Rich Holiday Poor Holiday S05E01 (2025)

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00:01Woohoo!

00:02Rich holidays

00:03Look at that!

00:04I can't imagine waking up to that every morning!

00:06Are the stuff of dreams

00:08Oh my God!

00:09We've got our own plunge post days!

00:12But can cheap getaways

00:15be 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

00:26They do look really pussed

00:28travel together on two wildly different trips

00:32Do you guys drink alcohol?

00:33No

00:34At all?

00:35No

00:36To experience each other's idea of the perfect break

00:39The universe is really powerful

00:41If only positivity could pay the bills

00:43Can 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

01:08Let's get mashed up!

01:09Absolutely not

01:10This is possibly going to be the worst holiday I've ever been on

01:13Bolton

01:15Home to the Leaf family

01:17Can't do that

01:18Mom Beth

01:19Dad Gary

01:20And their two kids Grace and Noah

01:21Age thirteen and eight

01:23We spend a lot of time together

01:25We do everything together really

01:26Yeah we're very family oriented

01:27And we fart a lot

01:29The Leafs don't take life too seriously

01:31We're all just a bit bonkers

01:33No way!

01:34Yeah?

01:35Would you like some salad?

01:36No, bye!

01:37I think uptight people are quite funny

01:38I just think let loose a bit

01:39Let your ear down

01:40Have fun, have a shot

01:41For this fun loving family money is tight

01:43Beth's a cleaner and Gary's a roofer

01:44Between them they have a disposable income of just £150 a week

01:48The Leafs don't take life too seriously

01:50We're all just a bit bonkers

01:51You know what?

01:52Yeah?

01:53Would you like some salad?

01:54No, bye!

01:55I think uptight people are quite funny

01:56I just think let loose a bit

01:57Let your ear down

01:58Have a phone, have a shot

01:59For this fun loving family money is tight

02:02Beth'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 out 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 revolved brackets

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

02:44But even that was on a budget

02:45We didn't even have an only mood

02:47When it comes to holidays a weekend camping in Wales is usually as good as it gets

02:53We're very outdoorsy people

02:55We 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

03:04Hola!

03:05Hola!

03:06Ringing bell every ten minutes

03:08It was my first time abroad

03:09So a lot of it was just drinking by the pool

03:12Remember when you pushed me in the back?

03:14And eating a lot of food

03:16I had fifty hot chocolates in two days

03:19We all come back like ten stone every year

03:25This holiday experience is a chance to broaden horizons as well as waistlines

03:30I'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

03:45My nightmare holiday would be if the kids couldn't enjoy themselves

03:50Because that's the sole purpose of going on a family holiday

03:53I think that they're going to be like snobby

03:55They like to show off like how much money they've got

03:59And just flex really

04:0325 miles away in Cheshire's super wealthy Wilmslow

04:06Live Millionaire Medics

04:08Sam and Andre Dissant

04:10And their 14 year old daughter Cassia

04:12Second serve we all make mistakes

04:14We've been married for oh gosh pressure

04:1730 years

04:1930 years

04:20Life and business partners

04:23The doctors have made a mint

04:24With their own health and aesthetics clinic

04:27Turnover

04:29Well Gary sometimes you make 80 grand a month

04:31On average 50

04:33With a disposable income of two and a half thousand pounds a week

04:37Mid 50 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

04:51As always cooking from scratch

04:55Andre and Sam are health obsessives

04:57Thank you

04:59We eat well we exercise

05:01Don't drink alcohol at all

05:03Holidays have to be perfect too

05:06I don't ever look at anything below five star

05:09That was nice too

05:10The Dissons think nothing of blowing 40,000 on a single break

05:14And have at least three holidays a year

05:18My favourite holiday is probably Florida

05:21I think holidays are very important to improve yourself

05:24Relax by pool

05:26Then 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

05:38So why are the Dissons willing to sacrifice five star excellence for a budget break?

05:45I do fear that money takes you away from reality

05:48And eventually you lose what's really important

05:51The families will be spending a week together to see how the other half holidays

05:56There it is

05:57Oh my days

05:59The first to be put to the test

06:02A Dissons style luxury break

06:05Are we ready guys?

06:07Where are we going?

