Rich Holiday Poor Holiday S04E01
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00:00Luxury holidays are the stuff of dreams.
00:06I've never seen anything like this in my life.
00:08Oh, wow.
00:09It's like a temple.
00:10But most of us make do with budget breaks.
00:15It's like a garden shed.
00:17That's not even two bottles of champagne.
00:19So what happens when the tables are turned?
00:21There's one bed.
00:24And two people with loads of money.
00:27Is this it?
00:28Do you really want to rough it with those strapped for cash?
00:31Thanks, but no thanks.
00:33From no-frills campsites to jaw-dropping hotels.
00:37It just feels like you're sleeping on a cloud.
00:40What happens when people from either side of the wealth divide swap destinations?
00:45This does not feel anything like a holiday.
00:48Activities.
00:49Wow, that is all to my bucket list, that is.
00:53And budgets.
00:54That's more than I've ever had in the bank.
00:56Bloody expensive, isn't it?
00:58Who's booking in for a life-changing experience?
01:01It's given me such a boost.
01:02Unbelievable.
01:03Yeah, I was not expecting this.
01:05A memory of a lifetime.
01:07And who we'll check out early?
01:09Disaster.
01:10I would rate it as a disaster.
01:17Ely, near Cambridge, home to big spender Maisie and her 10-year-old daughter, Gracie May.
01:24This is so cute.
01:26I love it.
01:27They enjoy the finer things in life.
01:30Slay!
01:32I do definitely have an addiction to shopping for expensive shoes and handbags.
01:38Christian Louboutins, Louis Vuitton.
01:40How much were these?
01:41About 1,500, I think.
01:44That's quite cheap for shoes.
01:47While Gracie thinks nothing of a four-figure price tag, mum Maisie knows money doesn't
01:52grow on trees.
01:54I've worked very hard to get to where I am today.
01:57And she's now a director for a big American tech company, earning a six-figure salary.
02:02I've had four promotions in the last four years.
02:05Maisie's partner, Liam, has lived with the family for three years.
02:09He also earns six figures working in telecoms.
02:13So there's plenty of cash to splash on holidays.
02:17We spend £25,000 to £30,000 per year on holidays.
02:21We normally go to really hot places because we don't like the cold.
02:26Money might buy fancy holidays, but it's not buying quality time for this blended family.
02:32Hi, Liam.
02:33Hello.
02:34Liam has to work away most of the week, so time spent with Gracie is limited.
02:40It was hard for her, for a man coming into our life, because it was me and her for a long time.
02:46I would love to see that bond grow and become even more deeper between the two of them.
02:52Maisie hopes the low-budget break will teach her daughter the value of money.
02:56Good doggies.
02:58And bring the family together without the trappings of luxury.
03:03I really want Gracie to see how lucky she is and all the luxurious holidays she gets to go on.
03:12I just got dragged into this, basically.
03:19200 miles away in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, at the opposite end of the wealth divide,
03:25are father and son warehouse workers Chris and Daniel.
03:29Busy?
03:30Ah, chocolate block, chocolate block.
03:32Chip off the old block, as they say, but it looks nothing like me mine, but I look better.
03:38As well as being family and co-workers, they're best friends.
03:44Fetch, boy!
03:46Both live with their wives just two miles apart.
03:49Daniel is always popping in for a quick cup of rum and champ.
03:52I didn't touch you.
03:53Taking over here.
03:54I didn't touch you.
03:55Taking over.
03:56He's a good laugh. He can come up with a good laugh now and again.
03:59Only now and then?
04:00Now and again.
04:01Ah, cheers.
04:02Money is tight for this pair, with each of them earning around £400 a week.
04:07Financially, it is a struggle. I do worry about paying bills.
04:13And the last few years have been especially tough for Daniel.
04:172017, I was in a car crash. Fractured a spine in two places.
04:23It was three months before Daniel was able to return to work.
04:28I weren't in a good place a while back.
04:30You know, I was struggling to get through. We were just about paying rent.
04:34You know, we were just about scraping a barrel.
04:37While he recovered, Dad Chris was by his side.
04:40My father was coming over every day, like, what do you need?
04:43He was a rock, basically.
04:45There's a very good bond between the two of us and I wouldn't change that for the world.
04:51Getaways for this pair are budget breaks in Wales.
04:54Our usual holidays are camping holidays.
04:56Just in the middle of nowhere, a field with a toilet.
04:58And they spend just £150.
05:01We look at our budget and think, right, let's spread this out over the week.
05:05And if we haven't got it, we haven't got it, we'll just make our own fun in the park.
05:08A five-star holiday in the sun is the stuff of dreams.
05:12You always see these holidays and you think, oh, I'd love to do that.
05:15Swimming with turtles and stuff.
05:16And you look at your bank balance and go, well, maybe not then.
05:19So now, instead of swimming with turtles, you're swimming with Daniel.
05:23Turtles, you're swimming with ducks in your bath.
05:25This trip is a chance for Daniel to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience
05:30with a dad he owes so much to.
05:33I'm lucky to be alive. You never know when your day's going to come.
05:36The amount I've put him through with his accident,
05:39I think it's nice for him to have a break,
05:41to actually get away and see something new together.
05:46The moment everyone's been waiting for has arrived.
05:50You ready for this?
