Thomas Brauchle

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Iceland – Sandur Plains near Skaftafell National Park

On our way to the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, just before reaching Skaftafell National Park, the beautiful black sandur plains appeared—marked by ash and stones from past volcanic eruptions and crisscrossed by many small streams, ...
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Iceland – From Vík to Kirkjubæjarklaustur

After the stop at the black beach of Vík, we battled a snowstorm on our way to Kirkjubæjarklaustur – an adventure, wild and challenging. Along the way, a few beautiful scenes opened up, a contrast between storm and beauty, rough and ...
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Iceland – Basalt Cliffs at the Black Beach of Dyrhólaey

After the peninsula, we drove briefly down to the black beach between Vík and the Dyrhólaey peninsula – a well-known spot, whose images have appeared many times on this blog, wild and familiar. The few minutes turned into pure ...
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Iceland – Dyrhólaey Peninsula in Winter

After a short night, we headed out early the next morning – a start, wild and determined. Unfortunately, the weather greeted us with storm and heavy snowfall, a contrast between enthusiasm and challenge, rough and relentless. The first stop was the ...