New Zealand Herald - The self-catering accommodation you are thinking about is possibly the gites system, incorporating B&Bs (known as chambres d'hotes) and self-catering (usually rural) rental holiday homes. It's a great option, especially for large families and groups more

Guardian Unlimited - G te treat Maybe your readers looking for a budget honeymoon should ask last week's correspondent who recommended one of the French g tes she was reduced to holidaying in during her deprived, private school-going childhood? Brenda Kirsch, London Based more

Daily Telegraph - Fred Mawer looks at which companies and operators offer the best choice of accommodation in France, whether you're looking for a hotel, villa or chateaux. From simple g tes in Normandy to modern villas with pools in the south and gorgeous ch teaux more

Peterborough Evening Telegraph - She followed her husband to France and learnt French, and then became an operations manager for a company who sold holidays in French farmhouses and gites. She followed this with a a five-year stint as a team leader-cum-service delivery manager in a more

Daily Telegraph - We have coast on three sides up here, so g tes and b&bs, if done well, are still successful with the bird life, countryside and, above all, the landing beaches as attractions," says Comrie, who ran a sign-making business with her more

Scotsman - in the stock market from the sale of their house in the south of england.Others con the system by claiming RMI the equivalent of Supplementary benifit,in fact several are awaiting trial, by saying they do not work and have no income but running Gites more

Daily Telegraph - If cookery sounds too much like hard work, there are three outbuildings with water and electricity that are ripe for conversion into gites or workshops, plus another large barn that is ideal for keeping animals. According to VEF, a French property more

Daily Telegraph - A 15-day guided trek with Walks Worldwide (01524 242000, www.walksworldwide.com ) costs from 1,375 including return flight, transfers, accommodation in hotels, g tes, shepherds' cabins and tents, and most meals. Departures: June to September. more

Guardian Unlimited - Expect tiddly groups, tuition in English, all ingredients and equipment provided, charming g tes on- or off-site and full-on creamy lunches and dinners every day. Andy Whitson (0033 2 33 36 55 32, ouichef.co.uk ) from 749pp full board. more