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Welcome to the picture section of this website. I have been quite lucky to have the opportunity of living abroad for quite a long period of my life, and to travel for work and pleasure to a lot of different places. This is a selection of the pictures, divided by year, of all my travels, day trips, excursions.

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 New Year 2008: [31st December 2008] New Year Party at Francesco and Elisa's place!: [21st October - 13th November 2008] Business trip through several countries in Asia...
Weekend in Rome: [11th-12th October 2008] A short weekend spent in Rome, to meet Tito, Cristina and Federico!Holidays in France: [9th-23rd August 2008] Holidays in France, what more can I say!? 2, Radstock Road Reunion: [Friday 11th - Sunday 13th July 2008] After 10 years, we were all back together at Reading!! A reunion as I would have never dreamed of!Pigs on the Hill 2008: [Sunday 6th July2008] Yearly edition of Pigs on the Hill (with a surprise)...Asia Business Trip: [22nd June - 4th July 2008] Business trip to Hong Kong, Seoul, Japan and Taipei!Gaia Christening: [Saturday 21st June 2008] Gaia's Christening, some picture of the day!
Ruralia 2008: [25th May 2008] Went to see some livestock and buy some great fresh products in a big open air fair near Florence.Malta: [20th-22nd May 2008] Business trip to Malta, with half a day tour of the main attraction!Portorose: [24th April 2008] A brief holiday with Chiara, Gianfranco and Silvio at Portorose in Slovenia. Great thermal place, lovely food and Casinos for 3 days!Elio e le Storie Tese: [22nd April 2008] The concert of my favourite Italian band, Elio e le storie Tese, a great band, satirical/humorous rock band, absolutely great! Meeting John in London: [Thursday 10th April 2008] After a long time I met John in London, unfortunately I wasn't there for pleasure, but it was great to see him and Chie again!Hong Kong and Taiwan: [Somewhere in 2008] A trip to Hong Kong and Taiwan, some new sights that I never got before!
Thailand: [Somewhere in 2008] A trip to Thailand, where I managed to see Bangkok a little, marvellous city, marvellous people... A great country to visit.Grandmother's Birthday: [16th March 2008] My Grandmother turns 85!! A great occasion for a family reunion!Fabio and Camilla Wedding: [Saturday 26th January 2008] Fabio and Camilla married in Palazzo Vecchio today! Lovely ceremony and grand reception!Chiara's Thesis: [21st January 2008] Finally Chiara managed to get her degree, this is a brief account of the thesis discussion!Christmas Holidays 2007: [24th - 31st December 2007] Christmas Holidays 2007 with all the usual parties and dinners! (and many kilograms of food...)Christmas Dinner 2007: [23rd December 2007] Traditional reunion with all available friends for the Annual Christmas Dinner Event!
Giulia Baptism : [9th December 2007] Giulia being baptised was a good chance to see all friends and spend half day together!Dinner at Luana and Fabio's place: [Saturday 24th November 2007] A lovely reunion of all the available friends at Fabio and Luana's place. Marvellous food and a great time.Gabriele: [18th November 2007] A day with my sister, my mum and my dad all together with GabrieleGiulia and Fiesole: [Saturday 17th November 2007] A Saturday night spent in a pub in Fiesole together with our special guest Giulia!Holiday in Sicily: [20th August 2007] Holidays in Sicily with Chiara, read all inside!Enoshima Island: [28 July 2007] A daytripper to Enoshima Island near Kamakura with Yuki-san!
Giulia: [8th July 2007] Ivan and Angela finally gave birth to Giulia, after nine monts and a bit!Pigs on the Hill: [30th June 2007] Pigs on the Hill, eat fest that saw 20 people devouring a huge quantity of pork... MmmmmmPaola's Wedding: [30th June 2007] Paola was getting married and I couldn't miss it for the world!S.Giovanni Night: [24th June 2007] The fireworks display held for S.Giovanni, saint patron of Florence!Pisa Luminarie!: [16th June 2007] A night out in Pisa to assist to a marvellous fireworks display.. Barbeque at Stefano Place: [13th May 2007] Barbeque at Stefano's place... YUMMY!
Short Holiday in Paris: [4th - 6th May 2007] A short holiday in Paris.Trapping Franz's House: [21 April 2007] Elisa and Francesco were about to return after their honeymoon, to find some surprises waiting for them!Francesco's Wedding: [31st March 2007] Francesco wedding ceremony and party all together in a huge reportage!Francesco Stag Do: [16 March 2007] In the end we got around organizing Francesco Stag Do night. Nothing exciting, but it was good fun!New Year 2006: [31 December 2006] New Year's Party in Florence!December in Japan: [16 December 2006] Very long business trip to Japan, three weeks in Tokyo and a new job. But that doesn't stop the photographing machine!
Lucca Comics: [1 November 2006] Me, Francesco, Federico and Elisa went to the annual meeting at Lucca to look at some comics and costumes, on the top of Role Playing Games and several other oddities...Alessandra Farewell Party: [25th October 2006] Alessandra was leaving my old employer too, and she threw in a party for her time in the company was over.Holidays in Guadeloupe : [4th - 21st August 2006] A marvellous summer vacation in Guadeloupe, lots of nature, beautiful beaches and sea! Goodbye Dinner: [26th July 2006] A dinner with my colleagues to say goodbye for my impending leave from the company.London in July: [25th July 2006] Short business trip to London!A long weekend in Florence: [20th - 24th July 2006] A long weekend spent in Florence before the holidays.
