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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
01:28I've ever been on
01:35You're a holiday
01:38I've never been on
01:39I've never been on
01:43I've never been on
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 ear down
01:56Have fun, have a shot
01:59For this fun-loving family money is tight
02:02Best are 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?
02:21With 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 I called them
03:14And eaten 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 14 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
04:20Life and business partners
04:22The doctors have made a mint
04:24With their own health and aesthetics clinic
04:28Turnover
04:28Well Gary sometimes you 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, I have filler, skin tightening
04:45It's cost me about a thousand a month because 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, don'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 to you
05:10The Dissons think nothing of blowing 40,000 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, then 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
05:59The first to be put to the test
06:01A Dissons style luxury break
06:04Are we ready guys?
06:07We're going
06:09Malta
06:09Malta
06:11A five star wellness resort
06:13Is it?
06:15Oh my god
06:16Just somewhere to relax
06:18Yeah
06:19I do like relaxing
06:21The ancient capital of Valena
06:24To experience luxury culture and history
06:26Goosebumps or anything
06:29Situated between Italy and North Africa
06:32Malta is a small but mighty island
06:35Year round sunshine, turquoise seas and historic ports
06:40Have made it a luxury destination for discerning jet setters
06:44For both families, an all expenses paid stay at the regal five star Phoenicia hotel and spa
06:50A favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth
06:54Oh, that's exciting
06:55We've never been to Malta
06:56I'm just giddy
06:58It's day one
06:59Come on then, get going
07:02The Leafs are falling over themselves with excitement
07:05I want to know if we want to have champagne, a 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
07:23Before we go, we'll do hyperbaric oxygen, so oxygen in a chamber
07:26To get ourselves super-perfused
07:28So when we travel, again, we arrive crisp and pristine
07:32Like it
07:35It's a three and a half hour flight to Malta
07:38And for the Leafs, their second ever family trip abroad
07:42The weather world is amazing
07:45The families will meet for the first time at the five star Phoenicia
07:49The leading hotels of the world are very much what I like
07:55There's a red carpet
07:56Nowhere
07:57I'm not sure what 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
08:08Wow
08:09Oh my god
08:11Look at the balconies
08:13Oh my god, that's incredible
08:15Still a bit overwhelmed
08:18The kids get to experience this, aren't they?
08:21We could never give it to them physically, financially
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
08:42But they're adapting fast to the holiday highlight
08:45Chocolate cake
08:46Unreal
08:47Lovely stuff
08:48I got me a teddy bear
08:50Yeah
08:51I think we'll be very comfortable
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, a bit snobby
09:11Cool, innit?
09:12Yeah
09:12It is so cool
09:14To think people have the expenditure
09:18Yeah
09:19To provide this for their children
09:23Do you know what? I'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 nice to meet you
09:38Nice to meet you
09:41Nice to meet you
09:44What is it you guys do?
09:45So we're medical professionals
09:47We own a private clinic, a medical clinic
09:48So we've got to practice what we preach
09:51So before we came
09:52We have oxygen chambers at our clinic
09:55And you perfuse your body with 500% oxygen
09:58Probably over a thousand pounds worth of treatment
10:00Depends, I'm paying for air
10:02So that's a bit extra for you
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
10:18People who are on holiday and
10:20Look after them themselves
10:21We like a bit of a blowout
10:24So do you guys drink alcohol?
10:26No
10:27At all? No
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, I'm starting to worry
10:36Don't excessively drink
10:37We do enjoy having a drink
10:39It takes edge off
10:40Then you get a bit lower
10:42Are you going to come on this journey with us?
10:44Yeah, absolutely
10:44We'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
11:13It'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
11:36Yeah, we do
11:36A jet-setting family of health obsessives
11:39Five-star wellness resorts
11:41Wellness
11:41Are showing a cash-strapped, fun-loving foursome
11:47Wow
11:48How to have a wealthy, healthy holiday
11:51So do you guys drink alcohol?
