I'm an American who's lived in Paris for 15 years. Taking these 5 notes from the French has really improved my life.

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Author Kasia Dietz posing with tote bag in Paris stre

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I moved to Florida from Colorado. Things are more expensive, but I'm going to the beach a lot and already feel at home.

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Derek Edwards, a 28-year-old teacher who moved from Denver to Miami, prefers the warmer weather.

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A day in the life of someone who lives in Montreal — the 'Paris of North America'

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I love living in beautiful Montreal.

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Interior designers share 12 ways to make your home look better without buying anything

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There are a few ways to upgrade any room at no cost.

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Tal Alexander announces he will step away from his brokerage firm amid rape allegation

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I moved to China for 8 years. There were major differences in work culture to the West, but I highly recommend working in Asia.

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Sue Campbell (left) moved to Hong Kong and worked across China for eight years, mainly in Shanghai.

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An embattled oil tycoon is selling a mansion in Singapore for $32 million. It's one of the city's status-symbol houses that business leaders covet.

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A screen grab from Google Maps Street View depicting a Good Class Bungalow belonging to former oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, better known as OK Lim, in Tanglin Hill, Singapore. In land-scarce Singapore, Good Class Bungalows, or GCBs, are rare and incredibly expensive.

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I'm an interior decorator. Here are 8 things I would never have in my backyard.

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As an interior decorator, there are several items I wouldn't put in my backyard.

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A 3-bed apartment in San Francisco is on the market for $488K. The catch? You can't move in for 30 years.

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An aerial view of Russian Hil, an upscale neighborhood in San Francisco.

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A New Yorker took her first solo trip to Greece at 38. She loved the slower pace of life so much that she moved there.

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Marissa Rodriguez in Greece by the ocean.
Rodriguez started her workday at 3 p.m. while traveling around the Greek islands.

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