| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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Professor Rick
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| Sat, Apr 5, 08 1:30 PM |
carolechls |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Rick is native of Brookyln so he knows the area inside and out.and loves his Brookylyn. He has a vast knowledge of the area and has many personal stories with colorful characters of the area. You do not want the tour to end because ,Rick, is a wonderful storyteller. Enjoy and visit Brookyln with Rick. |
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You'll know more than most Brooklynites
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| Sat, Mar 22, 08 10:00 AM |
hudsonm4 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The best thing about any trip is visiting a fascinating place AND knowing a local. We were in town from LA, but our local friends had just moved to Brooklyn. So we were sunk, just wandering aimlessly around the local haunts and feeling out-of-place.
But Big Rick and his famous Fedora left us feeling like downright 20 year locals. Think of this as less of a tour and more of the start of a friendship. He's a local who loves his hometown, knows intimate details about dozens of world-class buildings and other points of historical interest and provides (BEST OF ALL) enough authentic local flavor to make this the highlight of our visit to NYC.
Brooklyn has more history in a half-block than many states. And it's all waiting to be discovered as we learned. If you want to snap a few photos for the folks back home, take a double-decker tour of Manhattan. If you actually want something interesting to remember for the rest of your life, take the trip to BK and enjoy three hours of pleasant conversation, strolling and endless points of interest.
If Rick were ever in Los Angeles, I'd gladly take him around our neighborhood and buy him dinner in gratitude for this. An awesome, authentic and just all around enjoyable way to spend a few hours. Thanks for the (expletive) great time, Rick! ;)
Mike Hudson, 30, creative director -- Los Angeles, CA |
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ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!
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| Thu, Mar 13, 08 10:00 AM |
tangosmom |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| As soon as we met our tour guide, Rick Kadlub, we knew that this tour was going to be fun.
The enthusiasum and love that Rick displayed for his neighborhood of Brooklyn would have been great alone. Rick also shared a wealth of knowledge that we have not been lucy enough to experience on other tours of various regions of New York City. My group has an interest in architecture; an area that Rick masters.
It should be noted that beyond Rick's love for his home, his Grandmother (we enjoyed the stories he shared with us) and people in general, he is also a gentleman.
Mr. Kadlub will soon be conducting tours of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery. Our group was fortunate to get a preview of that tour with Rick. We will be booking this tour on our next visit. This tour is sure to satisfy those with interests in architecture and history.
I have been coming to NY with groups of friends for the last few years. We always schedule at least two tours for our three day trips. Some of the tours have been AWFUL-never want to do that again and would not recommend it to anyone, OKAY-but not likely to do it again, someone else may enjoy it, GOOD-kept our interest and would recommend to others, GREAT-want to share this experience with everyone we know and would enjoy again.
Of course "A Tour Grows In Brooklyn" is filed under GREAT.
Thank you Mr. Kadlub! |
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Excellent and fun by a knowledgeable guide
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| Thu, Oct 29 12:00 PM |
kbrody1960 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We freqently visit New York, and had read that Brooklyn had a lot to offer, but had never ventured over the bridge. We greatly enjoyed all of the facts provided by Rick, the comprehensive tour, as well as his own personal recollections of growing up in Brooklyn. We definitely felt as if we were seeing the place through the eyes of someone who knows every nook and cranny and who has a deep love for Brooklyn and had a great time on the tour. In fact, the time went so fast that we could have gone on for a few more hours! Everyone in our group would enthusiastically recommend the tour to others. |
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DO NOT MISS THE BROOKLYN GUIDED WALKING TOUR
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| Wed, Oct 21 12:00 PM |
Martinhoraci |
Female |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We are from Argentina and have been many times in NY.
With this tour we learned that NY is much more than Manhattan.
We discovered a beautiful neigborhood full of history, quiet and peace.
Our guide really seemed to know every inch of the area.
We usually travel by ourselves, but we would never have got to see what we saw if we had not taken this tour.
We highly recommend it to everybody that likes to learn and discover something new on every trip. |
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Insight from a Brooklyn insider. Nothing better!
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| Tue, Oct 20 12:00 PM |
Clarkkcarlso |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| It was a beautiful fall day and as it turned out my wife and I were the tour group for the day. Big Rick knows his stuff. The tour time was jam packed with information and even better, personal insight...things only a native of the area would ever know. Besides being a great story teller with a wonderful sense of humor, Rick has done his homework and shares detailed architectural, cultural, social, and general sight seeing information in an entertaining way. Park Slope is fascinating...do yourself a favor...do this tour. This is what all tours should be like. |
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Exceeded Expectations
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| Tue, Oct 13 12:00 PM |
jsfagan1 |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We enjoyed seeing and learning about Park Slope and Brooklyn and were amazed at the knowledge and pride demonstrated by Rick. Rick was gregarious and friendly.
We would happily do another tour with Rick any time. |
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great tour
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| Sun, Sep 20 10:00 AM |
catsby2003 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We signed up for this tour around 10:30pm the night before. Turns out we were the only ones on this tour - but even though Rick had to come out for a group of only two, he was enthusiastic. We could tell he really enjoys what he's doing. We learned a lot about the Park Slope area - and the pizza was delicious! |
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Big Rick knows andLOVES his hometown!!!!
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| Mon, Aug 31 10:00 AM |
mariegilbert |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I are Northeasterners (NY & NJ), my husband was acually born in Brooklyn but neither of us had ever spent time there. When I came across Rick's tour description, the first thing I liked about it was "a slice of pizza included"!!! Everyone knows the best pizza in the world comes from Brooklyn,so what could I do but sign up?! As it turned out, while the pizza was, indeed, the tastiest I've ever had, it paled next to experiencing Rick's absolutely CRAZY amount of knowledge about the neighborhoods and their histories, the amazing architecture and the people and places that were a part of his growing up in the area...Rick is so personable and so enthusiastic about the places we went that the 3 hours could easily be doubled and still he'd have things to show and places to visit...We'll definitely recommend this to anyone looking for something different, off the beaten path, and even educational! Thanks, Rick!! |
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History, architecture, local colour all combined!
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| Mon, Aug 24 10:00 AM |
pattydolan |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This is a great tour, and reasonably priced. Ric is a great tour guide - proud of his community, knowledgeable about its background, history & architecture.
My only criticism was that there was a bit too much information to take in, though we did thoroughly enjoy ourselves. |
