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Lavender Fields of Provence – 2020 Guide

Lavender Fields of Provence Nothing screams ‘South of France’ like these beautiful lavender fields we have all seen pictures of. […]

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We are Laura and Marine, a Brazilian-French couple. With this blog, we hope to guide you and inspire you to travel, as well as offer you helpful tips on various topics. You will be able to find tips about traveling and LGBT+, advice on how to travel and live a sustainable lifestyle, various vegan recipes, posts about mental health, and plenty of love.

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Are we the only ones finding it hard sometimes to Are we the only ones finding it hard sometimes to post frequently? The last few months we’ve been quite bad with how often we’d post. Me (Marine) having a full time night shift job and Laura doing a lot of work for her university Masters degree. We could barely find the time to do things. These last two weeks would’ve been the perfect time for us to produce more content as I’m having to ‘self-isolate’ from work. But, Laura is in Brazil! Which means that we can’t do anything! If you haven’t checked her Instagram, I would, she shared pretty cool pictures of Jaguars! Maybe I’ll get her to post a carousel here?? 🤔 We still have one dream, and that is to eventually buy a van, convert it, and just fly away. Or drive away 😂. Hopefully within the next 1-5years! But for now, we try to road trip whenever we can, and here is a picture of our last road trip to the south of France! • • • #roadtrip #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelgram #gaytravelcouple #lgbt #lesbiancouple #dirtybootsandmessyhair #coupleslovetravel #couples #couplesgoals #camares #rougierdecamarès #france #southoffrance #instagood #girlswhokissgirls #wlw #girlswholikegirls #dji #traveltheworld #travelingram #traveladdict
Life has been quite hectic at the moment. Is it ju Life has been quite hectic at the moment. Is it just for us? En top of the weather not being very friendly, life has been chaotic. We’ve been trying to figure out the next few weeks and months. Laura has a lot to sort out and figure out, in terms of driving licence, final year project, jobs, etc. And I have a lot in terms of dental appointments, doctors appointments, car fixing, job shifts, houses, etc. Whenever I have a day off the weather is awful, and tbh there’s not much to do outside when it’s pouring it down. The only times it’s sunny it’s when I have to go back to work. And that’s very frustrating! We can’t wait for being able to check the weather app and see some sun in there! In the meantime, here is a picture we took the other day, and it was really cute. I wanted to find a little hike to take Laura on, and this one was perfect! We saw some swans, ducks, and even a waterfall. How are you all doing? How has life been treating you recently? Sending love to everyone 💛 • • • #travel #travelgram #travelblogger #gaytravelcouple #gayhikers #lesbiancouple #triptamina #dirtybootsandmessyhair #dirtybootstravel #couplegoals #couplesofinstagram #lesbiancouples #gaygirlcrew #earthcouples #peakdistrict #girlslovetravel #girlsthatwander #globelletravels #sheisnotlost #wearetravelgirls #travelette #gaygirlsofinstagram #lesbiancouplegoals #travelust #casalperfeito #namoradas #casalviajante #passportlife #coupletravelgoals
Earth Day 2021 - Restore Our Earth 🌍 >>> swip Earth Day 2021 - Restore Our Earth 🌍 >>> swipy swipe ☺️ Earth day was first held in 1970 to support environmental protection. It is to raise awareness and inspire people to save and protect our Blue planet. The worst public health crisis of the century at least helped us understand a few things, whilst giving Earth a little breather. We all remember the pictures of wild animals wandering around cities, or the videos of whales and dolphins showing up every now and then. Our planet is dying, and we continuously speed up that process. The most recent shocking news to us is the Fukushima waste water. Basically, Japan is planning to dump its radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean (≈1.25 million tonnes of it). Just that. Their plan is to dump that water back in the ocean over a few decades. Anyway, we must do something, and anything is already something. Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel now, it’s more important than ever to protect our planet. We gave it a small break. It doesn’t mean we should come back and suck even more of its blood. Here are the five pillars of this year’s theme, Restore Our Earth: 🍃 Food & Environment 🍃 Climate Literacy 🍃 The Canopy Project 🍃 The Great Global Clean Up 🍃 Global Earth Challenge Keep swiping for more information on what these pillars are, and more ways to actively be part of this preservation movement. We should ALL be involved. It’s not just my planet, it’s OUR planet. • • • #earthday2021 #earth #restoreourearth #savetheearth #earthday #nature #earthdayeveryday #waterfall #climatechange #savetheplanet #love #travel #motherearth #sustainability #greenearth #mothernature #planetearth #lifestyleblogger #bloggers #couplegoals #follydollyfalls #waterfall #gaycouple #couplegoals #earthcouple #earthfocus #happiestplaceonearth #sonyalpha #sonya7iii #sonyphotography