05:51Both families have been given envelopes.
05:54I'm excited. I'm nervous.
05:56Nervous.
05:57Which will reveal their holiday destinations.
06:00Everything's all in our envelope now. Bring her on.
06:08A boat!
06:10Where is it? Hartlepool?
06:11A boat in Hartlepool Harbour.
06:14And it's not a luxury yacht.
06:17It's going to be cold and wet.
06:20I hope you don't get seasick.
06:26Hartlepool is an old fishing port on the blustery north-east coast of England.
06:31Now a classic British seaside resort,
06:34the family will be staying in the marina.
06:37In close quarters aboard the Tumbleweed, a tiny eight-metre boat.
06:41No all-inclusive here.
06:43It'll be all hands on deck for the next six days.
06:47I don't like boats.
06:49I know, me neither.
06:50And for Chris and Daniel.
06:52Luxury holiday to Miami Beach.
06:54Miami!
06:55Wow.
06:56Amazing.
06:57Astounding.
07:02Miami.
07:03Famed for its beautiful beaches and a wild party scene,
07:06this is the playground of the rich and famous.
07:09Chris and Daniel will be living the high life
07:12with an all-expenses paid stay in a deluxe hotel
07:15right on the Miami beachfront.
07:19That sounds brilliant.
07:20Sounds fantastic.
07:21Good times ahead.
07:24It's day one of the holiday swap
07:26and in Cambridgeshire anticipation is building.
07:30We've never ever been up north.
07:32I don't think we ever have.
07:34I don't think I want to either.
07:36I think it's cold up north.
07:38Going on a boat, it's going to be wet, it's going to be cold.
07:42What if the boat sinks?
07:44Come on, happiness.
07:49Chris and Daniel are jetting off on their holiday in style.
07:53Cheers.
07:54Living the high life in premium seats
07:57at a cost of £3,000.
08:01Two and nine hours.
08:02We'll never get there.
08:05They're staying in the heart of Miami's
08:07vibrant Art Deco district
08:09at the luxurious Lowe's Beach Hotel.
08:12It's a long way from a wet tent in Wales.
08:15Mr Edwards, come with me, we've got a spiker here.
08:18Thank you very much.
08:19As soon as he opened that door,
08:21I was just looking around thinking,
08:23wow, this is not a camp day.
08:25Their deluxe ocean front rooms cost £1,300 a night.
08:30Look how blue-ass he is.
08:32Wow, feel the heat.
08:34Absolutely stunning.
08:36Look at the size of the pool.
08:38Looks really inviting, doesn't it?
08:40Absolutely fantastic.
08:41Absolutely fantastic.
08:47Maisie, Gracie and Liam
08:49have arrived at Hartlepool Marina
08:51to report for duty.
08:54I just want to go home.
08:55Stop.
08:57Look at the weather.
08:58It's lovely.
08:59That's why I don't come to England for a holiday.
09:02He does not want to be here at all.
09:04He is going to really, really struggle.
09:08The family's home for the week
09:10is a sailboat not much bigger than their car.
09:14Aw, it's quite cute.
09:16It's small.
09:17Being round boats is a new experience for Gracie.
09:21It's very unstable.
09:23I'll be careful on this, this is slippery.
09:27Liam!
09:29It's really unsafe.
09:31I've never really been on a boat before.
09:33It was just really overwhelming.
09:37Hold Liam's hand.
09:38Be careful.
09:39It was rocking and really scared me,
09:42that's why I started crying.
09:44Have a look in first.
09:47It's going to be our home for the week.
09:48It looks really dirty.
09:52And it's really wobbly.
09:55I tried to keep it positive and happy
09:57but inside my stomach was clenching.
10:00Oh, God.
10:02Oh, it's a bit wobbly, isn't it?
10:04Yeah.
10:05I was like, oh my gosh, I'm going on a boat.
10:08I don't know how I'm going to do this.
10:13Is that the kitchen?
10:14Shut up.
10:16What is that?
10:19There's one bed!
10:21No, there's not.
10:22No, there's not.
10:23There's one bed!
10:25Being this close together,
10:27I think there's going to be
10:30world war three.
10:31Why is the bed next to the toilet?
10:33I feel sick.
10:35I want to go home.
10:37You know how you get an open-plan kitchen diner?
10:40It's an open-planned bedroom toilet.
10:43Not my cup of tea, personally,
10:45but it's whatever floats your boat, really.
10:49It doesn't float mine.
10:51Coming up,
10:52Chris and Daniel live life in the fast lane.
10:55Look out, everyone,
10:56the off-line is loosing the Mustang.
10:59And for Maisie Lee,
11:02and for Maisie, Liam and Gracie,
11:05So fast it goes.
11:06It's tough times on the boat.
11:09Some holiday.
11:18A family of big spenders.
11:20How much were these?
11:21About 1,500.
11:23This is so cute, I love it.
11:25And a strapped-for-cash father and son.
11:27Our usual holidays are camping holidays.
11:29Just in the middle of nowhere, a field with a toilet.
11:32Are swapping holidays for a week.
11:34To the sides of the pool.
11:35To see if money really does buy happiness.
11:38There's one bed.
11:44For Maisie, Liam and Gracie,
11:46the reality of staying on an eight-meter boat
11:49is starting to sink in.