11:53No
11:53No
11:55A total, no
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 £100 for four, it's just a tad less than the Leafs' weekly disposable income
12:16Noah
12:16Waffles
12:17Of course
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
12:25How do you feel about doing our style of holiday with a no booze, healthy kick idea?
12:33We'll go up for it
12:35Do you think your parents are going to be able to do it?
12:37Probably not
12:38The 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 2 o'clock
12:51I'd be starving
12:52Yeah, we need the fuel first thing in the morning, don't we?
12:55Otherwise...
12:55Get 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 centrepiece 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!
13:14This mushroom!
13:15Yeah, it's not just an egg room
13:18When we saw the breakfast for all the bacon, the sausage and the mushrooms
13:22I found it quite difficult not to...
13:25I can see the sadness in your eyes
13:27Get loads of bacon
13:29The temptation is too much for Noah and Gary
13:33He'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 sites
14:06Yes, so you can see all the castles, the old town
14:11Child-free mums makeover
14:15Michelin-starred sushi dinner
14:16Ugh, sushi
14:19Relaxing by the pool
14:20Snorting in famous blue luggage
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!
14:38First on the itinerary
14:41A guided sightseeing tour of Malta's historic capital, Valletta
14:45So, 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
15:01Valletta 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 today
15:33It 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 viewing on the hallway road
15:44Just on my left-hand side is St John's Coe Cathedral
15:49I don't like the history
15:51He's bored
15:52Yeah, he's bored
15:54It's not a holiday adult for children
15:56I hope we enjoyed this short tour of the city
16:00Oh, thank you five
16:02It's worth applause, but will it be worth the money?
16:05£155 for the tour
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
16:25Although the five-star finisher isn't the usual habitat for inflatable crocs
16:30Noah, 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
16:37I didn't want to get looked at and judged
16:39Noah, wait, wait, wait, wait
16:41I can really look like a big bloody crocodile
16:43Noah, slow down
16:45Noah, he can't wait
16:48Beth and Gary aren't used to such posh surroundings
16:51But the kids are taking to the luxury like ducks to water
16:54That was one of my favourite parts of the day
16:57Seeing Noah and Grace splashing the pool
17:00That's what I think kids should be doing on holiday
17:03While the dads are on pool duty, the mums can kick back and relax
17:07This is nice, isn't it? Just having a chill
17:10Do you get much chance to do this at home?
17:12Not really, it's pretty full on
17:14Life's busy
17:15Yeah, obviously I had Grace when I was 17
17:17How did you find that?
17:19It was difficult, I didn't have much support
17:21I very much did it all by myself
17:22So it was, I devoted my life to her and then Noah
17:26Every last thing we do is just about the kids
17:29We don't have time together, we don't have time alone
17:32Hopefully on this holiday you can get some treats, some time on your own
17:36I would love that
17:37Yeah, yeah
17:37And I know I need the time, I know I need to look after myself
17:40Because if you don't look after yourself, you can't look after everyone else
17:43You can't
17:44Oh
17:47For my third year, we planned a trip to Milan
17:51And Gary snapped his Achilles
17:52And then we had to not go on the trip
17:55So we never made it, just because I had to carry on putting a roof over the head
17:59Yeah
17:59Paying the bills
18:01It's a lot
18:02It was something special for you, wasn't it?