Lazy quarantine days with you ♥️ Our weekend Lazy quarantine days with you ♥️ Our weekend hasn’t been very eventful since it’s just another lockdown day hahaha but we’ve spent some quality time together, done lots of cooking and watched some series/documentaries. We’re mostly excited about lockdown restrictions starting to lift from next week here in the UK and temperatures rising again ☀️ How has everyone’s weekend been? 💕 . . #pride #loveislove #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #lgbtcouple #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #sheswithher #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #gaytravel
>> Swipe to see how we are during shoots 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 Do you know what’s special about today? March 22nd? World Water Day! This year, the theme of #WWD2021 is valuing water. This isn’t about price, it’s about how valuable it is in every aspect of life - food, culture, health, economics, our natural world. We need to understand that water is not infinite. I like to say that water is for us what blood is for vampires. Don’t ask! Water is our lifeblood. All beings and plants need water to survive. Did you know that it covers about 70% of Earth’s surface? Did you know that 97.5% of this water is actually salt water, and 2.5% is freshwater? Did you know that 70% of this freshwater is actually frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland? This means than less than 1% of the water is easily accessible for us to use. Here are some facts, worth the read: 💧 2/3rds of the world's wetlands have disappeared since 1900. 💧 1.9 billion people live in areas where water is already scarce by 2050 this could increase to 3 billion. 💧 80% of all the world's wastewater flows back into the rivers and oceans without being treated. If you wake up and have clean water flowing from your tap, you are blessed. Be grateful! Turn off the tap when not in immediate use. Save that cold water that falls when you wait for your shower to heat up. Use it to water your plants, wash your dishes, clean the house, etc. Run your laundry when it is full. Reduce your meat and dairy intakes - agriculture uses 65% of the world’s fresh water. Do you want to hear a crazy problem in some big cities related to water extraction? Do you have any other ideas on steps to take to save some water? What do you do? • • • #worldwaterday #worldwaterday2021 #cornersofmyworld #everysquareastory #bloggerlife #seeksimplicity #thatsdarling #positiveliving #inspiremyinstagram #livethelittlethings #dametraveler #darlingescapes #femmetravel #girlsborntotravel #girlsjustwannatravel #explorerbabes #femaletravel #girlaroundtheworld #girlsabroad #girlslovetravel #girlsthatwander #globelletravels #sheisnotlost #wearetravelgirls #travelette #dirtybootstravel #crosby #crosbybeach
To all the women in our lives! Who, in your opini To all the women in our lives! Who, in your opinion, had a big impact in this world, and why? It could be any woman! This month we celebrate women’s contribution to history, culture and society. Here are a few of many names of women who had a big impact on today’s world - you can swipe too! 💪🏼 Emmeline Pankhurst - leader of the British suffragette movement. 💪🏼 Marie Curie - first woman to win the Noble Prize, and only woman to win it twice. Her research developed the theory of radioactivity. 💪🏼 Frida Kahlo - renowned for their exploration of self-image and the female experience. 💪🏼 Rosa Parks - helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to white man on a segregated Alabama bus in 1955. Let’s celebrate women’s history month by watching films that celebrate the achievements of real women, by reading about them, by supporting women’s businesses, by celebrating the women in our lives! 📸: @harry.t.baker 🧡 • • • #women #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #womeninspiringwomen #womeninscience #womenartists #womenempoweringwomen #womensupportwomen #womenhelpingwomen #womenpower #girlpower #womensmarch #womensrights #womenhistorymonth #womenshistorymonth #womensempowerment #womenwholikewomen #girlswholikegirls #gaygirlcrew #portrait #bossbabe #internationalwomensday #powerofwomen #womeninspiration #womenoftheworld #proudwoman #empowerher #womenofimpact #sheinspiresme #bosswoman