06:09Malta

06:10Wow

06:11Mathisar Wellness Resort

06:13Is it?

06:14Oh my god

06:15Never been

06:16Just somewhere to relax

06:18Yes

06:19I don't like relaxing

06:21The ancient capital of Valetta

06:24To experience luxury culture and history

06:27Goosebumps will win

06:29Situated between Italy and North Africa

06:32Malta is a small but mighty island

06:35Year round sunshine

06:37Turquoise seas

06:38And historic ports

06:40Have made it a luxury destination

06:42For discerning jet setters

06:44For both families

06:45An all expenses paid stay

06:47At 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

06:57It's day one

06:59Come on then

07:00Get going

07:01The Leafs are falling over themselves

07:04With excitement

07:05I want to know if we want to have champagne

07:08A bellini on our island

07:10A cheeky bellini

07:12But the alcohol free docs

07:15Are taking a different approach to holiday prep

07:18When you travel

07:19You're in an aeroplane

07:20Where the pressure's less

07:21Oxygen's less

07:22So before we go

07:23We'll do hyperbaric oxygen

07:25So oxygen in a chamber

07:26To get ourselves super perfused

07:28So when we travel

07:29Again we arrive

07:30Crisp and pristine

07:31Like it

07:32It's a three and a half hour flight to Malta

07:38And for the Leafs

07:39Their second ever family trip abroad

07:42The weather

07:44World is amazing

07:45The families will meet for the first time

07:48At the five star Phoenicia

07:50The leading hotels of the world

07:52Are 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

08:02£1,000 a night luxury suites

08:05So this is your room

08:07Thank you so much

08:08Wow

08:09Oh my god

08:11Look at the balconies

08:13Oh my god

08:14That's incredible

08:15Still a bit

08:17A bit

08:18Overwhelmed

08:19The kids get to experience this

08:21Aren't they

08:22We 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

08:37It's new territory for the Leafs

08:39You ready?

08:40Wow

08:41Wow

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

08:50I think we'll be very comfortable

08:52I think so

08:53Absolutely

08:54I think so

08:55This is just

08:56Just what we love

08:57Just what we love

08:58The suite might be exactly what the disants expect

09:01But meeting their holiday companions is another matter

09:04A little bit apprehensive meeting the family

09:07They might judge us as

09:09I suppose

09:10Bit snobby

09:11Cool innit?

09:12Yeah

09:13It is so cool

09:14To think people have the expenditure

09:18Yeah

09:19To 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

09:34Hi

09:37Nice to meet you

09:38I'm Fallon

09:39Nice to meet you

09:40Nice to meet you

09:41Nice to meet you

09:42Nice to meet you

09:43Nice to meet you

09:44Nice to meet you

09:45What is it you guys do?

09:46So we're medical professionals

09:47We're in a private clinic

09:48Medical clinic

09:49So we've got to practice what we preach

09:51So 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 there's a pound for air

10:02So that's a bit extreme, I think so.

10:05I can walk outside and inhale and it'd 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

10:19and look after themselves.

10:22We like a bit of a blowout.

10:24So do you guys drink alcohol?

10:26No. At 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.

10:33OK. I'm starting to worry.

10:35Don't excessively drink, we do enjoy having a drink.

10:39It takes a job, then you get a bit lowry.

10:42Are you going to come on this journey with us?

10:44Yeah, absolutely.

10:45We're going to have a great time.

10:48I think the Leafs chose a desire to get on board with our idea

10:52of a healthy holiday,

10:54not 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 just get an oyster.

11:18Leave 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.

11:36A jet-setting family of health obsessives...

11:39Five-star wellness resorts.

11:41Wellness!

11:42Oh my God!

11:43...are showing a cash-strapped, fun-loving foursome...

11:47Wow.

11:48...how to have a wealthy, healthy holiday.

11:51So do you guys drink alcohol?

11:53No.

11:54At all?

11:55No.

11:56But it's off to a rocky start.

11:58I don't think it fits for us.

12:04In Malta, it's breakfast time.

12:06And the hotel's lavish buffet and a la carte menu await.

12:10At £100 for four,

12:12it's just a tad less than the Leafs' weekly disposable income.

12:16Noah.

12:17Waffles!

12:18But on the dock's strict, healthy holiday regime,

12:22much of it will be out of bounds.

