0 of 4Italy, Umbria: €250,000, griffonitalianproperty.com Portugal, Central Algarve: €250,000, portugalproperty.com Turkey, Ovacik: €246,700, spotblue.com France, Midi Pyrenees: €250,000, latitudes.co.uk
John Simpson: ‘It’s been great to watch how Ireland went from a pretty backward country to a real powerhouse in Europe’
PhD woes: ‘Financially, I can’t really take care of myself, and I certainly couldn’t take care of anybody else’