11:51We can always top to tail,
11:53Gracie in the middle,
11:54me and Liam on the outside.
11:56To check everything's ship's shape.
11:57Is there anybody on board?
11:59Owner Jane pops over
12:01from her own 20-meter floating home next door.
12:04This is where we live if you need me, Gracie.
12:07This is where you come.
12:08She's very big, isn't she?
12:10Can we swap?
12:11Can we swap?
12:15It's a rocky start.
12:17So to whom do they owe the honour?
12:19Both families are about to find out
12:21whose holidays they've inherited.
12:23They look friendly, don't they?
12:25Yeah, they look lovely.
12:26They do, don't they?
12:27Yeah, they look very friendly.
12:28Well-tanned, innit?
12:29Both of them well-tanned.
12:30I wish I could pull off a shirt like that, mate.
12:33They're like camping.
12:34I wonder what they'd look like with a tan.
12:37I hope they're smiling like that at the end of it.
12:39But Maisie, Gracie and Liam
12:41are in for some worst news.
12:43They'll have to survive
12:44on Chris and Daniel's holiday budget.
12:46150.
12:48That's not a lot.
12:49Spend that in an hour.
12:51Easily.
12:52We've got a whole week.
12:54I can see the toys
12:55definitely getting thrown out of the pram.
12:57Without a doubt.
13:02It's day two of the holiday swap
13:04and in sunny Miami,
13:06Chris and Daniel are kicking off in style
13:08with a breakfast fit for kings.
13:11Would you like to have a champagne for the table?
13:14Oh, why not?
13:15Why not?
13:17The tropical fruit plate.
13:18Oh, lovely.
13:20This makes a change from a bowl of Coco Pops
13:21to being back home.
13:22A champagne breakfast here
13:24can cost £200.
13:27Oh, thank you very much.
13:29Got a pepper on top.
13:30Half a week's wages for these guys.
13:33I really think I could get used to this.
13:35Cheers, guys.
13:39Around 4,000 miles away in Hartlepool,
13:42it's been a rough old night on board.
13:46Morning, campers.
13:47Morning, campers.
13:52How do you sleep?
13:54With you farting, not burping.
14:00To give both families a place
14:02to share their private thoughts,
14:03diary cams have been set up.
14:06It's really starting to sink in
14:08that we're going to be staying
14:09in this very small space
14:11for a week.
14:13There's not a lot of room at all.
14:17They're not only swapping holiday accommodation,
14:20they're also swapping activities for the week.
14:24I'll give you the honours.
14:26Oh, thank you.
14:30Oh, no.
14:33Sailing.
14:35Muscle Beach.
14:36Oh, flexing on Muscle Beach.
14:39I get tired pulling my shorts up.
14:42It's a donkey ride.
14:43It's a donkey ride.
14:47Everglades and alligators.
14:48So no skinny dipping on that one, right?
14:50No, no, no.
14:51Miami makeover.
14:52They can't do much in my ear.
14:54I'm not going to a museum.
14:55That's boring.
14:56How's that boring?
14:57Museums are boring.
15:00Museums are...
15:01They're boring.
15:02They're not.
15:06The first activity for Chris and Daniel
15:08is a VIP introduction to Miami living.
15:11What's that?
15:14It is...
15:15It's not hot.
15:16It's...
15:17No, no, no, no.
15:19A chance to get behind the wheel of a Mustang convertible
15:22costing £60,000.
15:25We just could not believe when the car pulled up.
15:27We thought it was a prank.
15:29Two valley boys driving that?
15:31No chance.
15:32My jaw dropped.
15:33It's one of the cars I've always wanted to drive.
15:37Honestly, I felt like crying at that point.
15:40Right, thank you very much.
15:54There's no better way to soak up
15:56Miami's stunning Art Deco architecture
15:58than by hitting the open road.
16:01It was amazing.
16:02It felt like you was in Grand Theft Auto Vice City for real.
16:06Look out, everyone.
16:07The Aquaman is loosing a Mustang.
16:09Yeah!
16:12That skylight is stunning.
16:16That warehouse in Wales
16:17is a long way back in the rear-view mirror.
16:25And just to drive with the roof down,
16:27feeling that power.
16:29It was one of the best experiences of my life.
16:32I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it.
16:35I can't get over it.
16:42In Hartlepool,
16:43there's none of the usual cocktails by the pool
16:46for Liam, Maisie and Gracie.
16:48Instead, a trip to buy their groceries.
16:51Get a basket, yeah?
16:52Yeah, grab a basket.
16:54With a tight budget of £150 for the week,
16:57they've decided to spend just £40 on food.
17:00Barely enough for all of us.
17:03Where's the steak?
17:04I don't think we'll be able to afford steak, Liam.
17:07If we get a pack of bacon,
17:08we can have that every day for breakfast.
17:10Pop that in there.
17:11Right, so that should last us the week, I think.
17:13How many's in there?
17:14A week?
17:15That's one sandwich.
17:16Oh, my God!
17:19Gracie's not used to scrimping on a shop.
17:21Guys, move out of the way.
17:22I'm going to get some sweets.
17:23We're not getting sweets on the budget.
17:25So, usually when we go shopping,
17:26we're going to go to the supermarket,
17:28and then we're going to the supermarket.
