you 2 need to do more reading. On here and other sites.
GSIS, if you are located in the EU, you will probably want to end up with a frozen ATPL, so the route would be an ICAO PPL, for example from the US (FAA), then groundschool for the JAA ATPL somewhere in Europe or the UK. If money is not an issue, there are integrated courses in some countries and you can also do the more expensive JAA PPL if it pleases you.
nibraska, you may want to check if the FAA flight tests really are easier. However, for your home country, the FAA licence is all you need.
really, this has been discussed on here soooooo many times, just do a search, please. Good luck! IP