18:04Yeah, it was
18:04And obviously you missed out on that
18:06Yeah, that's okay, we're here now
18:07Well, yes, we're here now
18:09It was lovely to have a chat with Beth
18:11She's a mother, first and foremost
18:13And always puts her children first
18:15Sometimes she just needs to have a bit of time to herself
18:17And she deserves that
18:18Lovely conversation to have with her
18:21Just us mums, putting us to rights
18:23And sharing them insights with me
18:26I've thoroughly enjoyed
18:28Next on the healthy holiday agenda
18:31Some me time for the parents
18:33While the kids are in childcare
18:34For fitness freak Andre, that means one thing
18:43It's been a long time since I've been near a gym
18:46It's a luxury Gary can't stretch to
18:49But Andre spends £400 a month on a PT
18:53And that money can pay for our monthly food shop
18:56So it feels like it's a necessary luxury
18:58It's crucial for healthy body, healthy mind
19:00And it's not Andre's only spending necessity
19:04Anti-wrinkle treatments, best facial skin care
19:07Skin tightening treatments
19:09This can mount up to, you know, £10,000 of work a year
19:12Easily
19:13Well, £10,000 is a massive thing
19:16You know, that's a third annual wage
19:19It's a non-negotiable
19:20He looks well for £55, so...
19:22I've not seen his forehead move
19:26Meanwhile, for £170
19:28The mums are getting made up for a posh double dinner date later
19:32What do you usually spend on getting your make-up done?
19:35Usually it's about £100
19:37What?
19:38Who are you going to?
19:40Yeah
19:40Shut up
19:41What was it like today having some new time?
19:43I feel selfish and I feel guilty
19:45You put the children first
19:46But you're just as important
19:48I'm going to try and take that from this experience
19:50Yeah
19:50Look after myself a little bit more
19:52Yeah
19:53Definitely
19:53Yeah
19:56Wow
19:58Well, I might take up having my make-up done on a regular basis
20:02Because that was incredible
20:03Yeah, I love it
20:04I think it's stunning
20:06I think it looked beautiful
20:07So, how do you feel about sushi tonight?
20:09Never really tried it
20:10I don't think I'm willing to either
20:15Beth might be trying to swerve the sushi
20:17But a date night does hold some appeal
20:20Me and Gary don't have
20:21We don't spend quality time together at all
20:25You look incredible
20:26You bet it's absolutely amazing
20:28So, to reconnect as a couple would be incredible
20:32Well, let's get some dinner
20:33Yeah, brilliant
20:34Let's go
20:36The uber-cool Aki Malta is a magnet for the letters glitterati
20:41Some of their signature dishes can top £50 each
20:45And the fish-packed sushi menu is a healthy dining option
20:50Can I get some cocktails, please?
20:52No alcohol
20:53Especially when booze is off the table
20:56We will have the soft-shell crab
20:59If it's got a tentacle, I'm not touching it
21:01From the sashimi, can we have the octopus?
21:05When you'd ordered, they sounded horrified
21:07First up, £25 fresh oysters
21:11A food that's never touched the leaf's lips before
21:14Are you gonna eat that?
21:16Remember you don't chew, you just swallow
21:18Swallow
21:19One, two, three
21:23Swallow
21:24And swallow
21:27What was that like?
21:29Not that bad to me as well
21:30I'm not gonna do it, yeah?
21:31In for a penny, in for £25
21:35Oh, yeah
21:36Wow
21:36Well done
21:37Well done
21:38I think that deserves a round of applause
21:39Give them their due
21:42They both vote for the challenge
21:44They, they, they, they, they at them
21:46And alcohol-free
21:48No touch coverage
21:49I'd just get an oyster
21:52Yeah
21:52Yeah, I just thought it was the closest thing I was gonna get
21:56To have a slow shot
22:02It's like an explosion
22:04That's incredible
22:05The sushi has gone down surprisingly well
22:08But will the bill?
22:10It was £420
22:16£60
22:16And your swerkers, what the
22:21What?
22:23Well you didn't have that much
22:26We spent £45 on water
22:29There's no way you two go to a restaurant and do that yourself
22:32Yeah, we do
22:33They were very shocked by the price, yeah
22:36They couldn't, they could never fathom spending that much
22:39I've spent three, four times that on a meal
22:41It wasn't worth the money
22:44But
22:45They've definitely shown me
22:46We need to do more for each other
22:47Maybe a little date night
22:49Maybe we like the spark a little bit
22:52But, er, not with that price tag of £20
22:56Definitely not
22:59There's just one activity left on the luxury holiday to-do list
23:03How are you feeling guys about the boat trip?