12:24So after a night's sleep,

12:25how do you feel about doing our style of holiday

12:28with a no-booze, healthy-kick idea?

12:34We're 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.

12:50I'd be starving.

12:52Yeah, we need the fuel first thing in the morning, don't we?

12:54Otherwise...

12:55Yeah.

12:56Get hungry.

12:57Yeah, you do.

12:58The Dissants aren't expecting the Leafs to fast,

13:01but Andre can still steer them in a healthy direction.

13:05They 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.

13:13There's mushrooms.

13:15Yeah, it's not just an egg room.

13:17When we saw the breakfast for all the bacon,

13:20the sausage and the mushrooms,

13:23found it quite difficult not to...

13:25I can see the sadness in your eyes.

13:27Get loads of bacon.

13:30The temptation is too much for Noah and Gary.

13:33He tried making the tiniest English breakfast ever.

13:37Yeah, it's hard to resist.

13:40I noticed Gary has a plate of meat.

13:44I think on the last day, if Gary comes in and says

13:48he wants a kale smoothie and one for Noah.

13:51Then 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.

14:07So it gives you all the castles, the old town.

14:11Child-free mum's makeover.

14:13Ooh!

14:14Michelin's dad's sushi dinner.

14:17Oh, sushi.

14:18Relaxing by the pool.

14:20Snow thing in famous blue luggage.

14:25It was wonderful to see the reaction,

14:27because I suppose I wouldn't like to say we take it for granted,

14:29but this is the kind of thing we would book.

14:31It's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing.

14:33This is going to be incredible.

14:36That's it!

14:38First on the itinerary,

14:40a guided sightseeing tour of Malta's historic capital,

14:44the letter.

14:46So, welcome.

14:47My name is Clive Cortese.

14:48I'm going to be your private guide for today.

14:50We usually do hide the tour guide,

14:53just so we don't miss the important points of the place.

14:56But at £155,

14:58it's more than the Leafs' weekly food shop.

15:01By Malta, mainly, it was built in the 16th century

15:05by the famous Knights of St John.

15:08The city's historic architecture

15:10has earned its UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

15:14The walls have changed over time.

15:16See the pulse forming.

15:18Fascinating stuff for culture vulture Andre.

15:21When are we going to the pool?

15:23Not so fascinating for eight-year-old Noah.

15:26So, here we are, Barak Gardens.

15:29And all the fortifications that we're seeing now

15:31just in front of us today,

15:33it is used by both gladiator fans.

15:36We thoroughly enjoyed it.

15:38Incredible scenery.

15:39I'm getting a bit bored.

15:41And then we have Noah,

15:42who was human on the whole way around.

15:44Just on my left-hand side is St John's Coal Cathedral.

15:49I don't like the history.

15:51He's bored.

15:52He's bored.

15:53He's bored, yeah.

15:54Yeah, he's bored.

15:55It's not a holiday adult for children.

15:57I hope we enjoyed this short tour of the city.

16:00Thank you, bye.

16:02It's worth applause, but will it be worth the money?

16:05£155 for the tour?

16:07Yeah.

16:08Yeah, it's money well spent in my book.

16:10Not £155 worth.

16:11I could do that myself.

16:12We'd do so much more with £155.

16:16Back at the hotel,

16:17and next on the itinerary,

16:19pull time.

16:21I'm a ticket.

16:24Although the five-star Phoenicia

16:26isn't the usual habitat for inflatable crocs.

16:30Noah, stop.

16:31Stop.

16:32Noah.

16:33No, no, don't dip his head in.

16:35I kept telling our kids to be quiet

16:37because they were a bit...

16:38I didn't want to get looked at and judged.

16:40Noah, wait, wait, wait, wait.

16:41I can't remember that big bloody crocodile.

16:44Yeah.

16:45Noah, slow down.

16:46Noah.

16:47He 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.

16:55That was one of my favourite parts of the day,

16:58seeing Noah and Grace splashing the pool.

17:01That's what I think kids should be doing on holiday.

17:03While the dads are on pool duty,

17:05the mums can kick back and relax.

17:08This is nice, isn't it?

17:09Just having to chill.

17:10Do you get much chance to do this at home?

17:12Not really.

