Historical (2004-2015)
Articles
Galleries
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World Cup in South Africa 2010!
A month of football and tears. So many games and adventures, and so many memories. If only Italy decided to play... 2010 |
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Panorama F.C. 2010 League Champions!
And finally I have a league title also in South Africa... 2010 |
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On the alps with the Lindsey
In Andalo, North Italy, surrounded by snow and (more) family! 2010 |
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London in December
Back for a quick visit to London, where Lindsey and I spent so many years... 2010 |
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2009 Winter Holidays in Italy
Christmas and New Year's eve under the snow wiht Lindsey 2010 |
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94.7km Cycle Challenge 2009
Because running marathons sometimes is not enough... 2009 |
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Weekends outside South Africa
A weekend in Lesotho, and one in Botswana... 2009 |
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Another quick visit to Italy
Mu uncle died and I came back to celebrate his life. With friends and alcohol. 2009 |
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Olaf touring Europe, summer 2009
Just the meister travelling in Europe, all by himself. In London, Poland and Italy 2009 |
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Confederation Cup 2009
In South Africa, following Italy with family and friends... 2009 |
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The South African Road Trip
From Joburg to Kimberley to Cape Town to Wilderness and back. 2 weeks full of everything: a wedding, a car accident, a lot of driving and even more piss-stop, thanks to our beautiful dogs. 2009 |
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My football final
After years of disappointments in finals, it is time to lift the curse. 2008 |
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European Tour: Italy, July 2008
In Italy, to introduce Lindsey to my family and friends! 2008 |
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European Tour: London, June 2008
Time to go back to London, and for Shari and Lindsey time to visit the city as proper tourists. I know you will be disappointed, but not many pictures show my face, since chickenpox exploded on my body while there... 2008 |
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Official wedding pictures
A selection of Olaf and Lindsey's wedding day pictures! 2008 |
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Honey Moon in Mauritius
Time to relax in the Mauritius (all inclusive) with my new wife! 2008 |
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Olaf and Lindsey wedding
Pictures from the ceremony and the reception, taken from many different cameras! 2008 |
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24 hours to go before the wedding
My last 24 hours of life as I know. 2008 |
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Meet the Olgiatis
One week before the wedding, family and friends arrived to spend some time with me, the future groom 2008 |
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Kimberley and the big hole
A weekend in Kimberley, deBeers's domain, visiting the biggest human-made diamond mine, and Shari's farm 2008 |
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Christmas in Italy, my last one as a single
Time to celebrate: christmas, work, the past and the future. Barman, bring us drinks! 2008 |
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Exploring the Mpumalanga
A short trip in the Eastern Transvaal, with elephants, monkeys and a lot of rain. 2007 |
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Heritage Day a la Olaf
Climbing a mountain with my bicycle, solving a maze... it certainly was a busy heritage day 2007 |
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This is another goodbye
Three weeks of goodbyes, from north to south and back. 2007 |
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The hot and lazy deep italian south
A short adventure in the lower corner of Sicily, with Jumba. 2007 |
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Bye bye London
After so many years, this is my goodbye. Pictures from the final days. 2007 |
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Black Belt Grading
After years of trainings, bruises and colored belts, it's finally time for some final violence in Putney. 2007 |
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Olaf in New York
My last trip as a Londoner: destination Manhattan, New York, to spend some time with my good buddy Ian 2007 |
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Parsons Green, 2001-2007
Time to say goodbye after 6 years at Parsons Green Football Club 2007 |
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Lindsey in London
April 2007: she arrived (almost) free, she left with a ring and a future wedding to organize. With me. 2007 |
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30 in Poznan
Usual weekend in Poland (for another wedding), with a new twist: I'm turning 30. 2007 |
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My longest non sexual relationship
6 years and many dvds (and jack daniels, and chinese take aways, and easter eggs) later, it is time to say goodbye. Good luck, rob'stard. 2007 |
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Running Around Italy
From London to Milan, to Rome and then Ferrara. How to do everything, including running a marathon and visiting Rome, in my beatiful country (who can't run trains on time, not even once) 2007 |
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Tough Guy Winter 2007
Welcome to the Disneyland of pain. A nice weekend in Wolverhampton running the Tough Guy Competition Winter 2007. What an experience... 2007 |
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Christmas 2006
The usual gallery of flannel shirts, alcoholic evenings, animals and friends, in random order. More jack daniels please. 2007 |
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Alabama and Georgia trip, November 2006
A week in Georgia and Alabama lived way too dangerously. Food, Quail hunt, risky flights, camera stunts and sport defeats. 2006 |
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What happened before 2004
Some pictures from the forgotten times: before this website, before 2004, after 9/12 (2001). It's been a long way so far. 2006 |
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Surviving South Africa, August 2006
Going around Gauteng and the great Magaliesberg Moutains, in South Africa, with Lindsey. 2006 |
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Poznan, summer 2006
Pictures from a short break in Poland. A time to see old friends, play football, drink eat and swim like the old times. 2006 |
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9th July 2006: Italy are world champions!