A different Weekend: [15th-16th July 2006] A different weekend spent around Lombardia, first in Milan and second in Como. WORLD CHAMPIONS: [9th July 2006] ITALY WON THE WORLD CUP !!!! CAMPIONIIIIII!!!!Business trip to Japan: [1st - 9th July 2006] This trip marked the end of the five years experience with the company up north. A sayonoara trip to say goodbye to all my customers, and to lay some bases for the future...Marta's Farewell Party: [23 June 2006] Marta's farewell Party, a bit late (as she already left the company), but good!Pugi Cena: [17th June 2006] Pugi Cena at Fabio and Luana's house. This time we get to watch Italy's World Cup match as well!(con)Fusion Cuisine: [06 June 2006] Dinner Party with a mix of different concepts thrown into the pot for sheer fun!
Florence June 2006: [5th June 2006] Quick visit to Florence with Marta.Business trip to Asia: [7th - 26th May 2006] This business trip to Asia was certainly interesting under the novelty and new experiences point of view!Luca and Laura get Married!: [6th May 2006] Luca and Laura got married in Follonica, marvellous place over the Tuscan coastline. A great day for a great couple!Constantinopolis a.k.a. Istanbul: [26th-28th April 2006] Business trip to Istanbul, marvellous city, truly melting pot of different cultures and histories!Cinqueterre Trip: [22nd-25th April 2006] Holiday spent in Cinqueterre, marvellous land in Liguria together with Francesco, Simone, Elisa, Mariachiara and Marta!Easter 2006: [14th-17th May 2006] Easter, pretty busy hopping from Marta's hometown and Florence!
Rob and Kate: [7th April 2006] I managed to hook up with Rob and Kate while they were in Florence for their honeymoon. MARVELLOUS!March in Japan 2006: [12 March - 31 March] The first business trip to Japan of the year featured Marta coming with another company and a great meeting with John!Surgery, Christmas and New Year Eve: [December 2005] I had to get my cruciate ligament fixed so I have spent quite a lot of time in Florence during the Christmas festivities.Business trip to Taiwan and Korea: [November 2005] Business trip to Korea and TaipeiJapan Business Trip: [28th October - 11th November] This time the business trip to Japan had Carmine as a welcome guest! Claudio's Wedding: [6th October 2005] On a rainy Thursday me and some other colleagues went to celebrate Claudio's wedding!
Holidays in France: [6th August - 20th August 2005] Finally the long awaited holiday arrived. This time we were heading for France and more precisely Les Issambres in Cote d'AzurA week holiday in Florence: [29th July - 5th August 2005] At last I managed to go back to my beloved Florence, only for a week, but I managed to spend quality time with all my best friends.Family Reunion (John beign family for me of course!!): [Friday 3rd - Saturday 4rt June 2005] During yet another business trip I managed to arrange with John a great visit to Hiroshima and Chie's wonderful family. Needless to day that the two days flew past like a Jumbo Jet, still they were very nice!Taipei : [Saturday 28th May 2005] It was a long time since the lat time that I set foot on this beautiful island. Nothing has changed, mind you but there were some interesting spots...Florence with Marta: [Saturday 21 May 2005] A long weekend spent in my beloved Florence. Marta eventually joined for the Saturday and Sunday, mostly to go shopping a wonder around.Business Trip in Japan and Cherry Blossoms: [Sunday 9th April 2005] Business trip to Japan in April, went to the usual Tokyo and Osaka. I was very lucky to get the Cherry Blossom season at its highest spot.
Visit at the Andeer spa in Switzerland: [Saturday 22nd January 2005] Visit at the spa in Andeer (Switzerland) with Marta, Tanya and Gabriele.Sesia Valley and Food: [29th August 2004] A marvellous trip to Sesia Vally for a day walking/eating marathon. Filottrano: [August 2004] A couple of days spent in Marche, where Marta was born.Trip to Florence after the holidays in Iceland!: [August 2004] After a long holiday in Iceland I spent the remaining time in Florence before going back to work.Trip to Ceriale with Bogio and Linda: [21st - 26th June 2004] We managed to get a week holiday and sneak past wives and girlfriends to Ceriale for a relaxing week at the seaside.Biking to Varese: [17th June 2004] A day trip by myself to Varese, to catch some of the things that in four years I never had a chance to see.
Business trip to Japan: [June 2004] The usual business trip to Japan for the summer season collection.Races at Monza : [30th May 2004] A day trip to Monza to see some old cars racing at the F1 track...My sister's wedding in Sardinia.: [15th May 2004] My sister was getting married! It still seems impossible that we were beating the shit out of each other and now she was walking to the altar... SHOCK!Matteo's Wedding: [14th May 2004] One of my best friends Matteo was getting married, the first of our group to go.. DOUBLE SHOCK!Business trip around the World, including the first time to the United States!: [March 2004] Long trip that took me from China to Japan and eventually to New York.Gabriele: [2004 at Different times] All the 2004 pictures of Gabriele