17:13No.

17:14It's pretty full on.

17:15Yeah.

17:16Life's busy.

17:17Obviously, I had Grace when I was 17.

17:18How did you find that?

17:19Erm, it was difficult.

17:20I didn't have much support.

17:21I very much did it all by myself.

17:23Did you not, though?

17:24I thought of my life to her and then Noah.

17:27Every last thing we do is just about the kids.

17:29We don't have time together.

17:30We don't have time alone.

17:32Hopefully, on this holiday, you can get some treats,

17:35some time on your own.

17:36I would love that.

17:37Yeah.

17:38And I know I need the time.

17:39I know I need to look after myself,

17:40because if you don't look after yourself,

17:42you can't look after everyone else.

17:43Good time.

17:44Aww.

17:45For my third year, we planned a trip to Milan.

17:50And Gary snapped his Achilles.

17:52Oh, no.

17:53And then we had to not go on the trip,

17:55so we never made it.

17:56Just because I had to carry on putting a roof over the head

17:59and feeding them, paying the bills.

18:01It's a lot.

18:02It was something special for you, wasn't it?

18:04Yeah, it was.

18:05Obviously, you missed out on that.

18:06That's OK.

18:07We're here now.

18:08Well, 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.

18:18She deserves that.

18:19Lovely conversation to have with her,

18:21just us mums putting others to rights

18:23and sharing her insights with me.

18:26I thoroughly enjoyed.

18:29Next on the healthy holiday agenda,

18:31some me time for the parents,

18:33while the kids are in childcare.

18:35For fitness freak Andre,

18:37that 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.

18:53I know 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 spendy necessity.

19:04Anti-wrinkle treatments, best facial skin care,

19:07skin-tining treatments.

19:08This can mount up to £10,000 of work a year easily.

19:13Well, £10,000 is a massive thing.

19:16You know, that's third annual wage.

19:18It's a non-negotiable.

19:19He looks well for £55, so...

19:22I'm not seeing his forehead move.

19:24Meanwhile, 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.

19:36What? Who are you going to?

19:39Shut up.

19:40Shut up.

19:41What was it like today, having some new time?

19:43I feel selfish and I feel guilty when you put the children first,

19:46but you're just as important.

19:48I'm going to try and take that from this experience

19:50and look after myself a little bit more, definitely.

19:53Yeah, yeah.

19:54OK, give me a little look.

19:56Wow!

19:58Well, I might take up having my make-up done on a regular basis

20:02because that was incredible.

20:04Yeah, I love it.

20:05I think it's stunning.

20:06I think it looked beautiful.

20:07So, how do you feel about sushi tonight?

20:09Never really tried it.

20:11I 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...

20:22We don't spend quality time together at all.

20:25You look incredible.

20:26It'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.

20:35The uber-cool Aki Malta is a magnet for Valletta's 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.

21:02From 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 going to eat that?

21:16Remember, you don't chew, you just...

21:17Swallow.

21:18Swallow.

21:19One, two, three.

21:23Swallow.

21:24And swallow.

21:27What was that like?

21:28Not that bad, to be fair.

21:30I'm not going to do it yet.

21:31In for a penny, in for £25.

21:33Oh, yeah.

21:34Wow.

21:35Well done.

21:36Well done.

21:37I think that deserves a round of applause.

21:39I think.

21:40Go on.

21:41Give them an adieu.

21:42They both vote for the challenge.

21:44They...

21:45They...

21:46They...

21:47I mean...

21:48And alcohol-free.

21:49I had to say an oyster.

21:50Yeah, I just thought it was the closest thing I was going to get to.

21:56That's a slow shot.

21:58It'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.

22:14And your swerkers, what the...

22:20What?

22:21Well, you didn't have that much.

22:25We spent £45 on water.

22:28There's no way you two go to a restaurant and do that yourself.

22:32Yeah, we do.

22:33Yeah, we do.

22:34They were very shocked by the price, yeah.

22:36They couldn't...

22:37They could never fathom spending that much.

22:39I've spent three, four times that on a meal.

22:41It wasn't worth the money.

22:43We've bought.

22:44They've definitely shown me we need to do more for each other.

22:47Maybe a little date night to...

22:50Maybe we like the spa a little bit.

