Oh, what I would give to go back to Sicily!! It is atrociously expensive. The Euro killed it, that's for sure. I haven't been back since 2001, and I would love to see my family again. I believe the airfare alone is in the $1500 pp range, though.
Booking the Airfare along with a tour saves you some money. Otherwise, if you book it without a tour, in Summer months it's around $1000 RT. And as far as the Euro vs. the U.S. Dollar goes, while it was a bit on the high end side, it wasn't that bad, at least not as bad as it may have been for you back in 2001. I likened the cost comparison to going out in Manhattan vs. going out in the outer boroughs. It really depends on the exchange rate at the time you are going.
I didn't find it that outrageous at all.
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