Benjamin, my driver, was not a man of many words….. That was fine by me, as my Spanish didn’t stretch to any meaningful conversations anyway. In addition to this is was 5 o’clock in the morning and still dark when we set off along the Panamericana in a Southerly direction. The reason why we had …
Category Archives: Travel
The Old Man and the Sea (or veterinary adventures part III)
Ernest Hemingway was sitting on the terrace of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club enjoying his Martini and he was looking over the endless Pacific Ocean in front of him. It had been a good day – a rare occasion for an author who was struggling to constantly having to prove himself against an army of …
Continue reading “The Old Man and the Sea (or veterinary adventures part III)”
One small profession – one large family
One of the great advantages of being a veterinary surgeon is that compared with many other forms of employment, people usually have an idea of what our job might be and in most cultures the work we are doing is looked upon favourably, especially when it turns out that we are treating companion animals and …
Travels with Mia: In Search of Northern Europe
1960 John Steinbeck took his standard poodle Charley on a road trip through America to learn more about the land and about the people he was writing about. His “Travels with Charley in Search of America”turned out to be not only one of the greatest travel narratives ever written, but it is also one of …
Continue reading “Travels with Mia: In Search of Northern Europe”
One night in Warsaw
“Yes, you will be fine – just leave it here !….” I just couldn’t believe it – having driven over 400 miles from the Baltic Sea around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and through the rolling countryside in the East of Poland , I had found a free parking space right in the centre …
The Blue Vet Diary
Why “Blue”?……. Well, I always liked to work in blue and I think that it is the best colour if your are working with small animals as I have done for the last 25+ years. White is reflecting too much light and might frighten some patients and it is also not very practical unless you …
The Blue Vet Diary 