22:52But...

22:53Not with that price tag of £420.

22:56Definitely not.

22:57Sure.

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.

23:06The families are taking a private charter catamaran

23:10to Malta's top snorkelling spot.

23:13But at £1,000, it's close to Wat Bethunes in a month.

23:16Oh, my God, I'm going to wee myself.

23:18This is insane.

23:19Whoa.

23:20I bought a lawn, it just screams millionaire.

23:23It's so much better.

23:24A trip like this is a first for the Leafs.

23:29Away we go!

23:31It's unbelievable.

23:32The kids have never been a sort of taxi like this.

23:36This is one of the crew's things I've ever done.

23:39But for the seasoned boat-tripping distance,

23:42it's all in a day's luxury holiday.

23:44It's mostly a boat, it's a nice boat, it's wonderful,

23:46but 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!

24:02The Leafs jump feet first into the experience.

24:06Oh, left me behind.

24:11We found it a little bit too cold.

24:13We like it a little bit warmer than this.

24:15More 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.

24:24Two, 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's jealous about how much fun they were having.

24:37Maybe we've become...

24:39A bit complacent, like,

24:40well, we'll come back another time and do it.

24:42And so maybe that's what we've got to work on,

24:43maybe get back to what makes us excited.

24:45Seeing fish in, like, clear waters,

24:47you don't get that in the UK, do you?

24:49It's the best all day ever.

24:51With every pair of my kids.

24:53The memories and the experience.

24:55To see the smiles on the kids' faces,

24:57and I enjoyed it more than the kids, to be honest.

25:01Fantastic.

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 make me delve into the minibar as all?

25:15A lot.

25:16I wouldn't say a lot.

25:18I'll be honest, I had one last night,

25:20but, yeah, nothing like I would normally.

25:23I think you've done fantastically well.

25:24We have really, really enjoyed it.

25:26Yeah, good.

25:27We wouldn't choose to come back to a hotel as grand as this.

25:32Not somewhere this past.

25:34We'd all 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.

25:47I am really going to take out of this.

25:50Maybe just a weekend for me and Gary ourselves.

25:53Lovely.

25:54But it hasn't been totally one way.

25:56We've also observed things

25:58that maybe we have been missing out on on holidays.

26:01Always remember your unbridled joy

26:03and the energy you all had to get in that water.

26:08We take these things for granted,

26:09and it made us think, you know,

26:10we should appreciate these things more.

26:12We really should.

26:13Now there's just one thing left to learn.

26:16The cost.

26:17Sixteen thousand one hundred and forty-two.

26:21I'm kind of speechless.

26:26I don't think we'd ever spend that much.

26:31So the costing of the holiday I thought was about right.

26:33What we'd expect really, isn't it?

26:35That amount of money will go down towards a nice trills.

26:40Some shots 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 a la Leafs.

26:54You're heading to Rural Lancashire.

26:59For a back-to-basics break in self-catered camping pods,

27:04prepare to get muddy in the great British countryside.

27:07Rural Lancashire, a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts with rolling fields,

27:15sheep, and low-cost farmyard camping.

27:18Both families will stay in a three-by-three metre off-grid pod

27:22and share a compostable loo for two.

27:25The word camping was like ice down my neck when I saw it.

27:30When Cassie was one, we had a camper van.

27:34It was a two-week holiday that we'd set out.

27:36And Andre lasted five days.

27:38He had a bit of a breakdown and was trying to order flights to Dubai.

27:42We're in trouble.

27:44Might go loco.

27:45It's not possible.

27:51Coming up...

27:53The Dissants are slumming it.

27:56One hundred and fifty-six pounds.

27:59And that 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...

28:15I'm so excited!

28:17...have been on a high-class, healthy holiday.

28:20I just ate an oyster.

28:22Now it's their turn to show their five-star-loving companions...

28:28You're heading to rural Lancashire.

28:31How to holiday on a budget.

28:34Might go loco.

28:35It's quite possible.

28:37It's the second half of the holiday experience.

28:40And the families are back in the UK in beautiful, rural Lancashire.

28:45It's gonna get wet.

28:46I mean, one pair of jeans will be.

28:48And they're 400-pound pair of jeans.

28:51For the budget side of the holiday, the Dissants will be doing it the Leafs way.

