The Sort Your Life Out star revealed how she kept costs down on her ski trip to Switzerland
Stacey Solomon has shared a dream holiday away with her family – including her rarely-seen brother.
The Sort Your Life Out star has just arrived back from an amazing time on the ski slopes in Switzerland with husband Joe Swash and children Zachary, Leighton, Rex, Rose and Belle.
The mum-of-five revealed she had flown out to enjoy time with her brother, who now lives in Switzerland.
She documented her precious memories with her family, including solo skis with her sister Jemma and her youngest children’s first skiing lessons.
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Stacey, 35, also gave her fans tips on how to do the trip on a budget as she revealed the country was ‘expensive’, especially when it came to buying food.
She shared her group had all booked into a chalet together and had made packed lunches to avoid the hefty prices for food.
She revealed how one small head of cauliflower had cost her £6 on the trup.
Posting several familial snapshots after arriving back in the UK, Stacey wrote: “The family who ski together – probably won’t talk to each other for a few weeks now.
“I’m joking (but not) it’s been the most special, tiring, adrenaline pumping, crazy week. I can honestly say everyone is exhausted but the BEST memories have been made.
“So grateful to have been able to take my pickles skiing. And seeing my brother has been so lovely.
“I miss him so so much since he moved here. I’m so proud of the kids and how they powered through and became so so confident on the slopes.
“What a special week. Time to go home now and try to rest up before school on Monday P.S I ended up loving joes suit more than he did I could see him a mile off which I LOVED! but he was too shy to wear it.”
Stacey shared a group photo of her family with her brother after fans had asked which one he was. She told them he was ‘camera shy’ and pointed to him in a photo showing him wearing a cream jacket and ski goggles revealing he didn’t like photos showing his full face.
Speaking about the location, she said: “Is where we stayed. It’s close to my brother and the mountain is PERFECT for kids as the nursery slope is big, the ski school is excellent and the runs aren’t too intimidating.”
She added: ” We hired a lodge and all stayed together. Skiing is so expensive we had to try and find the cheapest option for everyone.
“We made sandwiches every day for lunch because food on the mountain is extortionate. And we all took it in turns to cook dinner.
“Switzerland in general I think is super expensive so we just made all of our food apart from two meals so we had out and stayed in the lodge together which was so much fun, I actually prefer it to a hotel.”
Sharing more about their travel, Stacey noted while they flew back to the UK, the outward journey wasn’t by air due to sky-high prices. Instead, they took a train ride to the destination, which she pointed out was “less than a quarter of the price.”