Reflections of a traveling veterinarian
It is 2 o’clock in the morning and while the sun is about to rise on the East coast of Sweden, I am being attacked by the garden robot of my colleague Gunnat Schöbel who very kindly had allowed me to pitch my tent underneath one of his apple trees….. Since leaving London I have …
Continue reading “The journey is the destination….(veterinary adventures part II)”
My intermezzo with the friendly team in Aberdeen was ( as planned) just a short one, but it provided me with the opportunity to fit in a few days of hiking in one of Britain’s finest mountain ranges – the Cairngorms. Not even an hour’s drive away and I was surrounded by rolling green hills, …
From the “Stone City” to the “Granite City” and from timber to oil – it was time again to pack my bag and to try out a new place (actually the first of a few new places I have planned this year….). To make a start I contacted my agent and suggest to give Scotland …
It pays getting up early in the morning to explore one of Europe’s most magical cities. Even more so if it is a bright Sunday morning and your means of transport are your somewhat worn but trusted running shoes…. Setting off at the impressive fortifications of Vysehrad at the South of Prague, the road is …
What would make for a convincing title for a cold war thriller by the likes of John le Carré, had a far less sinister but still quite entertaining back ground: With the help of a corporate sponsor, we had managed to invite a group of ten veterinary students from different European countries to Prague to …
The next stop on my itinerary was a return to Slovenia and to be more precise to the beautiful capital of Ljubljana. EERVC, the Eastern European Regional Veterinary Conference is the brain child of my Serbian colleague Denis Novak. After having enjoyed part of his training in England and now running the most renowned veterinary …
The car was swerving slightly as we were speeding around a corner just before the worn suspension was hitting another pothole….. I leaned back into one of the rear seats having long ago resigned myself to fate and to the driving skills of Lea Kreszinger, my friend and colleague from Zagreb. With us in the …
Continue reading “Stuffed bears and a return to Uni in Croatia”
It is Saturday , the 9th of April and with a glass of red wine I am settling on the sofa in my living room in Surrey, pretty drained but also happy and satisfied with an exciting day. With the help of many friends and of some incredible characters we managed within 5 weeks to …
Continue reading “The Power of Friends …..(and well, of the Internet….”
When entering Ripon Veterinary Hospital in California’s Central Valley, one is immediately struck by the hustle and bustle of a well oiled, all female veterinary machine with Dr.Debra Daniel’s – the principle – with over 40 years of clinical experience, calm and confidently in the center of the storm….. Today the focus is on neutering …
Continue reading “Looking after pets in California’s Central Valley”
7 o’clock in the morning, the sun hasn’t even risen and while a fresh breeze from the Pacific Ozean is sweeping the low lying fog from the fields around me, I am cruising down Highway 1 from San Simeon towards Big Sur with 2 cylinders of Milwaukee steel hammering away like a steady heartbeat underneath …
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