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THE LOVERS PASSPORT

Welcome to The Lovers Passport!

We are Giselle and Stephen, a couple of California natives with a HUGE passion for outdoor adventure & travel! We thrive on exploring everywhere from the beach to the backcountry, and we just can’t get enough of it! From backpacking and camping to traveling abroad, we’ve got your couple’s travel inspo covered!

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Our Story 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏼‍♀️ We a

Our Story 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏼‍♀️

We are Giselle and Stephen aka The Lovers Passport! 🤙🏼 We met back in college when Giselle was celebrating her and one of her best friend’s birthdays who just so happened to be one of Stephen’s friends from High school! After a night of 💃🏼🕺🏻We went on a coffee date ☕️, a hiking adventure 🥾, and a road trip up the California Coast 🚙

After a year of backpacking, road tripping, and adventuring together we decided to start @theloverspassport and buy our first camera last year in April! 📸 We got so many questions from friends on how to adventure and backpack, so we thought “Why not start an account where we can help more people get out there and explore!?” (Giselle was the one that came up with the awesome idea 💡)

Fast forward 1.5 years and we are now here still road tripping on the weekends, connecting with other people who love to adventure, and doing our best to capture this beautiful world through photos and video so that hopefully we can inspire a few others to get out there and send it 🤘🏼

In the end we are just normal people, that work full time, drink way too much coffee (especially @kujucoffee ☕️), and try to watch as many sunrises and sunsets out in nature as we can ☀️

Thanks for being part of this amazing community and we hope to see you out there on the next adventure!!

Ps. Our Kauai YouTube video is dropping today at 4 pm PST 👀 Check the link in our bio and subscribe so you don’t miss it! 👆🏼

3 Night Stay in Kauai Giveaway! 🏝 This is our

3 Night Stay in Kauai Giveaway! 🏝

This is our first Trip Giveaway this year and we are so excited to send one of you to Kauai for an adventure! 🤘🏼We are partnering with Sheraton to giveaway a FREE 3 Night Stay!!

Here’s How to Win:
1. Like & Save This Post
2. Follow: @theloverspassport @sheratonkauaicoconutbeach
3. Tag the friend(s) you’d love to take! Each comment is another entry!

BONUS: Share this post in your stories and tag us and @sheratonkauaicoconutbeach for 5x extra entries! (If you’re on private just DM us a screenshot!)

Good luck! 🤞 See you on the next adventure! 🚗 🏔

This giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram. Giveaway ends on October 31st, 2021 at 6pm PST and will be contacted via DM. Grand prize open Worldwide 🌎

🙏🏼 **Also, please ignore (and report) any messages from fake “duplicate” accounts that ask for your address or financial details!

Best way to experience the Napali Coast 🚤 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

We saw the famous Napali Coastline from the air 🚁, by land 🥾, and by sea 🌊 and in our opinion we had the most fun and best experience on our boat tour with @capt.andys 🤘🏼

We got SOAKED by the ocean on our ride over 😂 we sat in an adventure raft boat on our way to the Napali Coast and battled the current with strong wind which made it even more of an adventure 🌊

We took in the grand view and then snorkeled with dozens of fish and even a few turtles 🐢 This was hands down the MOST fun we had in Kauai! Be on the lookout for our YouTube video for the full adventure 👀

Would you pick hiking, helicopter tour, or boat tour of the Napali Coast? 🧐

Best Place to Stay in Kauai 🏝 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

We wanted to find something that was central on our trip to Kauai and @sheratonkauaicoconutbeach was perfect 🌅 We had a beach side room where we could open up our doors and walk directly into the ocean 🌊

Coconut Beach is perfectly in the middle of a trip to Waimea Canyon (The West Side) or Hanalei (North East Side) of island! It gave us the perfect spot to be able to see the whole island in only 4 days! 🚙

Not only that, but the Sheraton has a beautiful infinity pool (shown above), Patio Bar 🍹, delicious Hawaiian food 🌺, and has its own beach! 🏖

Be on the lookout 👀 We have a special giveaway coming soon! 🙈

Would you rather stay at a hotel on in the city or one on the beach? 🧐

#SheratonKauaiCoconutBeachStay #SheratonKauaiCoconutBeach

Things to Know before visiting Hawaii 🏝 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

🥾 HIKING SHOES: they are going to get wrecked 😂 check out our stories to see what our @merrell look like after 4 days of hiking. We recommend you bring @teva or @chacofootwear for breathability and water capability!