17:30We're not getting sweets on the budget.
17:32So, usually when we go shopping,
17:33I say, go off and pick what you want,
17:35put it in the trolley,
17:36and I don't really look at what she picks.
17:38Can I get one of these or these?
17:39It's 9.90.
17:40No.
17:41She doesn't take no very well.
17:43Can I get one of these?
17:44No.
17:45I can't get anything, can I?
17:47Maybe I should try and restrict what she buys a bit more.
17:51As long as it doesn't go over 40, we're OK.
17:54£29.56, please.
17:56We should come in more often, Gracie.
17:58This is cheap.
17:59Yeah.
18:01In Florida, Chris and Daniel
18:03are embracing an iconic part of Miami culture,
18:07rollerblading on the beachfront boardwalk.
18:10But you have to look the part,
18:12so they're heading for a full Miami makeover
18:14costing £300.
18:16Red, we bronze.
18:20Step one is a full-body spray tan.
18:25Go ahead and bend over a little bit.
18:26There you go.
18:27There you go.
18:28It was the most awkward moment I've ever had.
18:32All right.
18:33I just spun round like a roast chicken, to be honest.
18:38You want a six-pack?
18:40Just started spraying, nearly two sprays on a fence.
18:43Creosote, I think it was.
18:47Step two of the makeover, top-to-toe Lycra.
18:50Yes, that's my colour.
18:52And step three, some wheels.
18:57Living the Miami lifestyle.
18:59That's what he looks like.
19:00Macho man.
19:01Oh, yeah.
19:02Pair of plonkers.
19:03Come on, let's give it a go.
19:08Boft, bronzed and looking good.
19:11Rollerblading is quite an adventure
19:13for 56-year-old Chris.
19:15Oh, that feels weird.
19:18It felt quite intimidating starting off.
19:21When you get to a certain age,
19:22you start losing your balance.
19:24I'm up.
19:25I'm seeing you.
19:27I'll leave the breeze, push me.
19:28But then again, I thought,
19:30well, yeah, we are for a laugh.
19:32Let's have a go.
19:36Oh, still up, still up.
19:40I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself.
19:43But to see my father jump into it as well,
19:46it was a sight.
19:48It was honestly like watching Bambi on ice.
19:51His legs were going everywhere,
19:52his arms was everywhere.
19:54But you could see him come out of his comfort zone
19:56and he was thoroughly enjoying it.
19:58I'm a Bambi girl.
20:00Way off.
20:07Soft landing.
20:08Compared to our normal holidays,
20:10we'd usually sit outside the tent,
20:15couple of cans, barbecue.
20:17Whereas this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
20:21It was absolutely hysterical.
20:24Have a nice cold pint?
20:25Nice cold pint.
20:26Or two.
20:27Or two.
20:30It's day three of the holiday swap
20:32and it's been a stormy night in Hartlepool.
20:38Some holiday.
20:42A whole fume today now.
20:44Honestly.
20:46The mood on board is building towards a mutiny.
20:50When I woke up this morning,
20:51I was concerned that we'd come detached from the harbour.
20:54I had to look out the window
20:55and make sure we could still see the boats.
20:58I was hoping not to wake up.
21:01That's how I feel right now.
21:04The weather's really brought me down.
21:07I can't sit in here all day.
21:08I can.
21:10I can't sit in here.
21:11Better than going out there.
21:14I'm just like, why am I here?
21:17I don't understand why I did this holiday.
21:20Morning, yachters.
21:22Anybody on board?
21:24Good morning, Gracie.
21:26Morning.
21:27You going out on tumbleweed?
21:29Okay.
21:31This is Norman, your skipper.
21:32Norman's going to be taking you.
21:35They'll be taking a spin around Hartlepool's historic seafront.
21:39According to maritime law,
21:41all sailors must wear life jackets
21:44and pirate costumes.
21:49I'm just glad to get out of the cabin.
21:52Can't be a pirate without a knock patch.
21:54Can't be a pirate without a knock patch.
21:56Give me a hammer.
21:58It's not quite the sunset cruise they might book on their normal trips,
22:02but it's been included as part of the holiday.
22:05So all aboard for a sailing lesson with Captain Norm.
22:13Right.
22:15This is called coming about.
22:17We're coming about.
22:22Now we're sailing.
22:23Now we're sailing.
22:29This is how fast it goes.
22:31Conquering the high seas
22:33turns out to be a little less thrilling than it sounds.
22:36We're not really moving.
22:44I don't like it.
22:46But as the wind picks up,
22:48a courageous new captain steps up.
22:53Pull it slightly towards you.
22:56That good?
22:59Once scared to set foot on a boat,
23:02now Captain Gracie steers with skill.
23:05We're going to crash into them.
23:08And holds a steady course.
23:11Gracie kept the line of the boat nicely.
23:13So that's exactly what you need.
23:16Pull it a bit more towards you if you can.
23:17Good job.
23:19I loved watching her thrive in that position.
23:23She loved steering the boat and having that responsibility.
23:28Doing great, Gracie.
23:30Makes me feel really proud of myself.
23:33And I would definitely do it again.
23:35And it was really exciting and fun.
23:42In sunny Miami,
23:44Chris and Daniel are also taking to the water.
23:47Thank you very much.
