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

New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients

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Volunteers begin planting a pocket forest in Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park on April 6, 2024.
Volunteers begin planting a pocket forest in Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park on April 6, 2024.

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Airbnb now wants you to rent out your rental

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Airbnb is encouraging more renters to list their homes on its platform.

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Millennials aren't giving up on having a home they love

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I moved to Ecuador because the US was too expensive. I'd love to move back to Montana and be near my grandkids but I can't afford it.

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A woman in glasses and a hat; a views of homes and mountains in the background.
Lonita Jensen in Montana; The view from Jensen's kitchen window in Ecuador.

Lonita Jensen

The city whose 'doom loop' just might be worse than San Francisco's

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An aerial view of downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri.

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Inside a $200 million ghost town in Turkey filled with castles reminiscent of Disneyland — minus all the people

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Near the small town of Mudurnu, Turkey, hundreds of castles sit abandoned.
Near the small town of Mudurnu, Turkey, hundreds of castles are abandoned.

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I left Silicon Valley for a dream job in Chicago. I wasn't prepared for how crushing the loneliness could be.

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Jaime Muñoz standing in front of a pink wall; Muñoz standing in front of a window with a view of the Chicago skyline.
Jaime Muñoz moved to Chicago for a job at a fintech startup in July 2022.

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I'm a lifelong Jersey girl choosing to retire in South Carolina. It's where my adult daughter is planning to live — and it's cheaper.

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Charleston, South Carolina.

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Tech workers flush with cash are turning Miami's suburbs into the new Beverly Hills

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Aerial view of South Beach, Miami

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