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Feb 8, 2012, 4:20 am
Dear New York Magazine:
I’m a New Yorker. Well, I grew up Westchester County and currently live in Weehawken, NJ, but that’s only because I have a rent controlled apartment in which I’ve lived for 16 years now – cold dead body and all that that - unless I’m lucky enough to find a compar... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2012, 4:20 am
Next, on the Reginas...
“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.”
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Feb 6, 2012, 4:20 am
Dear Lush, the skin-care company;
Lush
As I get older, I realize i need to take better care of my skin. As I’ve been getting older while traveling the world, your products have become my new skincare addiction.
I was introduced to your products by a coworker, a face mask here, a lump of soap th... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 11:53 pm
I have to admit, when I walked into 128, I felt…deflated. I didn’t recognize the place.
The apartment was dirty, it felt rundown and unloved.
When I started my Grand Voyage, I’d simplified my life, riding myself of much of the crap holding me back. I’d slapped on a fresh coat of pai... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2012, 4:20 am
“What’s your dream vacation, if money’s no object?”
“I’d sail the Greek Islands…on a private yacht, staffed with twenty hot and sweaty sailors. Did I mention they’re naked, or was that implied?”
While The Boat is not a yacht and it’s not staffed with hot and sweaty sailors,... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 4:20 am
It’s a hazy, predawn morning in Lima, Peru, when it hits me, “I’m about to see the Nasca Lines with my own eyes.”
Nasca Lines...A Dream Come True
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Jan 31, 2012, 4:20 am
Tuppence, Tuppence....
“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.”
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Jan 28, 2012, 4:20 am
“What do you do on all those sea Days?” A friend asked. “It must get so very boring, especially on those long voyages.”
I do lots.
But mostly, I watch TV.
Now, Jew and Gentile Readers, not the TV broadcast to my room, that would be Fox News, the 10,000th viewing of The Last Holiday or... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 4:20 am
Dear Diseño,
I just want to drop a quick note of thanks and praise.
I’ve been traveling, sampling the wines of the world; well, I’ve been working on a cruise ship, singing and dancing, which happened to take me ‘round the world, the wine drinking was just a happy coincidence…
Of all the ... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 4:20 am
Who knew that when I auditioned for a job, I was sure I wasn’t going to get, in May 2010, that I’d visit 25% of world doing that job for almost two years? I surely didn’t. I didn’t know that after finishing my shift on the eight floor of the Marriott Marquis that afternoon that it would be o... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 4:20 am
La Brea Tar Pits
“A wise traveler never despises his own country.”
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Jan 22, 2012, 4:40 am
Stockholm:
Suckholm is more like it.
Our pier berth was a thirty minute walk from towns – both Old and New – and finding WiFi was difficult to say the least. There was no shuttle bus into town and a taxi cost your first born. Even though from the bow it all seemed to be right there.
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Nov 1, 2011, 4:20 am
At port...
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
- Mark Twain
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Oct 20, 2011, 4:20 am
In Europe, I’ve noticed something interesting, most Metro Stations – that would be a subway station across the pond – only have one escalator heading down into the depths.
Now in New York City that’d be a problem, the stations which only have one escalator are usually the most congested sto... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2011, 4:20 am
Dear Very Creative Creators of The Smurfs’ Village App For iPad,
I’m sure I’m not the first person – well, fan; well, possible fanatic – to tell you I think your time-sucking, brain-numbing, highly addictive game Smurfs’ Village is super-smurf-tastic. I’ve lost hours upon hours playin... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2011, 4:20 am
At a day spa in Amsterdam, whilst sitting naked in the jacuzzi:
Mr Brown: “Excuse me?”
Vinnie: “Yes…”
Mr Brown: “Are you ‘Vinnie from New York?’” Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 5:36 am
... the cities themselves…
Amsterdam was fun.
Paris was enlightening.
Milan was, Milan.
... a gay gift shop (Souvenir), and a gay gelateria (IceCreamBears). It was formally designated in 2007.
I had my gay coffee, which turned into a ... and Forum anyway…Italians are great, gay Italia... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 4:20 am
An open letter to the makers of Coca-Cola Light:
Dear Coke Bottlers:
I’m currently employed as an entertainer aboard a cruise ship. It’s quite a good job. We’re traveling all over the world stopping at the most amazing ports-of-call; Hawaii, Colombia, Peru, England, Russia, Greece, just to n... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 4:20 am
If I had had the time to plan this Impromptu European Holiday, I think I would’ve gotten more out of Milano. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy it immensely but if I knew what I needed to do before I got here…
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Sep 29, 2011, 3:21 am
Warning: Mother, if you’re reading this post, stop now! None of following was actually said…
“Sweet titty-fucking Christ…that priest is freaking hot. Hi Daddy!”
“Mary Magdalene was a whore, of course she fucked Jesus.”
