It's spring again, and that means it is time for Detroit's Eastern Market to welcome vendors and shoppers back to the outdoor sheds.

I love the fact that the market is open year round, and your shopping experience at the Winter Market can include sighting someone suspiciously resembling Santa among a sea of poinsettias while you pick up supplies for your holiday parties.

Rows of poinsettia plants at a market

    

Here’s the thing most Orlando advice gets wrong right out of the gate: it treats parks like they’re interchangeable. Like you just swap one logo for another and the day feels the same. It doesn’t. Not even close.

Each park pulls on a different emotional lever: immersion, adrenaline, or room to breathe. And in 2026, when crowds, heat, and fatigue are part of the deal whether anyone admits it or not, stacking similar experiences back-to-back is how trips can fall apart.

For many travelers, the mental image of Brazil is a vivid montage of Rio’s Carnival, the thundering cascades of Iguazú, and the sprawling green canopy of the Amazon. Yet, as we move through 2026, the essence of Brazilian travel is shifting.


This February, Mills Gallery will host a powerful and emotionally charged exhibition titled "The Scream of Miroslav," featuring the work of Cuban artist Miroslav de la Torre Kozorez. Curated by acclaimed Cuban-American artist Rafael Hernández as part of his Grand Art Society initiative, this exhibition promises to shake audiences with its poignant narratives and bold visual storytelling.

For anyone with a bigger Christmas budget this year, setting your sights on Christmas in New York City is definitely a festive vacation idea to consider. NYC is really quite magical during Christmastime, with more lights, events, and festive cheer than a lot of other major cities!

Just think about the amount of Christmas movies that are set in New York City - it’s the perfect backdrop for the kind of cozy, fairytale festive season we all really want!

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Traveling for an extended period, whether it is for work, family visits, or just a change of scenery, means that you need to have a different kind of planning. It's not just about picking the right flights and hotels; it's all about finding a good balance. You want to make sure that you have somewhere that feels a little bit more like home and routines that are still in place, as well as being able to have the normal travel experiences that remind you of what you love to explore. 

Translating German documents for U.S. immigration looks simple on paper, yet every year thousands of applications are delayed because a stamp was skipped, a course title was interpreted rather than translated, or the translator’s certification statement was missing a few key words. In 2025, the rules remain strict: USCIS will only accept full, certified, word-for-word English renditions of any foreign-language record.