I spend half the year in LA and the other 6 months in Greece. Here are 8 of the biggest differences I've noticed.

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joanna on a oceanside cliff in LA and joanna at a restaurant in greece
I live in Los Angeles and Greece.

Joanna Kalafatis

NATO ally Greece wants fifth-gen F-35 stealth fighters with the upgrades to cure past 'childhood illness'

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An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.
An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.

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Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean

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East Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) conduct maritime training with Cypriot Underwater Demolition Command (MYK) forces near Limassol, Cyprus on Jan. 25, 2024.
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I was born in Athens but spent 11 years living in London. Now that I'm back in Greece, my quality of life is much better.

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fani posing under purple flowers growing on the side of a building in athens
I've been back in Athens for almost three years.

Fani Mari

Olive oil prices are skyrocketing. Here's how my startup is managing to keep costs low.

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Graza cofounder Andrew Benin talks about how the company keeps prices and quality low.

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Biden appears to have found a workaround to the GOP Ukraine aid block — routing weapons via Greece

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures as he thanks MPs after his virtual address to the Greek Parliament in Athens on April 7, 2022.

LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

I fled Ukraine and moved to Colorado. Starting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.

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Mykhaylo Fridlyand and his girlfriend, Kristina, in Colorado.

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Want to visit the Acropolis in Greece without the massive crowds and stress? It'll cost $5,500

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Tourists at the Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis in Greece.
Tourists at the Acropolis in Greece in July 2023.

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Hoaxers in Greece are telling tourists to evacuate their holiday rentals or pay a $540 fine amid a housing crisis in Athens

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A view of the Parthenon from apartments in Athens.
A view of the Parthenon from apartments in Athens, 2018.

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I moved to the US from Italy and it's been a rollercoaster. Here's what has shocked and disappointed me the most about America.

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Oana Adamopoulos was born and raised in Romania and now lives in Florida with her family.

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