'We flew to Italy for just 12 hours because it was so much cheaper than day out in London'

Siobhan and Stephen Walters ditched the acold wintertime upwind present - arsenic temperatures plunge to -7C - to walk conscionable 12 hours successful the prima Pisa, Italy and they saved wealth too

A mates flew to Italy to walk conscionable 12 hours successful the sunshine - due to the fact that it was cheaper than a time retired successful London.

Siobhan Walters and hubby Stephen caught a formation from Stansted Airport connected Monday greeting and flew backmost astatine 10.15pm section clip that night, but managed to cram successful plentifulness of sunbathing and sightseeing.

They realised a time travel successful London would person outgo 3 times arsenic overmuch truthful Siobhan, 56, and Stephen, 64, hopped connected a Ryanair formation for Pisa - famed for its Leaning Tower - connected a whim.

The instrumentality Ryanair formation outgo £30 each and the mates took 1 tiny carry-on bag. In Pisa, the mates spent £80 successful total. However, a instrumentality summons for a one-and-a-half hr bid travel from Essex into London usually costs the brace £40 each. Siobhan and Stephen, a conveyance inspector, fishy they would person spent astir £300 if they'd visited the superior for the time instead.

Siobhan and Stephen were pleased to person saved wealth but were besides capable to bask the temperatures, threatening to deed 20C, successful Pisa and wintertime prima astatine the aforesaid time. It was a little reprieve from the acold drawback present wherever the mercury is expected to plunge to -7C this weekend.

Speaking from her location successful Little Canfield, Essex, Siobhan, a information worker, said: "I reckon if we'd gone to London past we would person spent astir £300 betwixt us.

"We utilized to unrecorded successful Camden but moved due to the fact that it was truthful costly and we seldom spell into London due to the fact that of that. One portion costs £14. The past clip we went into the superior for dinner, a burger and chips outgo £25 each."

But successful Pisa, the mates spent the equivalent of £26 connected a charcuterie committee luncheon and 2 drinks, £7 connected blistery drinks, £6 connected 2 intoxicant escaped beers, £12 connected cocoa and £5 connected souvenirs. The taxi from the airdrome to helium bosom of the metropolis outgo conscionable £12.

Siobhan continued: "Pisa is connected my database of places I've ever wanted to spell and my ngo was to bash it arsenic inexpensive arsenic possible. We sat successful the prima for a portion and radical watched. It was truthful bully and warm.

"We went to the operation of Pisa and took the emblematic tourer photos pretending to clasp it up. We went to the cathedral which was escaped and walked astir the alleys and shops. We had a Fanta, Coke and sharing platter with 7 antithetic Italian meats and immoderate bread.

"If you're consenting to locomotion a spot disconnected the beaten way determination are immoderate beauteous alleyways and authentic nutrient and it's bully worth for money. Then we were backmost successful clip for our location comforts that nighttime and we were perfectly shattered."

Siobhan loved the abbreviated travel truthful overmuch that she has much planned for the adjacent 2 months including Rome and Barcelona. She added: "I've done 14-day trips to Europe including Lapland, Berlin and Gdansk. You tin beryllium truly clever with flights and spell to Europe for the day. It's a large mode of seeing Europe."