Ayres - Helios

Ayr We Go Again!

Advantages: Beautiful scenery, lovely people good base to visit other cities
Disadvantages: Scottish parliament let the area down in terms of funding, despite it's heritage value

I have always been drawn to Scotland, partly because my grandparents were Scots. We had many holidays in places like Newton Stewart when I was growing up, but when I decided to take my own family on a "pilgrimage" about seven years ago, it had to be Burns Country we visited (my Dad was born on Burns night, so it was only fair to see what all the fuss was about). We now go to Ayrshire at least once a year, occasionally twice or more. Ayr and the surrounding areas has everything you could wish for in a holiday destination. The countryside is both spectacular and soothing, but you are never far away from something to do if you wish. It is also uncannily warm at times due to the gulf currents arount the coast. The area is steeped in history, and not just the 18th century Burns period. You can go from various castles (including ...

Alslad36 19.09.2006 · Read full review
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experiencing helios to Cyprus

Advantages: enjoyable flight
Disadvantages: nothing

I have recently come back from a fantastic two weeks in Cyprus...as we all know the worst part about holidays is the travelling..I booked through my local travel agent expecting to travel with the usual airlines...BA,Air 2000 etc..But to my surprise the travel agent found a fair price travelling from Luton to Larnaca with Helios Airways...I was very sceptical and wary of this airline as i have never heard of them but i thought i would try them. Travel day came...As i boarded the aircraft i was greeted by the steward who was very cheerful and sat in my allocated seat.I noticed that the aircraft was really clean and well presented and surprisingly comfortable.There was an inflight movie,the food was good and the staff very friendly and spoke good English..and there were no delays!...According to the in flight magazine Helios is a fairly ...

bexs 28.08.2003 · Read full review
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Something in the Ayre

Advantages: Very good value; excellent service; stylish decor
Disadvantages: Slightly lacking in atmosphere

at £10.95 as well as Ayre Jalfrezi at £8.95. We both decided that the third possibility, Ayre Delight at £8.95, was the ideal one as it was a reasonable price and not quite as hot as the jalfrezi. The Ayre Delight consisted of chunks of fish, large pieces of tomato, green pepper, onion, ginger, and garlic. The medium hot sauce sounded just right. We each also ordered plain rice at £1.40 a portion. We didn't have to wait long for our two Ayre Delight dishes, which were served on a hot plate with the bowls of rice on the table. The portions were so generous that I couldn't finish mine, but this was only because of the quantity as we both really enjoyed our first taste of ayre. I must admit that I didn't really notice a taste of ginger, but the fish was delicious as were the vegetables. The sauce, as I mentioned, was medium hot and just ...

denella 17.01.2009 · Read full review
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