🌧 RAIN - it rains about every 15 minutes depending on where you are! You know the good thing about rain? It brings 🌈 everywhere! Bring a dry bag to protect your valuables out on the trails! We love the @llbean dry bag for all our wet hiking adventures!

🍍 FOOD - eat local! Our favorite 2 meals were from @fishexpressmqt and @gsjuicebar which we randomly found while our exploring!

✈️ AIRPORT - Lines are LONG so be prepared and arrive early! Both coming in and flying out we planned for an extra 30 minutes on top of the usual 1.5 hours early for all flights.

🥾 LEAVE NO TRACE - reminder to clean your boots after hiking each trail! The soil and bacteria from one trail can have terrible responses and hurt ecosystems on another part of the island! Stay on trail, Leave only footprints, and clean your shoes before heading out on another muddy trail!

Would you spend your time at the beach or in the mountains? 🧐

👕: @cuts it is Stephen’s new favorite travel shirt! It’s the most comfortable shirt he owns! Use code: theloverspassport for 15% off!

Traveling with my Best Friend ❤️ The past few

Traveling with my Best Friend ❤️

The past few months have been a whirlwind 🙈 The quote that has been sticking with us recently is:

“Hey You, Just a Reminder, You are Living in What Younger You Used to Look Forward to, so Don’t Disappoint Them!”

We were in Iceland 🇮🇸 , followed by New Hampshire 🍁, just landed back from Hawaii 🏝, and this weekend we are returning somewhere we have both wanted to go for so long here in the states 🏜.

Traveling together this year has helped us grow closer and really learn what communication is. This past weekend we had to hitchhike, hike around a road closure, flag down a shuttle from the side of the road, and learn how to make the circumstances we are given work for us! 🙈 We have learned what putting each other’s needs before our own can do and how it can make every situation turn out perfect!

This is a reminder to not let excuses get in the way and to chase those dreams. Enjoy the present and manifest where you want to be in the future. 🤘🏼

Our New Hampshire YouTube video is now LIVE! 🍂 We go in depth on price 💰, best time to go 🗓 , hikes 🥾, and everything else you will want to know before visiting! Check our link in bio to plan your trip to see the best Fall Colors in the US! 😍

See you out there on the next adventure ✌🏼

LIFE UPDATE 🔔🎊 I (Giselle) have officially

LIFE UPDATE 🔔🎊

I (Giselle) have officially jumped into entrepreneurial work to pursue our content creation and media business full time after almost 2 years of growing it as a side hustle! 🎉 It’s crazy to think I’m officially my own boss and I’m so beyond grateful!

Although I’m now switching careers, I hope our content has shown (and will continue to show) that being a weekend warrior is totally doable. It’s so so possible to be adventuring and working full time 9-5 office jobs when you make travel a priority on the weekends! And for all of y’all that are fellow weekend warriors and like that content- don’t worry! We’ll still be doing essentially all weekend warrior trips! Stephen will be continuing his full time job considering he’s the owner and lead instructor of his martial arts businesses 🥋

Never in a million years did I think that starting a travel content creation endeavor during lockdown last year would turn into this amazing loving community. Thank you SO much to everyone who has supported this little passion project of ours to get us to where we are now. Whether you’ve followed us from the beginning or are new here we appreciate you more than you know. This is literally a dream job and it would not be possible without your constant love and support on our content. It is such a privilege to create content for you all that hopefully gives you the travel and outdoor adventure bug. We hope we’ve inspired you to explore somewhere new! 🌎🏕

Anyways, I can’t wait to go on this wild ride with you guys. Love you all and thanks again for being here! 💙

Ultimate New Hampshire Fall Foliage Guide 🍁🚂

Ultimate New Hampshire Fall Foliage Guide 🍁🚂 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

🗓 WHEN TO VISIT: Usually, the first to third weeks of October are prime time for fall foliage!

