Claudio Piombetti's blog

The way back
This website has not been updated in a while. Eleven years, in fact. It's now been moved to a new bespoke platform, this should hopefully make it easier to post, comment and use the website on smartphones....


Monument Valley and a few other places
Atlanta. A week off work. A car. A straight line taking from East to West. A new job in another continent next year. A new digital camera to put through its paces. Enough wanderlust to load the car and drive to a tiny place called Mexican Hat, in Utah, to visit some of the famous locations nearby: Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon, Gooseneck Park....




Rugby VII Torino vs Rugby Bergamo 40-0
Pictures from the match between Rugby VII Torino and Rugby Bergamo. Click here to see all...


... and another few photos from Rugby VII Torino vs Parabiago
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Images from Rugby VII Torino vs Rugby Parabiago
A few group pictures from the match between Rugby VII Torino and Rugby Parabiago. Snow fell on Settimo Torinese before the match, but most of it had gone by the time the teams started...


Rugby VII Torino vs Parabiago 23-24
U.S. Rugby Parabiago visited Rugby VII Torino in Settimo Torinese, and got away with victory after a closely fought match. 24-23 was the final score, after a last second kick by the hosts bounced off the bar. More pictures to...

DSLRs banned in Kuwait. What's next?
If you are travelling to Kuwait and you have a digital reflex camera (DSLR), you might want to leave it at home. Three Kuwaiti ministries have banner the use of DSLRs in public in Kuwait. The ban comes from the Ministry of Information, Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Finance. According to the Kuwait Times, the three ministries decided that professional cameras (DSLRs) should be used only...
Triathlon is so photogenic: more pics from Aviva Ironman 70.3 in Singapore
There was no live rugby for me last weekend, therefore I have been doing some digging in my "pics that should be published" list. And the result is ... more pictures from the 2010 Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon competition, held in Singapore on 21st March...
More pictures from VII Rugby Torino vs CUS Pavia
Last chunk of pictures from the match between VII Rugby Torino and CUS Pavia. More pics from the same match available at "VII Rugby Torino vs CUS Pavia", "Pictures from VII Rugby Torino vs CUS Pavia" and "Preparing for the...