Speaking even just a little French can stand you in good stead when it comes to finding work in the country, but you need to pick the right location too, says Leah Rottier

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

The iconic singer knows a place where the bouillabaisse is fine – a tiny spot on the French Riviera serving bowlfuls steeped in garlic, sunshine and family memories

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

“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

From the Apennine Mountains to ‘the end of the land’ at Cape Finisterre, Louis D Hall and his horse Sasha trekked untrodden partisan paths across four mountain ranges. Guided by strangers and nature’s clues, it was fulfilment of a childhood dream inspired by Don Quixote . Here, the author shares two extracts that give a glimpse into this wilder way of life