🏨 WHERE TO STAY: We stayed in an adorable B&B in Conway, the @_merrillfarminn_ , which we found to be a fantastic central home base for the days we were in New Hampshire exploring! It was no more than 1-2 hours away from everything we wanted to do since we were mainly focusing on Northern NH near the White Mountains! There's also lots of dispersed camping that we drove past as well as several established campgrounds right along the Kancamagus Highway!

🥾 HIKES TO CHECK OUT:
○ Flume Trail
○ Artists Bluff
○ Mt. Willard Trail
○ Lincoln Woods Trail
○ Diana's Baths

🍁 OTHER THINGS TO DO:
○ Drive down the Kancamagus Highway and hit stops like Rocky Gorge, Lower Falls, Sabaday Falls, and more!
○ Take a ride on the iconic Conway Scenic Railroad
○ Rent a Kayak or Canoe and enjoy the foliage from the water
○ Ride a zipline or rent some ATVs to add some adrenaline to your leef peeping
○ Check out one of the 54 Covered Bridges throughout the state
○ Try some apple cider or go apple picking!

PLACES TO EAT: We checked out several different restaurants in the North Conway area and we loved every single one!
○ Barley and Salt
○ Moat Mountain
○ Horsefeathers
○ Muddy Moose
○ Polly's Pancakes
○ Half Baked & Fully Brewed
○ Trick or Treats

When heading to explore @visitnh, please make sure to follow all the Leave No Trace principles to keep New Hampshire beautiful! Stick to the trails, take your trash, keep wildlife wild, be fire aware, and share the outdoors respectfully!

Who's putting New Hampshire on their bucket list?! 🙋‍♀️🙋

#VisitNH #LiveFreeNH #LeaveNoTraceNH #KeepNHBeautiful

Top Tips for Chasing the Fall Foliage 🍁 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

Fall is in full swing in New England, especially in New Hampshire! Here are our top tips for planning your fall adventure itinerary:

1. Utilize Fall Foliage Trackers: the @visitnh website has a perfect tool for tracking color change weekly across different regions!
2. Move North to South: the colors change earlier in the north and slowly trickle down to the southern part of the state!
3. Check the weather consistently: make sure to do your research before you embark on your leaf peeping stops around New Hampshire since the weather can change constantly! Bring lots of layers in the event of rain, wind, and fog and make sure you're prepared with the proper 10 essentials while out hiking!
4. Have a flexible itinerary! Sometimes peak foliage isn't where you think it is or the weather may impact where you wanted to head. We ended up being super flexible with our plans and switched things up based on current conditions during our trip! We'd recommend just making a list of places you want to go and then having a backup plan if it's too busy or non-ideal conditions.
5. Stop at all the pull outs/trailheads with parking lots! There were so many places that we just decided to spontaneously explored that were beautiful destinations right off the side of the scenic highways. Make sure not to park on the side of the road though as it's illegal and dangerous!

Remember to Leave No Trace! Take only photos and leave only footprints.

#VisitNH #LiveFreeNH #LeaveNoTraceNH #KeepNHBeautiful

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Our Story 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏼‍♀️

We are Giselle and Stephen aka The Lovers Passport! 🤙🏼 We met back in college when Giselle was celebrating her and one of her best friend’s birthdays who just so happened to be one of Stephen’s friends from High school! After a night of 💃🏼🕺🏻We went on a coffee date ☕️, a hiking adventure 🥾, and a road trip up the California Coast 🚙

After a year of backpacking, road tripping, and adventuring together we decided to start @theloverspassport and buy our first camera last year in April! 📸 We got so many questions from friends on how to adventure and backpack, so we thought “Why not start an account where we can help more people get out there and explore!?” (Giselle was the one that came up with the awesome idea 💡)

Fast forward 1.5 years and we are now here still road tripping on the weekends, connecting with other people who love to adventure, and doing our best to capture this beautiful world through photos and video so that hopefully we can inspire a few others to get out there and send it 🤘🏼

In the end we are just normal people, that work full time, drink way too much coffee (especially @kujucoffee ☕️), and try to watch as many sunrises and sunsets out in nature as we can ☀️

Thanks for being part of this amazing community and we hope to see you out there on the next adventure!!

