Reflections of a traveling veterinarian
My plane from Zurich had touched down early at London City Airport in the beginning of July and as my appointment at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons was scheduled for 10 AM the following day, I had some time on my hands, so that I decided to explore the strange world of a Victorian …
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It was my Swiss colleague Sibille, who introduced me to Rigi, while we were walking along the promenade of Lake Zug. “Oh, that is our Rigi!” was her reply, when I enquired about her name. She was beautiful – tall, with a rubenesque figure, she was clearly standing out. Although it was not possible to …
People’s habits do change and I don’t seem to be an exception….. Since working no longer at my own clinic, I have started to arrive at work much earlier. This is even more the case, here in Switzerland where being late is just not an option …….. When I arrive at the clinic in the …
It is the beginning of June 2023, and after having worked over the past 4 years, among a number of places, in the “City of Stone” (and timber)(Sundsvall in Sweden), the “Gateway to the Arctic Sea”(and to the most Northern brewery) (Tromsø in Norway), the “City of Granite” (and – of course – oil) (Aberdeen …
There was no event that epitomized more the destruction during the Yugoslav wars, than the fall of the historic bridge of Mostar. This most striking example of Ottoman architecture had connected the two parts of the city since the 16th century and although its gravity defying construction of limestones, molded together with eggwhite and horsehair, …
No visit to the Dalmatian and Montenegrin coast, without a stop at the beautiful mediaval towns of Kotor and Dubrovnik , I thought. Even more so, as I had for this part of my journey the company of Lea Kreszinger, the president of the Croatian Small Animal Association and of Gonçalo Da Graça Pereira, one …
If you – like me – enjoy hiking, then you will sooner or later arrive at the question of the perfect sort of food to eat in the morning, or to carry with you in your pack. Ideally it should have a good calorie to weight ratio, it should be easy to prepare, it should …
While waiting for the door bell to be answered at the Stevović household, I noticed not less than five may beetles on their backs on the landing, having a pretty miserable time while trying to enjoy the last few days of their strange life. ‘Can’t find a much better indicator for good biodiversity than this….’ …
“Where exactly are you going ?!…..” I asked my driver, about ten minutes after we had left the main highway and while I was following on Google Maps how we were zick-zacking through the Southern suburbs of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. “To airport ! ……..Not airport ?”……. ”Nope!……..Not airport……..but to the city centre !……” …
It was late in the evening and the sun was about to set, when I arrive at Mrizi i Zanave – Alma’s third and final recommendation. Driving towards a old stone house surrounded by olive trees on a small hill, one might have been forgiven for assuming to be somewhere in the middle of Tuscany. …
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