23:49You're very welcome.
23:51You're welcome, Daniel.
23:53They're on a luxury private speedboat tour
23:55at a cost of £350.
24:06A hundred years ago,
24:08Miami Bay was just a swamp.
24:10But now it's lined with holiday homes
24:12for the super rich and famous.
24:14Cheers.
24:17Do you see that house there?
24:19The one with the pillars?
24:21Yes. The owner is the inventor of the Viagra building.
24:24A hundred million dollars.
24:26A beautiful house that you see, the white one,
24:29is the house of Shakira.
24:31She can drop me off.
24:33Let's go.
24:35It's just out of this world.
24:38To me, they were somewhere over the top.
24:40£20 million, wherever they were.
24:42But the display of wealth
24:44is making Daniel dream of a different life.
24:45Can you imagine waking up,
24:47no worries of any bills,
24:49just take the boat out for a little spin.
24:51It's like at the moment,
24:53where you're working to live,
24:55whereas here, you're just living.
24:57It's an open dream.
24:59Yeah, open dream.
25:024,000 miles away,
25:04Liam, Gracie and Maisie
25:06are heading out for dinner.
25:08For them, that usually means a fancy restaurant.
25:10Spam fritter.
25:12Oh, Spam fritter.
25:13That's gross.
25:15Young's Chippy in Hartlepool
25:17is famous for deep-frying
25:19everything in batter,
25:21from cheeseburgers to chip butties.
25:23Cheeseburger deep-fried.
25:25I think we'll go for that one, please.
25:27Is this Hartlepool special?
25:29No one else does them.
25:31Normally, the family would spend
25:33£200 or £300 on a dinner out.
25:35It's only £12.80
25:37and we've got five things.
25:39That's quite cheap, isn't it?
25:41Yeah.
25:43With a third of their budget
25:45already spent,
25:47they need to keep costs down.
25:51See you later.
25:53Bye.
25:55Bargains.
25:57Bargains.
25:59Absolute bargains.
26:01The dining room is a little
26:03different to their normal set-up.
26:05It's a bit about the weather,
26:07but...
26:09We can look at the sea.
26:11Yeah.
26:12So,
26:14can their usual haute cuisine
26:16be beaten by a battered cheeseburger?
26:18Do you like it?
26:20It's heavy.
26:22I'm going to have to roll hose.
26:28It's not quite lobster,
26:30but it's all right.
26:32Coming up,
26:34Chris and Daniel get a VIP tour
26:36of Miami's wild side.
26:38The biggest one in here
26:40is about 13 feet.
26:42They see Liam and Gracie...
26:44This isn't a holiday.
26:46This is a sacrifice.
26:48...enjoy some educational entertainment.
26:50One, two, three.
27:01A jet-setting family
27:03are on a budget British break.
27:05Oh, I'm fritter.
27:07That's gross.
27:09And a father and son used to camping...
27:10Where are you off to?
27:12...and living it up in Miami
27:14to experience holidays
27:16at the opposite end
27:18of their wealth divide.
27:20It's not quite lobster,
27:22but it's all right.
27:24It's the fourth day
27:26of the holiday swap
27:28and Chris and Daniel
27:30have travelled from Miami
27:32to the world-famous
27:34Everglades National Park.
27:36They're going to get up
27:38close and personal
27:40and then come on an airboat.
27:42Yeah, all right.
27:44This is going to be a fun ride, guys.
27:46Their private transfer by boat
27:48comes at a cost
27:50of £300.
27:54This guy was flying.
27:56I mean flying
27:58through the Everglades
28:00with donuts.
28:02It was magical.
28:08They're in for a wild day out.
28:10You guys did come
28:12to an alligator farm?
28:14Ranger Kat is giving
28:16the boys a VIP tour
28:18costing £120.
28:20We don't farm these animals
28:22for meat or skin
28:24or anything like that,
28:26so these guys actually
28:28get to live the rest
28:30of their life out here.
28:32Alligators were endangered
28:34back in the 80s,
28:36but thanks to breeding
28:38sanctuaries like this,
28:40Chris and Daniel
28:42have a backstage pass
28:44to meet with the farm's
28:46tiniest attraction.
28:48So this guy's only about
28:50seven months old or so.
28:52Seven months.
28:54In the wild,
28:56only about 2% of them
28:58will survive to adulthood
29:00because most of them
29:02will get eaten.
29:03They're like the chicken
29:05nuggets of the Everglades.
29:07Do you want one as a pet?
29:08Old alligators
29:10are slightly less cute.
29:12If he really wanted to,
29:14he could inflict
29:16some serious damage.
29:18Just sitting here thinking
29:20I'm actually holding an alligator.
29:22What's going on?
29:24He was brilliant.
29:26But it's coming up
29:28to feeding time.
29:30So will the guys
29:32be quite so brave
29:34when faced with
29:36the open mouths
29:37of the giant alligator?
29:39It's time to go
29:41to Hartlepool's
29:43National Museum
29:45of the Royal Navy,
29:47also known
29:49as Gracie's holiday
29:51nightmare.
29:52Excited?
29:53No.
29:54No?
29:55I want to go home.
29:57This family's
29:59usual holiday activities
30:01involve lounging
30:03on sunbeds
30:05for most of the day.