Pictures from the crazy night in London, celebrating the triumph of the Azzurri! 2006 |
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Isle of Wight Marathon 2006
A weekend in hell, on a forgotten island 2006 |
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Fighting the ban in Italy
My self imposed alcohol ban lasted until I reached Gatwick, on my way to Italy... 2006 |
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Madrid, saying goodbye again
Three days in Madrid, with Lindsey, food, sangrias and the Santiago Bernabeu. 2006 |
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Easter in Cornwall
Time to explore England for the Olafmeister (and Lindsey). First stop, Cornwall and its many attractions. 2006 |
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Surviving Christmas, 2005
Houston, we have a drinking problem. But at least we're surrounded by many friends ready to share the problem with us. 2006 |
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American life in Georgia from Monday to Friday
Atlanta is (almost) my second home. With strip clubs so cheap, no wonder I like it. 2005 |
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Atlanta, wings and birds
I said just an old sweet song, Keeps Georgia on my mind (and wings in my mouth) 2005 |
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Tracking Le Grand Meaulnes
France, here we come. A road trip to the Loire Valley, looking for the locations that inspired Alain Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes. And for some fine wine! 2005 |
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Guy and Melissa Wedding
Weddings in 2005 never stop for me. This time was Guy's time to tie the knot with Melissa, in the lovely surround of the english countryside. 2005 |
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End of the summer 2005
Last weekend of August: friends food and the Notting Hil Carnival. So hot I'm still sweating 2005 |
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Poznan, 2005
Back in Poland, to see my grandparents, my friends, some old memories and some bottles of vodka 2005 |
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Wine and Wedding in France
Filming a friend's (Chris) wedding in France. Free food and accommodation. Can it get any better? 2005 |
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Braai in July
Barbecue time. Sun, chicks, pimms and chicken. 2005 |
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Drink me up when the weekend ends
Drinks. Sun. 65.000 thousand people (many of them girls) and an old friend. Let's rock. 2005 |
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Crippling in Italy
Back to Italy, once again. To sort out some family business and brag about everything 2005 |
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Ian stag night+wedding
Oldest american/italian hockey/football player juventino bachelor on planet earth finally tied the knot. Here some pictures of the stag night and the wedding - 2 days later! 2005 |
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Back in Atlanta
February 2005. Imedia8 summit in US. And many, many chicken wings. And drinks. And peachtree roads. 2005 |
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South Africa Trip 2005 - Cape Town
Sun. Baboons. Mighty waves. Bottom of the world. Driving on the wrong side... 2005 |
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South Africa Trip 2005 - Looking for hippos
A day in some natural reserve, looking for shy hippos, aggressive big lions and other furry animals! 2005 |
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South Africa Trip 2005 - Johannesburg
Finally in South Africa. Where the sun is up there for so many hours, the skin burns, the animals are wild and free just like the taxi drivers and everyone has an electric fence installed 2005 |
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South Africa Trip 2005 - the Test Match!
Here we go again. More cricket. More test matches. And England on fire again! 2005 |
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A white, long (drinking) Christmas, 2004
Back to Italy, again. Just to see the family, some old friends, get drunk, and be Olaf the Man once more time. I love christmas. And I love Jenna too. 2005 |
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Old School in London
Vava, Max and Beppe, my old school and football friends, came to visit me in a cold december week... 2004 |
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Goodbye Lindsey
Pictures from the last (partying) moments of Lindsey in London. Goodbye Lindsey... come back soon. 2004 |
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Tracy and John surprise wedding
Friday evening. Just few hours before my short trip to Italy with Lindsey. Invited to a birthday party to discover that the same afternoon John and Tracy (kickboxing mates) got married in the same afternoon! 2004 |
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October in Milan
Back again (twice in a year!) with Lindsey, to see friends, drink, shop, drink, eat and (re) discover the capital of North Italy: Milan 2004 |
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The Game They Play - Studio days
More pictures from the production of "The game they play". All pictures taken the 26th and the 27th of August 2004 by Harriet Wills 2004 |
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The Game They Play - Outside Shooting
Last bunch of pictures from the production of the fantasy/western called "The Game They Play" Pictures taken the 28th of August 2004 in Chobham Common, somewhere in Surrey, by Harriet Wills. 2004 |
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The Game They Play
Three weeks of preparation, two days of shooting. And a shortfilm, a western fantasy experiment was (almost) completed. Pictures by Guy PW, actor 2004 |
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Poznan, September 2004
I need a break. I have to relax after such an intensive August. And I want cheap drinks, free food and play football with my old friends. Poland, Grandma, Grandpa, I'm coming! Sorry for the quality of the photos, I used a broken digital camera... 2004 |
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Barcelona 2004. Olympic Dreams, 12 years later
Back to Barcelona. This time Lindsey. I'm Lonely Cowboy no more. But ehi! That's even better! 2004 |
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Netball World Cup 2004
World Cup time! Girls playing with balls! Netball! A good sport to watch. If you're a man and you like girls. 2004 |
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Silverstone day (work) trip
Nice weather in an idle June day. Free test session in Silverstone. how can you work under these conditions? I couldn't. 2004 |
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England vs New Zealand Test Match
Cricket. This time is serious. They have a guinness bar! 2004 |
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Walter in London - May 2004
Gualtiero Bertoldi, known in London as Walter, enjoyed a two weeks break at my place. And he still owes me £ 17.80, the bastard. His site, by the way: Kimota 2004 |
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Short trip back to Italy. May 2004
A short holiday back in Italy to check if my roots were still there. 2004 |
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US Trip 2004 - Los Angeles
La La Land. Girls, girls and a 95 degrees marathon. 2004 |
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US Trip 2004 - Las Vegas
Best place in the world. Gambling, girls and alcohol. Need more? 2004 |
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US Trip 2004 - Atlanta
First approach with the US: the lovely city of Pepsi and something else. 2004 |
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Zoolander
After watching Zoolander, and after few drinks, here we go: Derek Olaf Zoolander and Paolo Hansel Margutti 2004 |
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