Like most European capital cities, Madrid is a city where you can find just about anything for your shopping needs. However, for those not familiar with the Spanish capital it can be a mission to meet your specific shopping tastes.  Whether it’s haute couture or boutique chic, Madrid has it!   For those of you with exclusive tastes, the Barrio de Salamanca around Serrano Street is for you. Here you’ll find shops from the best designers, from Chanel and Dior to Prada, Gucci and much …More

Panama City is on the brink of being the next big international destination for the jet-set crowd. Head there now, and you’ll get the feeling of being the one to discover it as you walk around the city, never quite sure what you’ll find around each corner, as it rapidly jolts forward in its development in being a modern metropolis. Long a financial center, Panama City is quickly becoming a cultural hotspot as well, already providing a solid selection of fine dining, exciting nightlife, and upscale …More

It used to be the seedy part of town that tourists would seldom visit; where empty lots and abandoned building were common sights. Now it’s one of the hottest most fascinating parts of the Tel Aviv-Yaffo metropolis and available real estate is hard to come by. Yaffo (Jaffa, as you probably pronounce it) may be the oldest part of this young city, but it’s only recently been getting the attention it rightly deserves. It’s a part of town that shows you how Jews and Arabs can live and enjoy shopping …More

Almost anything can seem festive over the holidays. The lights, music, libations and good cheer make even shopping malls seem bedazzled. But the open-air markets in New York City – both the mainstay Union Square Holiday Market and the smaller Holiday Shops at Bryant Park, among many others – are in a class by themselves. Modern holiday markets are modeled after the European Christkindlmarkt, or an open-air market set up during the four weeks preceding Christmas. Union Square's market, in its 17th …More

The Carmel Market is in the heart of Tel Aviv and draws all different types of shoppers from the young to the old. People come to shop for fresh food including fresh fruit, spices, and homemade hummus.  Food is just one of the many products people can buy. Also for sale is clothing, souvenirs, jewelry and shoes. One of the best parts of the market is  being able to negotiate.  Everything is for sale and everything is negotiable. The market opened back in 1920 and is the biggest market in Tel …More

Need help with that nemesis problem? Having trouble with your secret identity? In the market for a custom cape, or a gallon of Time Travel? Look no further than the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. The modest Park Slope storefront is a one-stop-shop for all your superhero needs. From invisibility spray to wall climbing suction cups, the Superhero Supply Co. can provide all the goods necessary for your next brush with evil. Like its purveyors, the shop has a secret identity as 826NYC, a nonprofit organization …More