there is a great deal to be said for cheap air travel.visiting our fellow European cousins is now much easier.we find out they are much the same as us in many respects.not many decades ago we used to fight wars with some of our neighbours across the water.now we invade them with our wallets and holiday gear.the E.U. has also played a part in bringing us closer.it has its faults yes,but better for our young men to go to the beaches of Europe for beer and a sun tan than to fight wars.