to go to work.
17:30Can we do it again?
17:32No, Kevin.
17:33But you can't take a boat trip across the salt lake.
17:36Wow.
17:40It'd be perfect for brining my hams for Christmas.
17:46So you also, we see a nice salt line with different colours.
17:49This comes from the minerals.
17:52Oh, wow.
17:54It was most enjoyable, I really thought.
17:56You're welcome.
17:56I definitely think that you've beaten me on the outfit.
18:00Okay.
18:10Of the three towns in the Gaston Valley, two have the word bad in their names.
18:15Bad Gaston and Bad Hufgaston.
18:17Bad's just German for bath.
18:20And the valley here is famous for its natural thermal springs and historic spa culture.
18:27There's a good choice of spa centres here that you can avail of without your clothes on.
18:33Wait, hang on.
18:34What?
18:35No, you're all right.
18:36Thank you very much.
18:37We're Irish.
18:38We're doing none of that.
18:40Austria is class.
18:43Savage.
18:44What do these dogs say?
18:46Oh, my gosh.
18:47I love it.
18:48Love it.
18:49The dogs wouldn't say that.
18:50They'd say it's deadly.
18:51Gas.
18:52Yeah, speaking of gas, what are those bubbles, Kevin?
18:55That's not me, by the way.
18:57Just saying.
18:59Oh, Kevin.
19:01Now, time for the sauna, with its very impressive view.
19:04As a lip-syncher, I'd be used to not using my words, but for once, I really am speechless.
19:11Plunge pool, anyone?
19:16Oh, my God.
19:17Look!
19:20That's actually nice.
19:21Yeah, it's lovely.
19:22I'm green.
19:24Deep breaths.
19:25Do it.
19:25Go on.
19:26Oh!
19:31Nighttime is drawn in over the Gastine Valley, and a full moon has made its appearance.
19:36It's the right place to be, as they say in Cayley's home county of Monaghan, if you're sick with the
19:41hunger.
19:42I'm about to have a little personal chef experience.
19:45Who do I think I am?
19:46I don't know, but I'm going to laugh it all up.
19:49At the Valerie House restaurant in Sports Gastine, Cayley is enjoying a full moon dinner.
19:56I could live off prawns, and these prawns are definitely top tier.
20:00I think you can always tell when fish is fresh, and this is as fresh as it gets.
20:07I'm trying local veal for the first time in my life, and a dumpling on a bed of red cabbage.
20:14Oh, my God.
20:15It's as soft as a pillow.
20:17Wow.
20:18I feel like I've been living under a rock, but I've never tried a dumpling either, and it almost tastes
20:22like stuffing, but better.
20:25I know Kevin Dundon is going to be returning in his toboggan for this kind of stuff, but listen, it's
20:31all mine, Kevin.
20:32I'm on the high road, not you.
20:33And God only knows what he's eating right now.
20:37I am starving.
20:39Looks pretty good, actually.
20:40This is a traditional dish of the region, and it's got a combination of pork and beef inside.
20:48The flavours really come through, and it warms your body from inside out, which is kind of perfect for this
20:52sort of temperature.
20:53For me, this is a perfect dinner.
20:55Perfect dinner?
20:58Ah, perfect dinner.
21:00The best part.
21:01And we have a nice little medley going on here, a bit of everything.
21:04It's blueberry, and blueberry is my favourite fruit, so somebody called ahead.
21:10Take a schlab out of that.
21:15It's crunchy, and it's soft, and it's pillowy, and it's absolutely class.
21:22What is going on?
21:24When can you say you've had a fire lit dinner under the moon?
21:28It's complete magic.
21:40Schnapps is a traditional Austrian spirit made from various fruits and herbs.
21:44And at the Duritzbauer in Bad Hufgastein, they've been distilling snaps and liqueurs since 1850.
21:51The master distiller is Hans.
21:54Tell us about this big machine here behind us.
21:57Machine!
21:58Modern people call it machines, yeah!
22:01The fruits, the mask you put in the inside, then goes the alcohol out of the fruits in the helmet,
22:08goes on the left side to the colon, over there to the cooler, and comes here down with 19%.
22:15Very strong.
22:17Oh, no, no, no. They're not drinking 90% alcohol.
22:20The raw spirit is diluted to a bottling strength.
22:24So a 20% liqueur for Kayleigh, and a 45% snaps for Kevin.
22:30You smell?
22:31But can they guess the flavour?
22:34Apricot.
22:35Yeah, is that apricot? I'm going to assume it is.
22:38Apricot is...
22:39Correct.
22:39Correct.
22:40But that's not apricot.
22:41No, that's not.
22:42Oh, it's not.
22:43Raspberry.
22:44Oh, yeah, no.
22:45OK.
22:46He doesn't like that I'm right.
22:48That's it, that's it.
22:49Yeah.
22:49OK, I've had liqueurs.
22:51I need to try some real schnapps.
22:52Yes.
22:53It's time to get off the baby slopes.
22:54Yes.
22:57Oh.
22:58Woo!
22:59It's meditine.
23:00Oh, yeah.
23:01That's strong.
23:02I put hair on your back.
23:06That is superb.
23:07If you're finding it hard to sleep in your low road accommodation, they should knock your mind out.
23:11Push the eyes.
23:11Yeah, yeah.
23:13Push, push.
23:14So.
23:19So, Kelly, what do you think?
23:20We have had a great time.
23:23My favourite thing was skiing, having that breakfast, and skiing down and having the mountain completely empty just for ourselves.
23:32Huskies.
23:33I made a best friend.
23:35I really enjoyed the Huskies.
23:36They were great.
23:36And it was good to know that I was decent at something as well.
23:39That's my girl!
23:41I've never been this part of Austria at all.
23:44It's beautiful.
23:45I've definitely come back.
23:46I'm so glad I got to do it with you.
23:48Well, we got out so well in Dancing the Stars and then to do this.
23:51Yeah, from one stage to another.
23:53There you go!
23:54Hey!
23:54Boom!
23:57Happy Christmas!
24:29We're right back.
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