the locals

snapshots of people and places

Wales at a Glance

Our summer visit to Wales was a short burst of refreshment that tantalized our passports and left us begging for more... So we went again.

Highlights of Ramapo

We came for the hike and stayed for the bears. Just kidding we scrammed as soon as we heard there was a sighting up ahead. In all...

Walking Through a Concrete Jungle

New York City is a beast. A technicolored beast with multiple personalities. And I mean that in the best way possible.

Our NY Food Tour

while we were in NY, we didn't want to play it safe. In a city where good food options are a plenty and cuisine style runs the gamut, we

Picking Apples in the Big Apple

Ok, so we didn't actually pick apples in New York City, but it was a catchy title that I couldn't pass up, much like our apple picki

New York at a Glance

New York: a city of life, of lights, of late nights. We decided to take some of it in and see what all of the hype was about.

Last Hurrah in Iceland

The hike was beautiful. Boiling cauldrons of mud along the way were only overshadowed by steaming vats of water both off in the distance and

Our Iceland Marathon Road-Trip

How do you jam-pack as much Iceland sightseeing as possible into one day? It’s easy peasy on a summer day. Just follow these simple directio

Dear Reykjavik,

Dear Reykjavik, It’s not you. It’s us. Your architectural beauty and culinary splendor were lost on us...

Back to Nature in Þingvellir

Þingvellir (pronounced Thingviller) National Park opened our whirlwind Iceland adventure with a whisper and closed it with a bomb. And when

Literally a Wonder

Driving up to the spa was like an encounter of the martian kind, but blue. Puddles of lagoon-like water flank the seemingly desolate road. I

Iceland at a Glance

We spent most of our days driving, getting out of the car for some life altering natural wonder, getting back in the car and driving to the

Signs of Vacation Withdrawal

The plague of wanderlust postponed. When you love traveling as much as we do, the thrill of the trip reverberates for a few weeks until...

That’s a wrAPP

These days, we travel with so much more than a map, but it’s all accessible at the tap of a thumb or two. Here are some apps that we find im

Head in the Clouds

Because the vegetation is in such a humid environment, the forest’s personality is very dense and wet like a rainforest. Besides that, water