I got my bags back on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good in my

passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 598. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about thrift shops and theaters and food,

flea markets and festivals and food, parks and rooftop bars and food as we go to Brooklyn, New York.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Before we get into

this episode on Brooklyn it's a good time for me to remind you that for every

episode we have show notes at amateur traveler.com and then also those

notes and links in the lyrics of this episode and I tell you that because there are

61 different references we're going to make,

61 different links in the show notes,

so you're not gonna want to necessarily write those down yourself.

We have done that for you.

Now let's talk about Brooklyn. I'd like to welcome to the show Jessica Festa, licensed tour guide and travel blogger at

Jesse on a Journey.com, who's come to talk to us about Brooklyn, New York.

Jesse, welcome the show.

Thank you so much for having me.

And why are we talking about Brooklyn?

What is your relationship to Brooklyn first?

I'm originally from Long Island, which Brooklyn first.

I'm originally from Long Island, which technically Brooklyn is on Long Island, but they are very different

culturally of course.

I did live in Brooklyn for about five years.

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