23:05Yeah, excited
23:07The families are taking a private charter catamaran
23:09To Malta's top snorkelling spot
23:12But at £1,000
23:13It's close to walk Bethunes in a month
23:16Oh my God, I'm going to weave a felt
23:18This is insane
23:20Whoa
23:20That boat alone, it just screams millionaire
23:26A trip like this is a first for the Leafs
23:30Away we go!
23:32It's unbelievable
23:33The kids are never going to stop talking like this
23:36This is one of the cruel things I've ever done
23:39But for the seasoned boat tripping distance
23:42It's all in a day's luxury holiday
23:44To us it's a boat, it's a nice boat
23:46It's wonderful, but we've done this quite a few times
23:48But it's really interesting seeing people do it for the first time
23:51To them it is like magic
23:56Destination Blue Lagoon
23:58Yes!
24:00I'm so excited
24:01The Leafs jump feet first into the experience
24:05Left me behind
24:11We've found it a little bit too cold
24:13We like it a little bit warmer than this
24:16More used to the Maldives
24:17The Dissants have decided to sit this one out
24:21But for the Leafs it's a once in a lifetime opportunity
24:24No, three
24:27I loved how excited the Leafs were
24:30Just seeing them squeeze every bit of fun out of that day
24:34Maybe a tin jealous about how much fun they were having
24:37Maybe we've become
24:39A bit complacent
24:40Like well we'll come back another time
24:41And so maybe that's what we've got to work on
24:43Maybe get back to what makes us excited
24:45Seeing Bish in like clear waters
24:48You don't get that in the UK, do you?
24:50It's the best I've ever
24:51With every pair of my shoes
24:52The memories and the experience
24:55To see the smiles on the kids' faces
24:58And I enjoyed it more than the kids
25:00To be honest, fantastic
25:04Back on dry land
25:05And before the sun sets on the booze-free, healthy holiday
25:09There's time for a quick debrief
25:11Did you ever maybe delve into the minibar at all?
25:15A lot
25:16I wouldn't say a lot
25:18I'll be honest, I had one last night
25:21But yeah, nothing like I would normally
25:23I think you've done fantastically well
25:24We have really, really enjoyed it
25:26Yeah, good
25:26We wouldn't choose to come back to a hotel
25:30As grand as this
25:31Not somewhere this pot
25:34We don't believe we belong here
25:36Just because we're quite loud
25:38We've been on lots of five-star holidays
25:40And there's a lot of noisy people
25:42Rich, noisy people
25:43You don't really have to worry about that kind of thing
25:45For me, it's the relaxing
25:48I am really going to take out of this
25:50Maybe just a weekend
25:52For me and Gary ourselves
25:53It's been lovely
25:54But it hasn't been totally one way
25:56We've also observed
25:58Things that maybe we've been missing out on
26:00On holidays
26:01Always remember your unbridled joy
26:03And the energy you all had to get in that water
26:07We take these things for granted
26:09And we may just think, you know, we should appreciate these things more
26:12We really should
26:13Now, there's just one thing left to learn
26:16The cost
26:2016,142
26:25I'm kind of speechless
26:27Like, I don't think we'd ever spend that much
26:30See, the costing of the holiday I thought was about right
26:33What we'd expect really, isn't it?
26:35That amount of money
26:38Will go down towards an ice trills
26:40I'm shocked that people have that disposable income
26:44To spend on a holiday
26:47Time to turn the tables
26:49In the envelope is the destination of the budget break
26:52A la Leafs
26:54You're heading to...
26:55Rural Lancashire
26:58For a back-to-basics break in self-catered camping
27:02Pods
27:03Prepare to get muddy in the great British countryside
27:07Ooh!