30:06With a £50 budget
30:08already gone,
30:09this investment
30:11is a bit of a gamble.
30:13Whoa, look at that.
30:15It's just a ship.
30:17I was
30:19concerned about Gracie.
30:21She didn't look happy.
30:23She didn't look
30:25like she was going
30:27to enjoy it at all.
30:29They look so real,
30:31don't they, Gracie?
30:33But once on the deck
30:34they're not
30:36as relaxed.
30:43It was really nice
30:45to see her get excited
30:47and happy to
30:48kind of run around
30:49and look at things.
30:50Hello.
30:52She's not done that
30:54since she was
30:56like five, six years old.
30:57I'm, I'm
30:59fire.
31:00Fire!
31:02This is way more
31:03fun.
31:04Uh-huh.
31:05Once I got the ball rolling
31:06it was good.
31:07I probably enjoyed it
31:08a little bit more than Gracie
31:09to be honest with you.
31:10Oh no!
31:16By the time they
31:17reach the gunpowder display
31:19Oh wow.
31:21Gracie's a museum convert.
31:23One,
31:25two,
31:26three.
31:28Sort of.
31:30That was proper.
31:31Some museums
31:32are boring
31:33but this one
31:34in particular
31:35wasn't.
31:40Like Gracie,
31:41Chris and Daniel
31:42are putting on
31:43a brave face
31:44as they prepare
31:45to feed hundreds
31:46of hungry adult
31:47alligators.
31:49You guys signed
31:50the waiver in the front?
31:51Yes.
31:52And they've had
31:53to sign a form
31:54saying any injuries
31:55are at their own risk.
31:58Hey, calm down.
31:59Massive.
32:02So these guys
32:03can't actually jump
32:04out of the water, OK?
32:05Right.
32:06The biggest one in here
32:07is about 12 to 13 feet
32:08so I'm pretty sure
32:09you can jump
32:10like at least 8.
32:11I'm pretty sure
32:12from like here to there
32:13is less than that.
32:15But it takes
32:16more than some
32:17hungry alligators
32:18to scare
32:19two Welsh rugby players.
32:21Chicken wings.
32:22Chicken.
32:23Chicken.
32:29He's popping his head
32:30up there.
32:33He's smiling up here.
32:35Which one?
32:39They was just
32:40climbing over each other.
32:41It was just
32:42unbelievable to see.
32:43It cost 120 pounds
32:45to get this close
32:46to these mighty beasts.
32:49Having the VIP experience
32:51is
32:52a once in a lifetime thing.
32:54It just adds
32:55a little bit more
32:56sparkle on
32:57I didn't just see him
32:58I actually fed him
32:59and it's
33:00a really nice feeling.
33:02Come on little one.
33:04None of them got manners
33:05none of them say thank you.
33:09Chris and Daniel's
33:10turn for lunch.
33:11An Everglades delicacy.
33:13Conch fritters.
33:15Large sea snails
33:16native to Florida
33:17and deep fried
33:18in butter.
33:20Here we go then.
33:21Yeah.
33:22Here we go then.
33:27It came out.
33:29You're not fast enough.
33:30No.
33:31Instantly
33:32that's all I tasted
33:33was grit.
33:34It's just
33:35disgusting
33:36it weren't for me.
33:38Yet my father
33:39was enjoying it.
33:40Tell me
33:41it's like a potato.
33:42No.
33:43No.
33:44That's not for me.
33:48It's day five
33:49of the holiday swap.
33:51In Hartlepool
33:52Liam, Gracie and Maisie
33:54are braving the weather
33:55for some classic
33:56seaside fun.
33:58Oh they look cute.
34:00A good old fashioned
34:01donkey ride.
34:03I can smell them from here.
34:05What if they go like
34:06and I fall off?
34:09Gracie is
34:10a bit apprehensive
34:11about getting on the donkey
34:12she's just worried
34:13about the donkey
34:14kicking her off.
34:15These furry friends
34:16love their walks
34:17on the beach.
34:18Gracie
34:19not so much.
34:21Oh I can't stand
34:22in the sand.
34:23I can't stand
34:24in the sand, Mum.
34:28Oh look
34:29Gracie.
34:30The little one's Scrappy
34:31this one's Jack
34:32and the one behind us
34:33is Tallulah.
34:35I like Scrappy the most.
34:37A donkey ride
34:38costs just three pounds
34:39which wouldn't go far
34:40at their usual
34:41five star holiday
34:42resorts.
34:44Oh they're gorgeous
34:45aren't they?
34:46Do you want to have
34:47a little sit on one
34:48and see if you like them?
34:49How do I get on?
34:50Okay put your leg over
34:51leg over
34:52that's it
34:53good girl.
34:54I'm really scared.
34:55You alright?
34:56I'm really scared.
34:57You alright?
34:58There you go.
34:59Are you okay?
35:00Feel comfortable?
35:01Yeah?
35:03Can I hold your hand?
35:06It's been so nice
35:07to see Gracie and Liam
35:08bonding the way
35:09that they have.
35:11Him holding a hand
35:12on the donkey
35:13when she was nervous
35:14about falling
35:15just little special
35:16moments that I've seen
35:17between the two of them
35:18has been really really nice.
35:20She alright now
35:21you're used to her?