Ps. Our Kauai YouTube video is dropping today at 4 pm PST 👀 Check the link in our bio and subscribe so you don’t miss it! 👆🏼

3 Night Stay in Kauai Giveaway! 🏝 This is our

3 Night Stay in Kauai Giveaway! 🏝

This is our first Trip Giveaway this year and we are so excited to send one of you to Kauai for an adventure! 🤘🏼We are partnering with Sheraton to giveaway a FREE 3 Night Stay!!

Here’s How to Win:
1. Like & Save This Post
2. Follow: @theloverspassport @sheratonkauaicoconutbeach
3. Tag the friend(s) you’d love to take! Each comment is another entry!

BONUS: Share this post in your stories and tag us and @sheratonkauaicoconutbeach for 5x extra entries! (If you’re on private just DM us a screenshot!)

Good luck! 🤞 See you on the next adventure! 🚗 🏔

This giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram. Giveaway ends on October 31st, 2021 at 6pm PST and will be contacted via DM. Grand prize open Worldwide 🌎

🙏🏼 **Also, please ignore (and report) any messages from fake “duplicate” accounts that ask for your address or financial details!

Best way to experience the Napali Coast 🚤 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

We saw the famous Napali Coastline from the air 🚁, by land 🥾, and by sea 🌊 and in our opinion we had the most fun and best experience on our boat tour with @capt.andys 🤘🏼

We got SOAKED by the ocean on our ride over 😂 we sat in an adventure raft boat on our way to the Napali Coast and battled the current with strong wind which made it even more of an adventure 🌊

We took in the grand view and then snorkeled with dozens of fish and even a few turtles 🐢 This was hands down the MOST fun we had in Kauai! Be on the lookout for our YouTube video for the full adventure 👀

Would you pick hiking, helicopter tour, or boat tour of the Napali Coast? 🧐

Best Place to Stay in Kauai 🏝 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

We wanted to find something that was central on our trip to Kauai and @sheratonkauaicoconutbeach was perfect 🌅 We had a beach side room where we could open up our doors and walk directly into the ocean 🌊

Coconut Beach is perfectly in the middle of a trip to Waimea Canyon (The West Side) or Hanalei (North East Side) of island! It gave us the perfect spot to be able to see the whole island in only 4 days! 🚙

Not only that, but the Sheraton has a beautiful infinity pool (shown above), Patio Bar 🍹, delicious Hawaiian food 🌺, and has its own beach! 🏖

Be on the lookout 👀 We have a special giveaway coming soon! 🙈

Would you rather stay at a hotel on in the city or one on the beach? 🧐

#SheratonKauaiCoconutBeachStay #SheratonKauaiCoconutBeach

Things to Know before visiting Hawaii 🏝 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

🥾 HIKING SHOES: they are going to get wrecked 😂 check out our stories to see what our @merrell look like after 4 days of hiking. We recommend you bring @teva or @chacofootwear for breathability and water capability!

🌧 RAIN - it rains about every 15 minutes depending on where you are! You know the good thing about rain? It brings 🌈 everywhere! Bring a dry bag to protect your valuables out on the trails! We love the @llbean dry bag for all our wet hiking adventures!

🍍 FOOD - eat local! Our favorite 2 meals were from @fishexpressmqt and @gsjuicebar which we randomly found while our exploring!

✈️ AIRPORT - Lines are LONG so be prepared and arrive early! Both coming in and flying out we planned for an extra 30 minutes on top of the usual 1.5 hours early for all flights.

🥾 LEAVE NO TRACE - reminder to clean your boots after hiking each trail! The soil and bacteria from one trail can have terrible responses and hurt ecosystems on another part of the island! Stay on trail, Leave only footprints, and clean your shoes before heading out on another muddy trail!

Would you spend your time at the beach or in the mountains? 🧐

👕: @cuts it is Stephen’s new favorite travel shirt! It’s the most comfortable shirt he owns! Use code: theloverspassport for 15% off!

Traveling with my Best Friend ❤️ The past few

Traveling with my Best Friend ❤️

The past few months have been a whirlwind 🙈 The quote that has been sticking with us recently is:

“Hey You, Just a Reminder, You are Living in What Younger You Used to Look Forward to, so Don’t Disappoint Them!”

We were in Iceland 🇮🇸 , followed by New Hampshire 🍁, just landed back from Hawaii 🏝, and this weekend we are returning somewhere we have both wanted to go for so long here in the states 🏜.

