The beauty of Ryanair

I don't care what some people say, but Ryanair is the best airline. My husband and I lived in Vancouver, British Colombia for 3.5 years and were landlocked in a sense. Whenever we wanted to go somewhere, it was always a road trip. Amazing fun, but there was something missing, I think it was the abscence of european culuture, something we totally take fo granted on this side of the world. Since our return in November 2005 and to the amazemnet of friends and family , we have been on the move, spending no more than €400 on tickets to the Dolomites, Sicily, Mosel Valley, Chamonix , Tuscany, and London. I promise I am not being paid to plug Ryanair! My younger brother had the bug whilst at University and loved taking girlfriends off to Venice in the middle of winter. He was a broke impoverished student struggling to get by on student loans. Many residents of Cork county go to London instead of Dublin for the weekends! Michael O'leary has taken the glamour and snobbery out of travel, its a free for all, literally. He is the person repsonsible for our new food and wine culture which has taken a strong hold of our little island. Without him and inexpensive fairs we would be in the dark ages.
In 2004, we flew out of Tours in the Loire valley. The runway was in a field bailed with hay - simply wonderful! Thanks to Ryanair, the average traveller can get to all the hidden gems of Europe. September 2006 we spent 5 days in the Mosel valley. The airport Hann is only a 2o minute drive from the heart of one of the world's finest wine regions. Well, next stop for us, is spanish basque country to San Sebastian and Bilbao for some Pinxtos and Rioja!