American couple Valerie and Ralph Rivera settled in a placid village-cum-small town in Bordeaux wine country and discovered that slow living and friendly neighbours offer the ultimate luxury

When we started motorhoming in 1991 we never went to the same place twice, at least unless by mistake, as we managed to do once in Germany! My late parents rarely showed any interest in anywhere but F

Do you daydream about swapping the rat race for an outdoor-centric existence The trailblazers here have all taken dramatic steps to change their lives their stories might just inspire you to do the same

“Early last year I was reading about long-stay vacations in Spain over Christmas and New Year. “Why not?” I thought. My wife and I had spent Christmas the previous year at home in Cornwall and we both

For some, having extra space to keep animals is one of the drivers for moving to France – Gillian Harvey meets three such people

Having lived in a handsome 16th-century farmhouse in rural Essex for 45 years, downsizing was much less of a wrench for Gill Jerram than she had imagined when an opportunity arose to build a beautiful