Traveling together this year has helped us grow closer and really learn what communication is. This past weekend we had to hitchhike, hike around a road closure, flag down a shuttle from the side of the road, and learn how to make the circumstances we are given work for us! 🙈 We have learned what putting each other’s needs before our own can do and how it can make every situation turn out perfect!

This is a reminder to not let excuses get in the way and to chase those dreams. Enjoy the present and manifest where you want to be in the future. 🤘🏼

Our New Hampshire YouTube video is now LIVE! 🍂 We go in depth on price 💰, best time to go 🗓 , hikes 🥾, and everything else you will want to know before visiting! Check our link in bio to plan your trip to see the best Fall Colors in the US! 😍

See you out there on the next adventure ✌🏼

LIFE UPDATE 🔔🎊 I (Giselle) have officially

LIFE UPDATE 🔔🎊

I (Giselle) have officially jumped into entrepreneurial work to pursue our content creation and media business full time after almost 2 years of growing it as a side hustle! 🎉 It’s crazy to think I’m officially my own boss and I’m so beyond grateful!

Although I’m now switching careers, I hope our content has shown (and will continue to show) that being a weekend warrior is totally doable. It’s so so possible to be adventuring and working full time 9-5 office jobs when you make travel a priority on the weekends! And for all of y’all that are fellow weekend warriors and like that content- don’t worry! We’ll still be doing essentially all weekend warrior trips! Stephen will be continuing his full time job considering he’s the owner and lead instructor of his martial arts businesses 🥋

Never in a million years did I think that starting a travel content creation endeavor during lockdown last year would turn into this amazing loving community. Thank you SO much to everyone who has supported this little passion project of ours to get us to where we are now. Whether you’ve followed us from the beginning or are new here we appreciate you more than you know. This is literally a dream job and it would not be possible without your constant love and support on our content. It is such a privilege to create content for you all that hopefully gives you the travel and outdoor adventure bug. We hope we’ve inspired you to explore somewhere new! 🌎🏕

Anyways, I can’t wait to go on this wild ride with you guys. Love you all and thanks again for being here! 💙

Ultimate New Hampshire Fall Foliage Guide 🍁🚂

Ultimate New Hampshire Fall Foliage Guide 🍁🚂 (‘𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲' 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!)

🗓 WHEN TO VISIT: Usually, the first to third weeks of October are prime time for fall foliage!

🏨 WHERE TO STAY: We stayed in an adorable B&B in Conway, the @_merrillfarminn_ , which we found to be a fantastic central home base for the days we were in New Hampshire exploring! It was no more than 1-2 hours away from everything we wanted to do since we were mainly focusing on Northern NH near the White Mountains! There's also lots of dispersed camping that we drove past as well as several established campgrounds right along the Kancamagus Highway!

🥾 HIKES TO CHECK OUT:
○ Flume Trail
○ Artists Bluff
○ Mt. Willard Trail
○ Lincoln Woods Trail
○ Diana's Baths

🍁 OTHER THINGS TO DO:
○ Drive down the Kancamagus Highway and hit stops like Rocky Gorge, Lower Falls, Sabaday Falls, and more!
○ Take a ride on the iconic Conway Scenic Railroad
○ Rent a Kayak or Canoe and enjoy the foliage from the water
○ Ride a zipline or rent some ATVs to add some adrenaline to your leef peeping
○ Check out one of the 54 Covered Bridges throughout the state
○ Try some apple cider or go apple picking!

PLACES TO EAT: We checked out several different restaurants in the North Conway area and we loved every single one!
○ Barley and Salt
○ Moat Mountain
○ Horsefeathers
○ Muddy Moose
○ Polly's Pancakes
○ Half Baked & Fully Brewed
○ Trick or Treats

When heading to explore @visitnh, please make sure to follow all the Leave No Trace principles to keep New Hampshire beautiful! Stick to the trails, take your trash, keep wildlife wild, be fire aware, and share the outdoors respectfully!

Who's putting New Hampshire on their bucket list?! 🙋‍♀️🙋

#VisitNH #LiveFreeNH #LeaveNoTraceNH #KeepNHBeautiful

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