35:22Yeah.
35:23Do you want to try
35:24and help people?
35:25Yeah sit.
35:27Enjoying it Gracie?
35:28Yeah.
35:29I would definitely
35:30do it again
35:31with Liam and my mum
35:32and I think
35:33it was quite bonding
35:34for us.
35:36In Miami
35:37Chris and Daniel
35:38are also hitting the beach
35:39and this one's
35:40world famous
35:41for its workouts.
35:43I got the guns out.
35:45Where?
35:47Where?
35:49I didn't see
35:50how big the guns
35:51were did I?
35:52Body guru
35:53Matt Martin
35:54is a legend
35:55on Muscle Beach
35:56and the boys
35:57are getting
35:58an exclusive
35:59tailored training session
36:00at a cost of
36:01£150.
36:03What brings you guys
36:04out here?
36:05We were fit once
36:06but I think we lost
36:07it a bit now so.
36:08You came to the
36:09right person?
36:10Matt's 68 year old
36:11client David
36:12is on hand
36:13to show anything
36:14as possible.
36:15Would you like to
36:16try it out actually?
36:19See so like
36:20this is things
36:21you can do at 68
36:22right there
36:23perfect.
36:24Fantastic innit?
36:25That's unreal.
36:26Unreal.
36:27Well done.
36:28I couldn't do that.
36:29Matt calls himself
36:30a body doctor
36:31which is great
36:32for Daniel
36:33who's struggled
36:34with his fitness
36:35since his accident.
36:36I was in a car crash
36:37a couple of years ago
36:38so I've
36:39I'd reduced
36:40motor abilities
36:41since then.
36:42Yeah I can definitely
36:43help you with that.
36:44After the instant
36:45crash
36:46I'm nowhere near
36:47as physically fit
36:48as I used to be.
36:49It is
36:50getting better
36:51but
36:52I'm still
36:53a good bit
36:54off
36:55where I'd like to be.
36:59To help Daniel
37:00first up
37:01some stretching.
37:02Make sure that
37:03foot is straight
37:04so face
37:05yeah perfect.
37:06Some of the positions
37:07I was actually
37:08shocked
37:09I could get into
37:10a quite comfortable
37:11hold.
37:12Slowly and gently
37:13come out.
37:15Next
37:16core strengthening.
37:17Slower
37:18slower
37:19slower
37:20stop
37:21perfect
37:22perfect.
37:23Pull up time
37:24Daniel's out of practice.
37:25I can't even
37:26hold myself up.
37:27No that's perfect
37:28that's great
37:29that's all you need.
37:30But there's an easier way
37:31and it builds confidence
37:32as well as strength.
37:33Squeeze your glutes
37:34and hamstrings
37:35pull through the elbows
37:36this is going to be
37:37great for helping
37:38strengthen your back.
37:39He put us
37:40in all these
37:41different positions
37:42helping with spinal injury
37:43and it was
37:44a nice feeling.
37:45I think I'm going
37:46to carry on
37:47with the stretches.
37:49Back in Britain
37:50Maisie
37:51Gracie
37:52and Liam
37:53are embracing
37:54the budget lifestyle
37:55and have come up
37:56with their own
37:57free fun
37:58for the evening.
37:59I'm a female
38:00yes
38:01am I a singer?
38:02Yes
38:03Usually
38:04we would go
38:05and pay
38:06to see a show
38:07or we would
38:08go and pay
38:09to see a film
38:10at the cinema.
38:11Is she older
38:12than Liam?
38:13No
38:14Alright
38:17So
38:18we never really
38:19have to
38:20think of things
38:21to do
38:22because we just go
38:23and it's just
38:24provided for us
38:25because we've paid
38:26for it.
38:27Do an impression
38:28sing a song
38:29I am not
38:30singing a song
38:31Sing a song
38:32I know who she is
38:33Taylor Swift
38:34Thank you
38:35you saved me then
38:36You saved him
38:37He was about
38:38to sing
38:39a Taylor Twist song
38:40Twist
38:41Taylor Twist song
38:42So
38:43we had to
38:44think of things
38:45to do
38:46and
38:47it was
38:48actually
38:49really fun
38:50They've even
38:51invented their
38:52own game
38:53Who Knows Who
38:54The Best
38:55How many best ones
38:56do I have?
38:57Four
38:58Three
38:59Get in
39:00And there's
39:01a surprise winner
39:02So Liam knows
39:03you better than me
39:04Yep
39:05Better than your own mum
39:06That surprised me
39:07Hello
39:08I surprised myself
39:09a lot this holiday
39:10We got to know
39:11each other
39:12and
39:13we had a really
39:14fun evening
39:15and we didn't
39:16spend a penny
39:17Coming up
39:18No chance
39:19No way
39:20Both pairs
39:21find out
39:22how much it costs
39:23to holiday
39:24like the other half
39:25We would
39:26spend that
39:27in one dinner
39:28easily
39:29That's
39:30your car
39:31my car
39:32and a couple more
39:41A family used
39:42to five star luxury
39:43are on a
39:44shoestring seaside
39:45break
39:46Hello
39:48and a low income
39:49father and son
39:50are getting a taste
39:51of the high life
39:52A beautiful house
39:53is the house
39:54of Shakira
39:55You can drop me off
39:56to find out
39:57if money
39:58can buy
39:59holiday happiness
40:00Cheers
40:04It's the final
40:05day of the holiday
40:06swap
40:07and in Hartlepool
40:08Maisie, Liam
40:09and Gracie
40:10have been invited
40:11by Jane
40:12for a goodbye party
40:14Hi
40:15They have been
40:16going for everything
40:17and have smiled
40:18through it all
40:19You have been
40:20so brave
40:21this week
40:22You've been awesome
40:23After activities
40:24and some extra
40:25spending on food
40:26they've managed
40:27to save £30
40:28for a BBQ
40:29contribution
40:30Are you good
40:31at economising?