27:10Rural Lancashire
27:11A paradise for outdoor enthusiasts
27:13With rolling fields, sheep
27:16And low-cost farmyard camping
27:18Both families will stay in a 3x3 metre off-grid pod
27:22And share a compostable loo for two
27:26The word camping was like ice down my neck
27:29When I saw it
27:30When Cassie was one
27:32We did...
27:33We had a camper van
27:34It was a two-week holiday that we set out
27:36And Andrzej lasted five days
27:38He had a bit of a breakdown
27:39And was trying to order flights to Dubai
27:43We're in trouble
27:44Might go loco
27:45It's going faster than all
27:51Coming up
27:53The Dissants are slumming it
27:56£156
27:58Pounds
27:58That is so tight
28:00And it's no walk in the park
28:02It's not what I choose to do on my holiday
28:12A hard-up, fun-loving family
28:14I'm so excited!
28:17Have been on a high-class, healthy holiday
28:20I just ate an oyster
28:23Now it's their turn to show their five-star loving companions
28:27You're heading to
28:29Rural Lancashire
28:31How to holiday on a budget
28:33I might go loco
28:34It's quite possible
28:37It's the second half of the holiday experience
28:40And the families are back in the UK
28:42In beautiful, rural Lancashire
28:45It's going to get wet
28:47I've only brought one pair of jeans
28:48And a £400 pair of jeans
28:51For the budget side of the holiday
28:53The Dissants will be doing it the Leafs way
28:56Wow, look at them
28:59They look cool
29:00They do look cool
29:01Weekend campers the Leafs are on home turf
29:04Look at the views
29:07Is that a sip pod?
29:09Oh my god
29:10Is that a sign house for sewage?
29:12But for the Dissants
29:14It couldn't be further from a five-star spa hotel
29:17Nothing here, is there?
29:20But a sheep
29:21Hello everyone
29:23Travellers, adventurers
29:24I'm Jack, welcome on Little Middop Farm
29:26We have three pods in the field
29:29And so is one of them the spa pod?
29:31Spa pod
29:34Andre might find the accommodation comes up short
29:37The pods are a snug 3x3 metres
29:42Oh, it's cosy
29:44It's smaller than some of the bathrooms we've been in
29:46In the hotels we've stayed at
29:47Some of the showers in the bath
29:50I've never been on a holiday where I could touch all four walls at the same time
29:54It's better basics
29:55Are you going to be able to do it?
29:57I don't know
29:59I don't know
30:02While Sam and Andre are already contemplating throwing in the towel
30:05The Leafs are enjoying some good old-fashioned free fun
30:09We like nature, open space
30:11Just join in with the kids
30:13Here you can just be yourself
30:14Run wild and free
30:16There's no running for the Dissants
30:18Without their usual bellhop
30:20They're struggling with their luggage
30:22Good job Andre's been down the gym
30:25There's no holiday feel to it
30:27It's just endurance
30:28It's like a test of your endurance isn't it?
30:30What's the Himalayas base camp type feel to it at the moment?
30:34There's no space
30:36Yeah, I feel like I want a geography feel to it
30:38I know
30:40Hysteria is already setting in
30:42And that's before Sam and Andre find out what each family has to spend for the next few days
30:48Guys, this is for your food and for your activities
30:52Beer? Yeah, you can't matter
30:53Okay, we'll win the plow away
30:5560, 80, 100
30:58120, 140, 150
31:01Each family has a budget of 156 pounds
31:05Just one of your activities was that much?
31:08It was
31:08That is so tight
31:10That is...