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Sep 28, 2011, 9:30 am
As I write this, I’m eating at a restaurant near Central Station, it’s filled with locals and railroad employees. Its loud and bustling and amazing. The people are real, stocky, salt of the earth kind of people, I fit right in. I don’t have to be what others want me to be, I can be loud and ov... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 4:14 pm
The Eurolines bus ride from Paris to Milan, was nothing like Amsterdam to Paris. This time, the bus was packed. There’s be no laying about on this trip…well, at least not for me.
Eurolines Map
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Sep 25, 2011, 8:00 pm
When the 1974 Italian comedy-drama film chronicling the misadventures of an Italian immigrant in Switzerland came out, my mother and father had the title dish for dinner the day after seeing the movie – my sister and I did not, we probably had hot dogs that night, but I remember it like it was y... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 6:00 am
Setting foot in Paris
I’ve never been to Paris, in fact, I’ve only been to France once on my Grande Voyage, so when I got the chance to go during my Impromptu European Holiday, I jumped at it.
I visited all the important sights: the Eiffel Tower was amazing, at night, even more magical…t... Comment - Like
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Sep 24, 2011, 10:44 pm
I walk a lot in NYC. It’s what you do. The past year there’ve been maybe two or three times (London, Dublin) that I’ve had to put on my city-walk but aside from that I’ve been meandering through my travels.
Amsterdam
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Sep 24, 2011, 9:39 am
I have a feeling, the bus to Milan isn’t going to be as hunky-dory as the bus ride to Paris. Amsterdam to Paris was only about eight hours and I slept most of the way. The ride from Paris to Milan is thirteen hours, again, I plan to sleep most of the time – that’s the only good thing, but thir... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 7:09 am
When I embarked on my Impromptu European Holiday, I did so carrying a zero balance on my credit cards, but I digress…
It’s difficult to keep all my iProducts charged up while on the road, I have my chargers and my adapters, I pug things in as often as I can, but for some reason all my batteries... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 4:02 am
A completely uneventful transit from Amsterdam to Paris. That’s a good thing. The coach was clean, comfortable and not crowded. I got to stretch out in the back row, where I like to sit, ’cause I’m a trouble maker…
I would surely recommend Eurolines, and would – will – use them agai... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 8:16 pm
I love Amsterdam.
But, I have to say, she’s let itself go a little since last time I stayed here. She’s a little dirtier, a little grittier. I’m not saying I don’t like it, I’m just sayin’.
At the Golden Bear, I’m in the penthouse, also jokingly referred to as the “Anne Frank Su... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 4:20 am
With only a taste of life off The Boat, I feel lighter. It’s not as if I have any huge, life affecting duties onboard, I sing and tell badly written jokes, but after doing it for such a long time now, thirteen months, five to go, I don’t think I realized how needed this break was.
Now, that cou... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 12:00 pm
“I’m taking the bus to Paris.”
Say that out-loud.
Doesn’t that sound…weird?
But the ticket’s booked; I’m on the overnight, eight-hour, Amsterdam to Paris Eurolines bus, tonight at 10:00 PM. I’m sure it’s going to be an adventure, at only $63.00, the price was certainly right.
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Sep 20, 2011, 5:09 am
In an unprecedented move by the powers that be, after thirteen months on The Boat, I was granted extended shore leave. For twelve uninterrupted days I’m set loose on the European continent with no curfews or all-aboard times. I’m free to explore what I want, when I want, how I want.
The on... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 4:20 am
Done and done. I accomplished one of the top three things on the Vinnie use your time wisely on the boat to do list. It only took, a little over a year…
The all new www.vinniecosta.com is live.
Using the amazingly easy to use iWeb, which came preloaded on my 2011 MacBook Pro (I say that, Jew and... Comment - Like
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Sep 4, 2011, 4:20 am
Today is my birthday.
I’m 35! (That’s my story and I’m sticking to it…)
The point, and I do have one, is; it’s the second birthday I’ve celebrated onboard The Boat. It really has been a year.
When I mentioned my one year anniversary a few weeks ago here, it still didn’t feel real.
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Sep 3, 2011, 8:52 am
and exactly how do I drink it?
‘Cause I’ve been whiling away the hours in Northern Europe in cafés, coffee shops and brassieres using the free wifi offered – free with the purchase, that is – I’ve been drinking coffee. A lot of coffee. I’m drinking coffee right now, as I write this….... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 4:20 am
I’m forced to deal with Pounds, Euros, Rubles, Dollars and Kroners – Danish, Swedish and Norwegian – it’s quite easy to not know how much I’m spending on the necessities of world travel (postcards, patches and key chains are my must-haves, but, that’s neither here nor there). Adding the ... Comment - Like
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Aug 28, 2011, 4:20 am
I love Colombia, it is one of the friendliest countries I’ve visited, I made a video… Comment - Like
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