28:57Wow, look at them!

28:59They look cool.

29:00They do look cool.

29:01Weekend campers, the Leafs, are on home turf.

29:04Look at them for views!

29:05Is that a pod?

29:06Oh, my God!

29:07Is that a sign-o?

29:08It's a sewage!

29:09But for the Dissants, it couldn't be further from a five-star spa hotel.

29:13Nothing here, is it?

29:14A bit of sheep.

29:15Hello, everyone.

29:16Travellers, adventurers.

29:17I'm Jack.

29:18Welcome on Little Meadop farm.

29:19We have three pods in the field.

29:20And so is one of them the spa pod?

29:21Spa pod.

29:22Andre might find the accommodation comes up short.

29:24The pods are a snug three by three meters.

29:26Oh!

29:27Oh!

29:28Oh!

29:29Oh!

29:30Oh!

29:31Oh!

29:32Oh!

29:33Oh!

29:34Oh!

29:35Oh!

29:36Oh!

29:37Oh!

29:38Oh!

29:39Oh!

29:40Oh!

29:41Oh!

29:42Oh!

29:43It'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.

29:49I've never been on a holiday where I could touch all four walls at the same time.

29:54It's better basics.

29:55Are we going to be able to do it?

29:57I don't know.

29:58I don't know.

29:59I don't know.

30:00I don't know.

30:01I don't know.

30:02While Sam and Andre are already contemplating throwing in the towel,

30:06the 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.

30:14I'm wild and free.

30:16There's no running for the distance.

30:18Without their usual bellhop, they're struggling with their luggage.

30:22Good job Andre's been down the gym.

30:25There's no holiday feel to it.

30:27Yeah.

30:28It's just endurance.

30:29It'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'm on a geography field trip.

30:38Hysteria is already setting in and that's before Sam and Andre find out what each family has to spend for the next few days.

30:49Guys, this is for your food and for your activities.

30:52Yeah?

30:53Yeah, you can't matter.

30:54Okay.

30:55Win the plow away.

30:5660, 80, 100, 120, 140, 150.

31:01Each family has a budget of £156.

31:05Just one of your activities was that much.

31:08It was.

31:09That is so tight.

31:10That is, as I said before, we'd spend that much money just on 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?

31:21Absolutely.

31:22Absolutely.

31:23The value of money.

31:25It's a balmy six-degree morning at little Midop Farm.

31:29Can't be this cold every morning.

31:32For the jet-setting distance, it's a rude awakening to UK budget holidays.

31:37We're cold.

31:38We're uncomfortable.

31:39Can't move around the pod.

31:40We're stuck in a field in the middle of nowhere.

31:42There's no electricity.

31:44And there's no bathroom.

31:45The on-suit bathroom.

31:46On this break, Sam and Andre will have to make do with a communal shower.

31:51I've never been up this far for a shower.

31:54I want to have a shower, 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 hairdryer, because most five, well, all five-star hotels have hairdryers,

32:06so I didn't pack one.

32:07Mm.

32:08Okay.

32:09I don't want to take my clothes off.

32:11For Sam, showering is a no-go.

32:14What are we going to do, Shannon?

32:15We're terrible.

32:16I'm stuck in the distance of people.

32:17The shower is a washout.

32:18Maybe Andre will do better with the communal kitchen.

32:19Have we found a toaster?

32:20No.

32:21So we might have to improvise.

32:22Having blown 60 quid on a budget shop, Gary and Andre are on breakfast duty.

32:27When it comes to a holiday, I like to be catered for.

32:28I don't want to do the cooking myself.

32:29It's not quite the five-star that they're used to.

32:30It's not the egg room.

32:31I'm not sure I'd call that toast.

32:32It's not a glowing review from Beth.

32:33I'm not hungry, actually.

32:34While Sam resorts to fasting, but at least the kids are getting stuck in.

32:39It's cheap and cheerful, just like the Leaf's usual holiday activities, which the Dissants

32:42will also be taking part in.

32:43It's not a glowing review from Beth.

32:44I'm not hungry, actually.

32:45While Sam resorts to fasting.

32:46But at least the kids are getting stuck in.

32:48It's cheap and cheerful, just like the Leaf's usual holiday activities, which the Dissants

32:50will also be taking part in.