31:12I said before we'd spend that much money just from getting to the airport to the hotel
31:17Mm-hmm
31:18I know you're going to see what you can actually get with it
31:20Yeah? Absolutely
31:21Absolutely, the value of money
31:25It's a balmy six degree morning at Little Midop Farm
31:29Can't be this cold every morning
31:31For the jet setting distance, it's a rude awakening to UK budget holidays
31:36We're cold, we're uncomfortable, can't move around the pod
31:40We're stuck in a field in the middle of nowhere
31:42There's no electricity and there's no bathroom, the en-suite bathroom
31:47On this break, Sam and Andre will have to make do with a communal shower
31:52I've never been up this far
31:53For a shower
31:54I want to have a shower
31:56Erm, but I don't because it's too cold
31:58But I can't wash my hair because it's such a walk to the shower
32:01And I've got no hair dryer
32:02Because most five, well all five star hotels have hair dryers
32:06So I didn't pack one
32:07Oh, okay
32:10I don't think I want to take my pose off
32:11For Sam, showering is a no-go
32:14What were you doing, Shannon?
32:18We're careful
32:20I'm stuck at the distance of you
32:23The shower is a washout
32:26Maybe Andre will do better with the communal kitchen
32:29Have we found a toaster?
32:30No
32:31So we might have to improvise
32:34Having blown 60 quid on a budget shop
32:37Gary and Andre are on breakfast duty
32:40When it comes to a holiday, I like to be catered for
32:43I don't want to do the cooking myself
32:46It's not quite the five star that they're used to
32:48It's not the egg room
32:49I'm not sure I'd call that toast
32:52It's not a glowing review from Beth
32:54I'm not hungry actually
32:55While Sam resorts to fasting
32:58But at least the kids are getting stuck in
33:01It's cheap and cheerful
33:02Just like the Leafs' usual holiday activities
33:05Which the Dissants will also be taking part in
33:08Holiday activities
33:10Volunteering with the local
33:12Apaka
33:13That sounds like it might involve shovels of some kind
33:16Toasty marshmallows on the cap fire
33:18Love this
33:19Lovely
33:21Paddleboarding
33:21Oh
33:24It's not really my idea of fun
33:26It's my idea of sort of holiday hell
33:27I think doing that type of thing
33:29So this is the things we do
33:30Just keep things simple
33:32Keep it fun for the kids
33:34And it's relatively cheap as well
33:36I hope makes them realise that they are so fortunate
33:39First up a trip to the alpaca farm
33:42Guys, what sandwiches do you want?
33:45But on their budget weekends
33:46The Leafs never leave camp without a packed lunch
33:49I'm not sure that Sam and Andre go on many days out where they'd need to pack a packed lunch
33:54It'll be an experience for them for sure
33:57Volunteering on a farm will also be a novelty
34:00The closest the distance usually get to animals on holiday is a big buck safari
34:05Now the first job is feed the lambs that you've just seen
34:10Oh!
34:12Volunteering with Alison at Wood End Farm is a spend free day
34:20How old is he?
34:22He's really into it
34:23The kids are in holiday heaven
34:26This is the best thing I've ever done
34:27Look how cute you do
34:29And the adults aren't far behind
34:32There we go, there we go
34:34Oh this is absolutely nothing
34:35I'm crying because it's so cute
34:39I must say 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
34:54The alpacas need mucking out
34:57Well done guys, you're doing incredible
34:59And while the Leafs get stuck in
35:02Sam and Andre are hanging back
35:05It's not what I choose to do on my holiday
35:07Cassia?
35:08Yeah?
35:09Is the coat clean?
35:10Yes, it is
35:11They kind of pick the cleaner corner where
35:15The little white coats weren't going to get too dirty
35:18It's work
35:19I just don't get up in the morning and think
35:21Oh, I'd love to go out today and shovel whatever
35:24At least Cassia is mucking in
35:26Bend those knees
35:27Bend the knees
35:29You know, I would just pay someone to do that
35:31But I work hard anyway, I don't need to do that when I'm holiday
35:34Okay, Teddy
35:36I really did enjoy the alpacas to the farm
35:39Very lovely
35:43That was the most fun I've ever had
35:45Wholesome family fun
35:47Our goal is to show that you don't need five star luxuries to enjoy your holiday
35:52So today has been a success
35:55Big kick from us
35:59But will Beth's packed lunch get a thumbs up?
