Thomas Brauchle

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Marble Quarry in Carrara (Italy)

Just before our trip to Italy, a friend told me about a huge marble quarry near Carrara, just a few kilometers off our route into the Tuscan mountains, away from the highway. Photos online had sparked my curiosity, but the sight in person hit me – ...
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Cinque Terre (Italy)

In October 2024, we made a three-day stopover in Cinque Terre, the five colorful villages along the Italian coast — a stay both wild and picturesque, with two full days being just enough. The villages were beautiful, even though they were still ...
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Tremola – The Old Gotthard Pass Road

Tremola, the legendary cobblestone road over the Gotthard Pass, was a dream finally coming true – a perfect stop on our way to Italy, despite the 3–5 degrees in the morning inside our camper, wild yet inviting. Late into the evening, cool ...
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Hiking at the Eiger & in Gruyère National Park

At the end of August 2019, we met friends for a hiking adventure in Gruyère National Park—wild and inviting. On the way, we stopped in Grindelwald/Lauterbrunnen, took the cogwheel train up towards Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau, a dance ...
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Aerial Shots of Gigerwaldsee & Klöntalersee

Calm is slowly returning, and the beauty of the past weeks is sinking in — in early October, we celebrated our wedding with close family and friends, a moment that embraced us, wild and intimate. It was emotional, beautiful, a feeling words can ...