32:51Holiday activities.

32:52Volunteering with the local.

32:53I'm not sure I'd call that toast.

32:54I'm not sure I'd call that toast.

32:55It's not a glowing review from Beth.

32:56I'm not hungry, actually.

32:57While Sam resorts to fasting.

32:58But at least the kids are getting stuck in.

33:01It's cheap and cheerful, just like the Leaf's usual holiday activities, which the Dissants

33:07will also be taking part in.

33:09Holiday activities.

33:10Volunteering with the local.

33:12A packet.

33:13That sounds like my love shovels of some kind.

33:16Toasty marshmallows on the campfire.

33:19I love this.

33:20I love this.

33:21Paddleboarding.

33:22Oh!

33:23Oh!

33:24It's not really my idea of fun.

33:26It's my idea of sort of holiday hell, I think, doing that type of thing.

33:29So this is the things we do.

33:31Just keep things simple, keep it fun for the kids.

33:34And it's relatively cheap as well.

33:36I hope it makes them realise that they are so fortunate.

33:39First up, a trip to the alpaca farm.

33:42Guys, what sandwiches do you have?

33:45But on their budget weekends, the 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

33:54lunch.

33:55It'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.

34:07Now, the first job is feed the lambs that you've just seen.

34:11Oh!

34:12Volunteering with Alison at Woodend Farm is a spend-free day.

34:17How old is he?

34:22He's really into it.

34:23He's really.

34:24The kids are in holiday heaven.

34:26This is the best thing I've ever done.

34:28Look how cute you do.

34:29And the adults aren't far behind.

34:32There we go.

34:33There we go.

34:34Oh, this is absolutely nothing.

34:36I'm crying because it's so cute.

34:38I 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.

34:55The alpacas need mucking out.

34:57Well done, guys.

34:58You're doing incredible.

35:00And while the Leafs get stuck in, Sam and Andre are hanging back.

35:05It's not what I choose to do on my holiday.

35:08Yeah?

35:09Yeah.

35:10Is it quite clean?

35:11Yes, it is.

35:12It kind of picks the cleaner corner where the 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, oh, 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.

35:29Yeah, I would just pay someone to do that.

35:32But I work hard anyway.

35:33I don't need to do that when I'm holiday.

35:35OK, Teddy.

35:36I really did enjoy the alpacas to the farm.

35:40Very lovely.

35:41Aw.

35:42That was the most fun I've ever had.

35:46Wholesome 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.

35:56Big kick from us.

35:58What will Beth's packed lunch get a thumbs up?

36:02Hmm.

36:03More used to Michelin stars than Mother's Pride.

36:07I couldn't finish it.

36:08I had half of it.

36:09For the super healthy Dissants, it's a culinary come down.

36:13It wasn't, I didn't like that really.

36:15It just wasn't, erm, my cup of tea.

36:19Coming up.

36:20Dad's definitely not.

36:21Oh no, he's standing up.

36:22Andre throws himself into the budget holiday.

36:24It was more on the arduous side of fun.

36:27Both families find out the final tally.

36:30Whoa.

36:31And there's more surprises in store.

36:33No, you can't do that.

36:42A hard-op, fun-loving foursome.

36:44This is the best thing I've ever done.

36:46A showing a five-star loving family.

36:48It's better basics.

36:50How to holiday on a budget.

36:52156 pounds.

36:55That is so tight.

36:57To save money really does buy holiday happiness.

37:00My room's sort of holiday hell.

37:03It's a chilly morning in Lancashire.

37:06Yeah, let's go.

37:08And both families are geared up for a day on the water.

37:11Paddleboarding.

37:12So that's £12 per person.

37:15So that'd be £84, please.

37:17That's actually very, very reasonable value.

37:21It's cheap and cheerful family fun.

37:24And the Leafs don't hesitate to hit the water.

37:28I'm having a good time!

37:31I'm not getting in that.

37:32But 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, like,

37:47we know what we do.

37:48Because no hairdryer.

37:50No hairdryer.

37:51She used to...

37:52past our resorts that have a hairdryer in it.

37:55And she didn't pack one.

37:58At least Andre's giving it a go.

38:00Oh, no, he's standing up.

