this trip was a last minute decision to join friends in Rome...having already planned a Central European one in the summer, a trip to rome would inflict even more damage to a (already severely depleted) dwindling savings pot from past part time jobs...

But hey, it was rome and the scholarship board (ie mum and dad) gave the all clear so it was off to rome for me...

original routing of this trip was to either:
1.) meet friends in Florence on 30/3 flying from LPL-PSA, and spending 2 nights in Florence, or
2.) fly MAN-CIA(Rome's budget airport)

Decided to just do Rome this trip as 2 nights in Florence wouldn't be doing it justice... Milan-Venice-Pisa-Florence could be done in a separate trip (often the return airfare could,and would be cheaper than a long distance train journey :smile: )

And besides the 2.5 hour trip to Liverpool airport would be a pain in the arse...

Return was to be a two leg trip... Leaving CIA-TPS (Trapani-somewhere on the western tip of Sicily) in the morning, spending half a day there and then TPS-MAN. This would be cheaper than the direct FCO/CIA-MAN routing

Unfortunately Ryanair changed the departure time of TPS-MAN from 1700 to 0700... Which meant it left earlier than the domestic CIA-TPS

Contrary to what I've heard... My experience of their customer service has been quite good. I asked for my TPS-MAN ticket (which I bought for 18€) to be changed to a CIA-MAN ticket (which was selling for 90€ at that time)... Immediately changed without any hassle. Half a day in Sicily gone but hey, doesn't really matter!

(I still checked in for my CIA-TPS leg... In the hope there'll be delays and I could claim under EU261 :P ) alas, not to happen...