Those with the means drive to the countryside and bed down in their cars.
At Larkhill (01559 371581, larkhilltipis.co.uk) an organic smallholding deep in the countryside, you can bed down for the night in a cosy alachigh – a sort of tipi-yurt hybrid, used by nomadic tribes in northern Iran (but you probably already knew that).
A family living in a rural Scottish village is looking for a full-time nanny, and they're offering a hell of a package sweeping views of the countryside; a private bed, bath, and kitchen; 28 vacation days; and a £50,000 ($64,000) salary.
On the Rivet (01308 456 313; ontherivetuk.com) offers cycle fitness training and countryside rides, before guests bed down each night in a luxurious manor house with its own pool, spa and hot tub.
Set on 500 acres of rolling hills and valleys in the heart of Galena's countryside, this farm-stay bed and breakfast provides personalized comfort, unparalleled hospitality and luxurious amenities that will please even the most sophisticated travelers.
Ms. Spivey's vegetables come from a garden that sprawls over half a city block and seems to have been plucked from the English countryside with well-tended beds, paved walkways, benches and old-fashioned lamps.
When night came, she went to a relative's house in the countryside, where she hid under the bed.
Mr. Kuhns was sent far from Mogadishu to Somaliland, where he was the medical coordinator for a 200-bed hospital and 10 countryside clinics and supervised an expatriate staff.
For €130,000, Key Properties (00 353 2750111) has a charming three-bed stone cottage in the countryside near Macroom.
These quiet, private villas are a prime example, their cool, dark furnishings summoning the earthy spirituality of Bali but balanced with the comforts required in the Victorian countryside: large fireplaces, deep leather couches, generous bedding.
