The exterior of the house in Chiang Mai.
Fred Jones.
- A month after retiring from his 26-year career in law enforcement, Fred Jones moved from Florida to Thailand.
- He now lives in a $540-a-month two-bedroom house in Chiang Mai with his wife and their dog.
- He says life is cheaper, safer, and less stressful than it was back in the US.
A visit to the doctor in 2007 planted the idea of living overseas in Fred Jones' head.
He had picked up a copy of International...