No worries folks, thanks for your replies.
I figured that I have done some flying that many in the EU would never have been exposed to.
Kefuddle, not trying to put you off at all.
The dream that the schools sell to you versus the reality is quite often poles apart.
Fact: unless you score a jet job (or FRA) the pay will be poor for a few years. Something to remember with a huge mortgage/loan.
Fact: it's hard work on your partner. Studying is bad enough, then you'll probably have to move. Checks will get in the way of your social life as well as roster changes/disruptions. You think you'll be home at time "x" but the weather craps out and goodness knows when you'll be home.
Fact: if you change jobs, chances are you'll have to go to the bottom of the seniority list or the company decides to change your base. Like it or lump it.
Fact: you are at the mercy of your health/skills.
Fact: you will probably have to move at least 100m to 10,000miles to get a job.
Fact: it will take 3, 4 even 12, 24 months to get a job. Any job.
I could tell you all about the great things. Seeing a great moonrise, seeing a stunning sunrise, flying around some of the world's most stunning scenery. Meeting lots of people and working with people that will become friends for life.
While those experiences are fantastic and I wouldn't swap it for the world, it will not pay the bills or put food on the table.