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About cara protzko

A wanderlust at heart, I believe there is no better city to explore than NYC. With so much culture to experience, both old and new, my mission is to share my under the radar findings to enhance the experiences of the locals and the full-time NYC wanderers. I want my experiences and this blog be your go-to place for insider tips as you travel and explore this great city.

pig roast at the breslin

I’ll say it again, I don’t know where the time went!  Let’s rewind and go back to the beginning of November. A few posts back, I was telling you that my husband and I were busy with birthday parties and … Continue reading

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santa con

I know I’m not the only one that is just astounded that we are almost in the middle of December – where did November go? Whether you’re elated or surprised or even not ready for it, the holiday season is … Continue reading

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Considerosity

Training for the Marine Corps Marathon and celebrating mine and my husband’s birthdays has caused me to be a little MIA from writing.  But I’m back and with some fun and new things in my pocket to report. We had … Continue reading

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construction as art?

When I studied in China, our tour guide tried to make a joke. He asked us if we knew the country’s national bird?  He said it was the “Crane”.  There are days, especially working in Midtown and living in “DoBro”, … Continue reading

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bridge running

As I train for the Marine Corps Marathon, finding different routes to run for my long training mileage has been challenging.  Knowing you will be on the road for 3 hours, Running the same old path doesn’t make for too … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Farmacy

As we are in our Summer Part Deux, is it possible to say that it is still “ice cream season”?  To someone that would much rather be sweating hot than freezing cold, it is still warm enough to go out … Continue reading

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city salutations

I’m a huge fan of Flavorpill’s. As you may be able to tell by the frequency of re-tweeting I do of all of their events.  Flavorpill Media is THE network to consult when looking something cultural to do in NYC … Continue reading

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BK baby – sunday version

As Sundays are the day of rest, my husband and I usually do just that, we spend the day walking around Brooklyn exploring new streets, shops, bars and of course restaurants. As we take our Sunday strolls we also come … Continue reading

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BK baby – saturday version

Maybe because the VMA’s aren’t so “little”, and maybe because the scope of them doesn’t quite jive with the focus of my blog, but how is it that I didn’t know that the VMA’s were going to be in Brooklyn … Continue reading

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summer streets

If you haven’t enjoyed Summer Streets thus far this month – get out there and “Just Do It”. My marathon training group ran summer streets last weekend.  I was slightly shocked by how busy Lafayette was at 7:30am! I can’t … Continue reading

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