36:02Huh
36:03More used to Michelin stars than Mother's Pride
36:06I couldn't finish it, I had half of it
36:08For the super healthy disants, it's a culinary come down
36:12It wasn't, I didn't like that really
36:15Just wasn't, erm, my cup of tea
36:18Coming up
36:19Oh no, he's standing up
36:21Andre throws himself into the budget holiday
36:24It was more on the arduous side of fun
36:26Both families find out the final tally
36:29Whoa!
36:31And there's more surprises in store
36:33No, you can't do that!
36:41A hard-op, fun-loving foursome
36:44This is the best thing I've ever done
36:46Are showing a five-star-loving family
36:48Inventive basics
36:49How to holiday on a budget
36:52One hundred and fifty-six pounds
36:54That is so tight
36:56To see if money really does buy holiday happiness
37:00My groom's sort of holiday hell
37:03It's a chilly morning in Lancashire
37:06Yeah, let's go!
37:07And both families are geared up for a day on the water
37:11Paddleboarding
37:12So, that's twelve pound per person
37:15So, that'd be eighty-four pounds, please
37:17That's actually very, very reasonable value
37:20It's cheap and cheerful family fun
37:24And the Leafs don't hesitate to hit the water
37:27I'm having a good time!
37:30I'm not getting in that
37:31But Sam and Cassia are more used to tropical temperatures
37:35Than cold Lancashire lakes
37:37It just looked crazy
37:39It was freezing cold, blowing a gale
37:42It just didn't look like fun to me
37:44Sam and Cassia did a, like, getting stuck in
37:47Like, we know what we do
37:48Because no hairdryer
37:51She used to past our resorts that have a hairdryer in it
37:55And she didn't pack one
37:57At least Andre's giving it a go
38:04Oh no, he's standing up
38:05Oh no, no, no, hold on
38:07Hold on
38:08Hold on
38:09Hold on
38:09Hold on
38:10Did I fall over? I don't ever fall again
38:12Why should I do that?
38:14Hold on
38:17It felt right to give everything I had
38:20Because the Leaf family were certainly giving it everything
38:23They were not going to waste a single second of this
38:26Despite the rough conditions
38:27At 85 pounds, it's the big ticket activity of the budget break
38:32So, was it worth it?
38:34It was more on the arduous side of fun
38:36So this activity was a quarter of the meal that we had in Malta
38:40And I get to remember watching Andre falling the lake for the rest of my life
38:49Back at the campsite, there's more no-frills fun in store
38:53Campfire marshmallows
38:54Is that good enough?
38:56Yeah, they did really well, weren't they?
38:58Just a tenner for wood and a few quid for marshmallows
39:01A holiday night out doesn't get much cheaper
39:03It's not Michelin star, it's not fine dining
39:06But standing around a campfire and stuffing your face is what life is all about
39:12I did enjoy that, that was fun
39:14They're not the healthiest things, it's like eating plastic
39:17I shan't be giving it my Michelin star dining anytime soon
39:19I have really enjoyed this holiday
39:22My mum and dad keep saying to me, oh you're coping so well, you're coping so well
39:26But I'm just enjoying it to be honest
39:31It's the final morning of the holiday
39:37And it's checkout time
39:39So am I looking forward to going home?
