This is amazing! As a soon-to-be digital nomad, it will be my goal to look for a rotisserie chicken everywhere I go, haha. I have it a lot here in America, but you have me dreaming of what it will taste like in other countries :)
I welcome all suggestions! I've been following y'all for over 2 years now, but at first, I never imagined I could actually be a digital nomad, but things have changed for the better and I'll be starting my journey just before I turn 40 :)
The heart loves who the heart loves! Why can’t people and/or the Government mind their own business? When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage a guy in my office said that now our health insurance premiums would go up! Me being me I asked why and he explained that there would be more people filing claims, etc. so then I said to him, “So, if all these people were straight and they got married our premiums would not go up but because they are gay they will go up! He paused and then said “We shouldn’t be talking oabout this in the workplace!” When I mettimi knew he was a jerk
Hi Michael and Brent, I agree those chickens sure vary in taste. Our local Amish market in Easton Maryland has excellent rotisserie chickens. Large list of No additives and free range $10 for a 2+ pound chicken. Recently my wife had surgery the doctor said I need to hear where you folks get chicken. My wife had been on a 7 day water fast and dreamed of Amish chicken during surgery.
We visited Molokai for 3 weeks during a 3 month Hawaii scuba adventure. If you want chicken in Molokai you must order and show up at noon on Wednesday. Tuesday is ukulele sing along at coffee plantation. The first night at condo pool a lady was setting up for a party. I said hi and introduced myself. She said bring your wife to party and I will introduce you to most of Molokai. A year later we watch Anthony Borden special on Molokai. You guessed it we knew everyone on show.
We scuba dived off Molokai with humpback whales in the area. We could hear the songs and feel the songs in the chest very powerful. My wife also enjoyed Lomi Lomi massage and healing classes.
On the big island the best chickens are at the Mauna Lani food market.
I don't often get jealous of other folks' travels but I'm officially jealous of that Molokai story! I hope your wife is fully recovered and devouring chicken!
Michael, a thousand thanks for this. I noticed how tasteless chicken was when I arrived in the US (and this is a Brit complaining about bland food!) Several years ago, I stopped buying supermarket chickens (even the allegedly "better" ones) I now buy only pastured birds from a farmer I know (shout out to Bryant Family Farms in Madison, WI!) Each costs about $20 and I use every bit of the bird, including my own stock. Worth it.
I started my day off with watching some of the videos online that were covering the riots in LA and I was appalled at the one showing a gent being bearen with batons and trampled by horses. Even when he was able to stand up afterwards, he was thrown back to the ground surrounded by horses. It was like corraling cattle that got loose. HE was the only person in the area on the street. I am so glad that we live in Canada where it is more acceptable to LGBTQA and celebrate who we love. ❤
I can so relate to this post! My first car, in 1974, was a 1964 Volkswagen beetle. The color was Panther Pink (really a pinky purple), and it had a sunroof. I had to lift up my feet when I went over a puddle, or they would get soaked! It cost $400. The gas gauge did not work, but the math was easy: It had a 5 gallon fuel tank.
Alas, the windshield wipers went out six months later in the middle of a November rainstorm, and it hydroplaned into the car in front of me. My mother refused to let my Dad fix it so it was drivable again. I sold it for $200, and cried.
Lots of books about the “doors of San Miguel “ but few about what’s behind the doors. We love that you guys love our little town in the mountains of Mexico. Ron & Fred
Forgive me but I am going to be lazy today. A million things to do. I didn't know you had lived in Hoi An! It was our favorite part of Vietnam. Is there an easy way you can refer me to posts about your time there?
No worries, but unfortunately, we were in Hoi An before we started this newsletter. So there's nothing to refer you to. But happy to answer any questions!
We were there for 4 nights about 7 years ago. I would love to know where you stayed, how it was and your impressions. It was a very special part of our trip through China, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
I got into an argument with a (now former) friend of mine—a "Hillary Liberal" from Colorado who felt pushing for "Gay Marriage!" was "going too far", and said "Civil Unions are just the same!"
He insisted I was exaggerating when I told him about the lesbian couple who now lived in Upstate New York, but used to live and work in New Jersey. At that time, New Jersey had "civil unions" but had not yet voted in favor of Marriage Equality (legally recognized in 2013, but signed into law in 2022 "in case the courts change their minds")—so, when one member of that couple got sick and was in the hospital, her "civil partner" could NOT make medical decisions for her. According to the state back then, only Next-of-Kin could make those medical decisions—and her Next-of-Kin was her raging homophobic mother who lived in Florida!
Excellent account of the worldwide rotisserie chicken business. At the start I worried you weren't going to get into the Costco nastyiness, but you did a bang-up job. I'm a big fan of you guys. I think we were in Istanbul hanging around the Balat/Fener area at the same time a year or so ago. Didn't meet then but maybe someday somewhere down the road. Travel well. @davidhunterbishop @realontheroad
Thanks very much, David. Appreciate the kind words! Just followed you on Twitter. Ah, Balat! What a lovely part of town. It would be great to meet up somewhere!
This is amazing! As a soon-to-be digital nomad, it will be my goal to look for a rotisserie chicken everywhere I go, haha. I have it a lot here in America, but you have me dreaming of what it will taste like in other countries :)
We've got suggestions!
I welcome all suggestions! I've been following y'all for over 2 years now, but at first, I never imagined I could actually be a digital nomad, but things have changed for the better and I'll be starting my journey just before I turn 40 :)
Also, food suggestions are always appreciated :D
What kind of food suggestions are you looking for?
