My wife and I are boomers with no kids. We moved to Paris for retirement and enjoy the food and cheap travel.

• Former US Navy Seal Rick Jones and his wife retired to Paris in 2018.
• The 72-year-old said they were an adventurous couple not tied down by kids or other family in the US.
• He shared the pros and cons of leading an ex-pat lifestyle in France.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rick Jones. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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