We loved doing the B&B's and one of the best parts was actually getting to spend time with the folks running them, they were so helpful. I get the impression the cottage owners may not be as much of a on site presence, but we thought the idea of using cottages as a base and exploring from there would give us more leeway.

Plus the cost was better, since we are going for such a long time. It is actually costing less than I expected it would to go for a whole month. Several years ago my uncle left me a small inheritance which has been just sitting in the bank so now we are telling everyone that we're taking this trip for Uncle Ed!