The heart loves who the heart loves! Why can’t people and/or the Government mind their own business? When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage a guy in my office said that now our health insurance premiums would go up! Me being me I asked why and he explained that there would be more people filing claims, etc. so then I said to him, “So, if all these people were straight and they got married our premiums would not go up but because they are gay they will go up! He paused and then said “We shouldn’t be talking oabout this in the workplace!” When I mettimi knew he was a jerk
Hi Michael and Brent, I agree those chickens sure vary in taste. Our local Amish market in Easton Maryland has excellent rotisserie chickens. Large list of No additives and free range $10 for a 2+ pound chicken. Recently my wife had surgery the doctor said I need to hear where you folks get chicken. My wife had been on a 7 day water fast and dreamed of Amish chicken during surgery.
We visited Molokai for 3 weeks during a 3 month Hawaii scuba adventure. If you want chicken in Molokai you must order and show up at noon on Wednesday. Tuesday is ukulele sing along at coffee plantation. The first night at condo pool a lady was setting up for a party. I said hi and introduced myself. She said bring your wife to party and I will introduce you to most of Molokai. A year later we watch Anthony Borden special on Molokai. You guessed it we knew everyone on show.
We scuba dived off Molokai with humpback whales in the area. We could hear the songs and feel the songs in the chest very powerful. My wife also enjoyed Lomi Lomi massage and healing classes.
On the big island the best chickens are at the Mauna Lani food market.
Malta and Gozo the choices are fish and rabbit .
Enjoy your travels. All the best ! Steve
I don't often get jealous of other folks' travels but I'm officially jealous of that Molokai story! I hope your wife is fully recovered and devouring chicken!
Michael, a thousand thanks for this. I noticed how tasteless chicken was when I arrived in the US (and this is a Brit complaining about bland food!) Several years ago, I stopped buying supermarket chickens (even the allegedly "better" ones) I now buy only pastured birds from a farmer I know (shout out to Bryant Family Farms in Madison, WI!) Each costs about $20 and I use every bit of the bird, including my own stock. Worth it.
That's great but unfortunate you have to pay so much!
Indeed! But making lots of stock also encourages healthy (and otherwise vegetarian) soup consumption, so there's that.
I started my day off with watching some of the videos online that were covering the riots in LA and I was appalled at the one showing a gent being bearen with batons and trampled by horses. Even when he was able to stand up afterwards, he was thrown back to the ground surrounded by horses. It was like corraling cattle that got loose. HE was the only person in the area on the street. I am so glad that we live in Canada where it is more acceptable to LGBTQA and celebrate who we love. ❤
Wow are these all your photos? Amazing! I see a coffee table book in your future. Beetles of SMA.
Yup, all mine! And that would be a fun coffee table book to do!
I can so relate to this post! My first car, in 1974, was a 1964 Volkswagen beetle. The color was Panther Pink (really a pinky purple), and it had a sunroof. I had to lift up my feet when I went over a puddle, or they would get soaked! It cost $400. The gas gauge did not work, but the math was easy: It had a 5 gallon fuel tank.
Alas, the windshield wipers went out six months later in the middle of a November rainstorm, and it hydroplaned into the car in front of me. My mother refused to let my Dad fix it so it was drivable again. I sold it for $200, and cried.
Oh, no! I'm sorry that happened!
Lots of books about the “doors of San Miguel “ but few about what’s behind the doors. We love that you guys love our little town in the mountains of Mexico. Ron & Fred
It's a lovely town!
Forgive me but I am going to be lazy today. A million things to do. I didn't know you had lived in Hoi An! It was our favorite part of Vietnam. Is there an easy way you can refer me to posts about your time there?
No worries, but unfortunately, we were in Hoi An before we started this newsletter. So there's nothing to refer you to. But happy to answer any questions!
We were there for 4 nights about 7 years ago. I would love to know where you stayed, how it was and your impressions. It was a very special part of our trip through China, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
I got into an argument with a (now former) friend of mine—a "Hillary Liberal" from Colorado who felt pushing for "Gay Marriage!" was "going too far", and said "Civil Unions are just the same!"
He insisted I was exaggerating when I told him about the lesbian couple who now lived in Upstate New York, but used to live and work in New Jersey. At that time, New Jersey had "civil unions" but had not yet voted in favor of Marriage Equality (legally recognized in 2013, but signed into law in 2022 "in case the courts change their minds")—so, when one member of that couple got sick and was in the hospital, her "civil partner" could NOT make medical decisions for her. According to the state back then, only Next-of-Kin could make those medical decisions—and her Next-of-Kin was her raging homophobic mother who lived in Florida!
Whoa, kidney stones. Sprint for pain killers.
Great post, thank you! I eat mostly vegetarian because of the issues you raise with how meat is "produced" in the US.
Which I totally get!
I don't normally read food articles, but this was so entertaining and informative. Now I want to go out and buy a local rotisserie chicken!
Did you get one! LOL.
Excellent account of the worldwide rotisserie chicken business. At the start I worried you weren't going to get into the Costco nastyiness, but you did a bang-up job. I'm a big fan of you guys. I think we were in Istanbul hanging around the Balat/Fener area at the same time a year or so ago. Didn't meet then but maybe someday somewhere down the road. Travel well. @davidhunterbishop @realontheroad
Thanks very much, David. Appreciate the kind words! Just followed you on Twitter. Ah, Balat! What a lovely part of town. It would be great to meet up somewhere!
I was reading this right before bed. Now I'm hungry!
LOL. Sorry about that!
Damn it, Michael! Now I have to go and wipe the drool off my phone. 🍗🙄
Thankfully most phones are now very drool-proof! LOL