40:32Yep
40:33We're quite good
40:34Look
40:35we've got a whole
40:36bag full
40:37You're cooking
40:38I'm cooking
40:39It's been a week
40:40of amazing experiences
40:41that have cost
40:42a fraction
40:43of what she's used to
40:44You did really well
40:45with the sailing
40:46Thank you
40:47I've learnt
40:48that
40:49money isn't
40:50everything
40:51If you don't have
40:52as much
40:53you can still
40:54have a good time
40:55Excellent on the tiller
40:56Yep
40:57Natural, aren't you?
40:58Yep
40:59We'll make a sailor
41:00out of you yet
41:01Natural donkey rider
41:02Natural
41:03superstar
41:04Yep
41:05Gracie, I mean
41:06she's full of surprises
41:07especially with
41:08sailing
41:09We've definitely
41:10got closer
41:11and hopefully
41:12more
41:13happy holidays
41:14to come
41:15And voila
41:16A bargain
41:17banquet
41:18The perfect end
41:19to a week
41:20of family first
41:21To life on a yacht
41:22To life on a yacht
41:23Well done
41:24everybody
41:25Cheers
41:26Especially
41:27to you
41:28It's not
41:29about what
41:30you spend
41:31it's about
41:32who you spend
41:33your time with
41:34and
41:35we had such
41:36a great evening
41:37trying new things
41:38as a family
41:47Chris and Daniel
41:48have had the holiday
41:49of a lifetime
41:50in Miami
41:51But what will
41:52they bring home
41:53with them?
41:54When I get back home
41:55first thing
41:56I'm going to do
41:57is sign back
41:58up to a gym
41:59Start gaining
42:00the energy
42:01back in myself
42:02Get back to
42:03where I should be
42:04Cheers to that
42:05Cheers to that
42:06A breather
42:07from the daily grind
42:08of working together
42:09in the warehouse
42:12And a chance
42:13for father and son
42:14to share carefree memories
42:15that will last
42:16a lifetime
42:17Spending this much
42:18time with them
42:19brings us closer
42:20to be honest
42:21Getting up in the morning
42:22excited to see
42:23what's going on
42:24We go into bed
42:25excited
42:26thinking that's
42:27such a nice day
42:28It's been brilliant
42:29But there's one
42:30last surprise
42:31both families
42:32have been wondering
42:33about all week
42:34How much
42:35have you lost?
42:36Six hundred
42:38and four pounds
42:40and thirty two
42:42pence
42:43Isn't that crazy?
42:45We would spend that
42:46in one dinner
42:47easily
42:48Let's find out
42:50Wow
42:51That's ridiculous
42:52Twenty thousand
42:53eight hundred
42:54I'm not being funny
42:55that's
42:56your car
42:57my car
42:58and a couple more
42:59You're working out
43:00that's about forty holidays
43:01for us
43:02Twenty grand
43:05It's checkout time
43:06for everyone
43:08For the four of us
43:09to have this experience
43:10together
43:11is absolutely
43:12up this world
43:14It's going to be
43:15one of those memories
43:16that we talk about
43:17in years to come
43:18Absolutely loved it
43:19Come on
43:20Comfort memories
43:21Back home sweet home
43:22We've got a nice
43:23little goodbye
43:24from one of the seagulls
43:25look
43:26Thanks Mr. Seagull
43:27Thanks Mr. Seagull
43:29We're going to clean it right
43:31Give me your first job
43:32No thank you
43:35Back home
43:36in the Rhondda Valley
43:37Chris and Daniel
43:38are reflecting
43:39on their special holiday
43:41Thoroughly enjoyed
43:42the holiday
43:43Don't think money
43:44does buy you happiness
43:45because
43:46your friends
43:47and your family
43:48is what makes you happy
43:49Sharing a week
43:50with Daniel was superb
43:51It does money
43:52buy you happiness
43:53It makes you happy
43:54at the time
43:55But to me
43:56back in the house
43:57with the family
43:58is my happy place
43:59Liam, Macy
44:00and Gracie
44:01have made it back
44:02to a furry welcome
44:03in Ely
44:05Happy little new turkeys
44:09I think we're all
44:10looking forward
44:11to sleeping in our own beds
44:12tonight
44:13Oh yes
44:14The question is
44:15Does money
44:16buy happiness?
44:19No but it does
44:20buy nice holidays
44:21Yeah
44:23Next time
44:24Oh my god
44:26Oh look at that
44:32Is this spicy?
44:33Oh yeah
44:34Oh
44:35Are you ok?
44:37I honestly
44:38don't understand
44:39how people
44:40choose this
44:41as a holiday
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