IL Magazine: Discover the Best Retirement Haven + 24 More SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SAVE 35% about subscribing to International Living Magazine 
Relaxing in my local pub with a pint and my faithful dog at my side, I was beginning to get into the spirit of Friday night. Well...it wasn't my pub—or my dog—exactly. I was housesitting with my husband, Bill, in the scenic Cotswolds area of southern England...
Byron and Kelly Harker had traveled internationally for many years. But one country ticked all the boxes as a retirement destination for the Canadian couple. “We’ve always loved France,” says Kelly, “and when we had a chance to move to Europe in 2004...
As our stay in the South of France draws to a close, my husband Bill and I are soaking up the spring sunshine and taking in the views of the rolling farmland, which seem to flow like waves on an ocean. We will miss our temporary home but there is another one awaiting us in Read more...: I’ve Explored Europe…Without Paying for Accommodation