Fun fact: this is one of the very first pictures w Fun fact: this is one of the very first pictures we took together - back in 2019 - how cute? ♥️ we weren’t even “officially” in a relationship yet, we had only known each other for two months and yet we decided to travel together to Paris and see where it would go. Turns out I (Laura) asked Marine to be my girlfriend a few days after we took this picture, in a little boat trip by the Eiffel tower, how romantic 😂🥰 What’s even funnier is that Marine’s cousin took this picture (we didn’t have a tripod yet hahaha) and he had no idea we were together - he didn’t even know Marine was gay 😂 so this is us pretending we’re besties when we’re clearly in love with each other. I love looking back at these pictures and then thinking about how far our relationship has come and how much we’ve changed together. And yes, Marine’s cousin now knows we’re together (even though she never actually told him, maybe it was just too obvious 😂) Do you still have the first pictures you and your partner took? We loove keeping everything since the very first date and looking back at it ♥️ . . #paris #versailles #chateaudeversailles #iamtb #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #voyaged #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #coupletravelgoals
Nature is our happy place 🍃 we definitely miss Nature is our happy place 🍃 we definitely miss spending more time outdoors! We live in quite an urban area, so with restrictions here we kind of got trapped in the city. Our creativity flows so much better when we spend more time outside, we’re feeling a bit of a creative block looking at the same walls every day 😂 But we think restrictions will start lifting soon, and it’s finally getting warmer here in the UK so we might be able to go on hikes again 🤞 Miss ‘rona can leave already . . #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #coupletravelgoals #dirtybootstravel #iamtb
This is our second Valentine’s Day together and This is our second Valentine’s Day together and I couldn’t be more grateful to spend it by your side again! On the first one I gave you this little teddy bear which you now sleep with every night and I love it so much 🥰 So much has changed in this last year, in the world but especially within ourselves, but we’ve kept it strong and helped each other along the way. I love growing and learning with you every single day, so here’s to maany more Valentine’s Days together ♥️ I love you to the moon and back! ps: swipe to see how much Marine was enjoying all the love I was giving her 😂 . . #valentinesday #valentine #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #lesbicasbrasil #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #lgbt #loversmelody #lesbiansofig #dirtybootsandmessyhair
We became slightly obsessed with flamingos after v We became slightly obsessed with flamingos after visiting this park in the south of France 🦩💕 We kept seeing flamingos everywhere, but it was so hard to actually see them up close until we found this place in the Camargue region! It’s a reserve called Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau, where they take care of these beautiful animals 😍 Who else also loves flamingos? 💕 . . #flamingo #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #dirtybootstravel #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #travelcouple #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #travelcommunity #iamtb #gaytravel
Happy lockdown days ❄️💕 Snow always makes Happy lockdown days ❄️💕 Snow always makes us happy, but the truth is that we’re finding it hard to keep positive during these weeks - and that’s okay! I think the hardest part is convincing ourselves that it’s okay to not feel our best, to feel unmotivated or unproductive at times. A third lockdown isn’t easy for us, of course we all just want things to go back to normal as soon as possible. If you’re not in the best place right now, we just want to reassure you that it’s okay to feel that way. Allow yourself to feel these emotions and be kind with yourself, things will get better ♥️ . . #snow #winter #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #coupletravelgoals #dirtybootstravel #iamtb #travelcommunity
Did you know that we laugh because our bodies cann Did you know that we laugh because our bodies cannot contain the joy? In this picture, we are both laughing. Not because anything was funny, but just because of how happy we were. Our bodies just couldn’t contain all that happiness, it had to come out one way or another. Laughter is the answer! As soon as we saw snow falling from the sky, from our balcony. We decided to get dressed and go outside! When we got outside, it stopped snowing. We took a few pictures. And then, as we were about to go back inside, it started snowing really, really HARD! We couldn’t have been any happier! How magical! We may be stuck in this lockdown. We may be unable to do all the things we want to do. And sure, it’s has been a long time now, and it’s about time for all of this to stop. But, we are so grateful for the small things that we can do. And we know that we will appreciate everything else so much more when we can do them again. For now, we do what we have to do to stop the spread! We cannot wait to set foot on a mountain again, or even book a holiday abroad! What about you? • • • #snow #sheinspiresme #womenforwomen #couplesinlove #traveltogether #couplewhotravel #inspiringwanderers #earthcouples #couplesthattravel #gaygirlsinlove #travlcouples #travelcouples #coupletravelgoals #travellingcouple #coupletraveller #travelcouple #coupleswhotravel #travelcouplelife #coupletravels #lesbicasbrasil #couplegoals #couplephotos #travellingcouplegoals #roamtheplanet #couplephotography #createeveryday #gaygirlgang #dirtybootsandmessyhair #loveislove #lgbt
