Actually reflecting on my short time in La Belle france this summer, if i had a retreat to go back to i might not have covered so many miles , i have been offered accomodation from 20 euro's a night for b&b so why buy a static home!

5o grand buys nothing much and thats a lot of b&b nights , and a quite few tanks of petrol for the harley .
i have dream of retiring early! to somewhere on the continent but my wife is not 100% commited so i can never see it really happening .
So maybe having a dozen or so trips to france on my bike each summer is a better long term option .
What i do enjoy is discovering new places and people, so maybe i really have to enjoy the freedom i find in the open road and not get trapped into having to own something !

If anyone else knows of any good places to stay in Brittany please PM me
i do like variety from a B&B to a Chateaux.

Ok if ive more time further afield.

GT