Thomas Brauchle

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Iceland – Stunning Aurora Borealis of Strength 7

One night we witnessed beautiful northern lights in the sky – a spectacle, wild and overwhelming, with predicted peaks of strength 7! Yet mostly the light stayed far south of Iceland, visible only on the horizon, a contrast between hope and ...
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Iceland – Abandoned DC-3 Plane Wreck on the South Coast

Not much more needs to be said about the plane wreck of an old DC-3 aircraft, as I’ve visited this surreal location several times before. Still, we managed again to take the wrong turn off the Ring Road, even though this time there was even a small ...
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Iceland – Hjalparfoss in Winter

In the snowstorm, we reached the Hjalparfoss waterfall from Flúðir relatively well – a trek, wild and adventurous. After about a kilometer on foot through fresh snow, we stood before the waterfall, somehow small and charming, a contrast ...
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Iceland – Snowstorm between Fludir and the Highlands

During the next night, we were surprised by a good 30 cm of snow in front of our hotel – a sight, wild and enchanting, yet our plan to take a detour toward the Highlands became more critical, a contrast between beauty and challenge. Still, we set ...
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Iceland – Bruarfoss Waterfall near Geysir

Somewhere hidden in the Geysir geothermal area lies the Brúarfoss waterfall – a destination, wild and hard to find, which I searched for twice in vain. The directions online are sparse, probably to the benefit of the neighbors next to the ...