39:42Very much so
39:43Bye Pod
39:44But before they leave, there's the small matter of the cost of their budget break
39:50It was
39:51Total bill for your holidays
39:54£912
39:55Woah
39:58That is rich
40:01I'm shocked that it's quite as low as that
40:03But then, you know, there's no luxury involved
40:06Amazing
40:07Crazy
40:07We get 15 of our holidays for their holiday
40:11It's £15,000 less than the Malta break
40:15That £15,000 would do so much for us
40:18It would go to our house deposit
40:20So being on your holiday, a lot of things for us was the first
40:24So the snorkelling was the first, the yacht ride
40:27And yeah, a lot of them things are things that we couldn't perhaps offer the children
40:33Erm
40:35Maybe ever again
40:37But we're happy at the end of our holidays
40:40And you're happy at the end of your holidays
40:41So we did kind of want to prove that money doesn't equal happiness
40:45I probably would pick Martin over this
40:50My perspective on budget holidays hasn't really changed
40:53I am an en suite girl
40:55I do like to have an en suite
40:56I've been away from this sort of simple for maybe for too long
40:59And it doesn't really, doesn't really float my boat anymore
41:03I think I have been perhaps irrevocably changed by a five-star treatment
41:08I have enjoyed this holiday the same way that I've enjoyed Malta
41:12I think I've learned that even on the simplest of holidays
41:15We can still have as much fun as we can on the most expensive holidays
41:18Because we have each other
41:20Oh Cathy, that's incredible
41:26So this is goodbye now, I guess
41:28We're leaving, going home
41:29It's quite sad really
41:30I do feel sad, I do feel really sad
41:32Happy to be going home
41:33But sad to, it's the end of our experience
41:37So thank you for sharing the whole experience with us
41:39Well thank you too
41:40Thought we'd just get you a little gift
41:41So you can remember us, not that you'd ever forget us
41:44Oh
41:46Pass the parcel
41:47Oh
41:51It's so soft
41:53And we don't have to clean up after it
41:55No
41:57And we've got you guys a little something as well
41:59So what's really come across to us
42:01Is just how proud and selfless you are
42:03Last year was very, very difficult for you
42:05And so if it's okay with you
42:07We would very much like to fund a holiday for you all
42:10To the Greek island of Skopoulos
42:17No you can't do that
42:19You want to
42:20We'd really love to do this
42:21We would love to do that for you
42:24You totally, totally deserve that
42:27Thank you
42:28You're welcome
42:32Thank you
42:32Oh no, you don't really need to do that
42:34And you'll think of us when you're there
42:40Yeah
42:41That's far too bad
42:44It's not
42:44Thank you so so much
42:46Thank you
42:49Well that's incredible
42:50Thank you very much
42:52It just proves what nice people they are though
42:55You come on the experience like this
42:57And you make assumptions of people before you meet them
43:00And they are far from it
43:01And just that gesture
43:03It almost feels that it's difficult to accept
43:06Yeah
43:07Definitely
43:08Except that as a gift
43:09That's a lot
43:10That's a lot
43:15But I'm so excited
43:18So excited
43:19We're going to Greece
43:21Yeah you're going to Greece
43:24For now it's back to Bolton
43:27Home sweet home
43:29And Cheshire
43:30And a chance for both families to reflect on the holiday
43:34I'm not going to change my holidays anytime soon
43:36I prefer the five star all the way
43:39I'm just too far down the road of five star to go back in time and do the simple holidays
43:45We really enjoyed it
43:46Yeah
43:47And we definitely go to the sun on a budget
43:49Yeah the memories we've made were fantastic
43:53The desolence taught us a lot of valuable life lessons
43:57We need to spend more time with each other
43:59And we need to spend more time with ourselves
44:01Does money buy you a happier holiday?
44:04Not necessarily
44:05I think it's the people that you're with that make your holiday special
44:09It was lovely being with the other family
44:11They made it fun
44:12It's definitely taught us not to judge people as well
44:15Yes
44:15Our perception on rich people
44:18Was that they are snobs
44:19And they're not
44:21They're just humans
44:22With a lot more money
44:23Next time
44:25Oh my god
44:26Go on slum it with us
44:27Cannot believe I'm doing this
44:31God you're in
44:32Spiderman
44:33Wow look at this
44:35This is the most beautiful palace in Venice
44:38Boring
44:39Which is horrendous
44:40That is five months worth of wages for me
44:42For this summer
45:09You
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