Learning to fly costs and where can you fly after?

[rossyl]

Hi,

So recently I've randomly started wondering about learning how to fly. I'm sure there are a few pilots, people learning or those who have thought of this...so was hoping you could advise.

My main questions are:
- how much will it cost to learn how to fly a small aircraft, and
- where will i be able to fly once I've learnt (scotland, spain, france?)

I'd like to actually use the ability to fly to places not too far away, are costs of renting planes really high, or is it quite common?

Thanks
R