38:01He's standing up.

38:02Oh, no, no.

38:03Oh, no, no.

38:04Oh, no!

38:05Oh, no!

38:06Oh, no!

38:07Oh, no!

38:08Oh, no!

38:09Oh, no!

38:10Did I fall over?

38:11I don't ever fall again.

38:12Why should I do that?

38:13Oh, no!

38:14Oh, no!

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.

38:28At £85, 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 fall in the lake

38:44for the rest of my life.

38:49Back at the campsite, there's more no-frills fun in store.

38:53Campfire marshmallows.

38:55Is that good enough?

38:56Yeah.

38:57It did really well, wasn't it?

38:58Just a tenner for wood and a few quid for marshmallows,

39:01a holiday night out doesn't get much cheaper.

39:04It's not Michelin star, it's not fine dining,

39:07but standing around a campfire and stuffing your face

39:10is what life is all about.

39:12I did enjoy that. That was fun.

39:14They're not the healthiest things.

39:16It's like eating plastic.

39:17I shan't be giving up my Michelin star dining anytime soon.

39:20I have really enjoyed this holiday.

39:22My mum and dad keep saying to me,

39:24oh, 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.

39:34And it's check-out time.

39:39And we're looking forward to going home,

39:41but very much so.

39:43Bye, Pod.

39:45But before they leave,

39:46there's the small matter of the cost of their budget break.

39:50It was.

39:51Total bill for your holidays, £912.

39:55Whoa!

39:57That is real cheap.

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.

40:08We get 15 of our holidays for their holiday.

40:10It's £15,000 less than the Malta break.

40:15That £15,000 would do so much for us,

40:18go towards an house deposit.

40:20So, being on your holiday,

40:22a lot of things for us was the first,

40:24or the snorkelling was the first, the yacht ride.

40:27And, yeah, a lot of them things are things

40:29that we couldn't perhaps offer the children.

40:33Erm...

40:35Maybe ever again.

40:37But we're happy at the end of our holidays,

40:39and 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 Marta over this.

40:48Yeah.

40:50My perspective on budget holidays hasn't really changed.

40:53I am an unsweet girl.

40:54I do like to have an unsweet.

40:56I mean, I've been away from this sort of simple film

40:58maybe for too long,

40:59and it doesn't really...

41:01It doesn't really float my boat any more.

41:03I think I have been perhaps irrevocably changed

41:06by a five-star treatment.

41:08I have enjoyed this holiday

41:10the same way that I've enjoyed Malta.

41:12I think I've learned that

41:13even on the simplest of holidays

41:15we can still have as much fun as we can

41:16on 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...

41:35It's the end of our experience.

41:37Well, 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,

41:42not that you'd ever forget us.

41:44Aww.

41:45Aww.

41:46Pass the parcel.

41:47Aww.

41:48Aww.

41:50That is so soft.

41:52It's so soft.

41:53And we don't have to clean up after it.

41:55No.

41:56No.

41:57And we've got you guys

41:58a 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

42:09a holiday for you all

42:11to the Greek island of Skopoulos.

42:14No, you can't do that.

42:19You want to?

42:20We'd really love to do it.

42:21We would love to do that for you.

42:23You totally, totally deserve that.

42:28You're welcome.

42:30Cheers, man.

42:31You're welcome.

42:33Oh, no, you don't really need to do that.

42:35And you'll think of us when you're there.

42:40Yeah.

42:41That's far too bad, are you?

42:43It's not.

42:44Thank you so, so much.

42:47Oh, 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

42:59before 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.

43:08Accept that as a gift.

43:10That's a lot.

43:11That's a lot.

43:16But 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

43:32to 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

43:41to 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.

43:50The 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

44:07that 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.

44:16Our perception on rich people was that they are snobs

44:19and they're not.

44:21They're just humans with a lot more money.

44:23Next time.

44:25Oh my God.

44:26Go on, strum it with us.

44:27Cannot believe I'm doing this.

44:31Come on, you're in.

44:32You've got a Spider-Man.

44:33Wow, look at this.

44:35This is the most beautiful palace in Venice.

44:38Boring.

44:39Just horrendous.

44:40That is five months worth of wages for me

44:42for this summer.

44:53Bye.

44:54Bye.

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