Swipe for some priceless outtakes 😂 definitely Swipe for some priceless outtakes 😂 definitely an instagram vs reality kind of post, cause we’re just silly 90% of the time hahaha On another note, we’re SO HAPPY for our friends in the US 🇺🇸 we watched everything on TV yesterday and it made us quite emotional and suuper hopeful for the future. We’re celebrating with you all from here ♥️ #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #lesbicasbrasil #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbiansofig #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #gaytravel
Sooo remember how we said we were very optimistic Sooo remember how we said we were very optimistic about 2021 on our last post? Yeah England just announced a third national lockdown yesterday 😂 As much as we can’t wait to be done with this whole virus thing, we know this is the right thing to be done right now - we’re having way too many new cases every day, it does seems like things are a bit out of control here 😔 On a bright side, the mass vaccination program seems to be working quite well so far, so we can see a little light at the end of the tunnel! The last little trip we managed to go to before this happened was to the Peak District and it was soo worth it! We can’t wait for things to get better so we can go in more trips like this. How are things with this virus where you live? We’d love to know everyone’s situation, hopefully we’ll all be out of it soon 🤞 . . . #peakdistrict #hiking #uk #hikingbangers #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #allaboutadventures #coupletravelgoals #dirtybootstravel #iamtb #british_adventure #snow #winter #mountains
Wishing all of you a happy 2021 ♥️ we can’t Wishing all of you a happy 2021 ♥️ we can’t wait to see what this year has in store for us, we’re very optimistic things will get better in the world soon! Here are some of our new years resolutions/goals: ✨ improve our photography and videography skills ✨exercise more! go to the gym a couple of times a week (when they open again here after this ‘lockdown’ 😂) ✨become fluent in each others’ languages (French and Portuguese) ✨ Post regularly on our blog and youtube channel ✨ Spend lots of time outdoors, go on more hiking and camping adventures ✨HOPEFULLY (if things get better) plan a trip to Asia ✨ Continue to grow our community here ♥️ What are some of your goals for this year? . . #nye #newyear #lovewins #pride #loveislove #sheswithher #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtcouple #queercouple #iamtb #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #wanderlust #travelcouple #2021
A bit of what our Christmas looked like this year A bit of what our Christmas looked like this year 🥰 Since we’re both far away from home and from our families, we wanted to make something special for us to enjoy together. We bought these cute matching pjs to spend the day, decorated the house and spoiled each other with lots of small and silly gifts 🎁 But the best part of the day was, without a doubt, the food 😍 our vegan Christmas menu was: 🌱 Spinach puff pastry, olives, sundried tomatoes, humous + veggies for starters 🌱 cheesy brussel sprouts, roasted potatoes, stuffed butternut squash (with quinoa and mushrooms) as the main dish 🌱 vegan chocolate log for dessert 😍 And looots of mulled wine during the whole day/evening, which is probably our favourite drink of all time🍷💕 It was such a fun day for us even though we couldn’t be with our loved ones - of course we wish our Christmas was a little different, but we sure made the most out of what we had 🥰 How has everyone’s Christmas been? 🎄 . . #christmas #manchester #natal #winter #wanderlust #snow #wintervibes #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #christmaslove #christmascouples #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #travelcommunity #iamtb #gaytravel
Christmas 2019 🎄 At this time last year, I was Christmas 2019 🎄 At this time last year, I was getting on the plane to Brasilia. Well, one of the 4 planes I had to take to go to Brasilia. I was going to meet Laura’s family and get the privilege to spend it with her family! It was such a cute Christmas. A bit intimidating, especially since I have never met any of them, and they spoke a language that I couldn’t speak. Nevertheless, I felt so welcome and part of the family. This year may be different, but I can’t wait to be able to spend another Christmas with her family, and her with mine. My dream would be to be able to merge the families one day 🥰 Have you ever spent Christmas with your lover’s family? How was it?? • • • #christmas #brasil #brasilia #feliznatal #gaytravelcouple #gaygirlcrew #lesbiancouple #lesbicas #globalgaygirlgang #gaygirlsofinstagram #couplegoals #couplesgoals #loveislove #triptaminaworld #lesbiantravel #travelblogger #traveladdict #santababy #beautifultravelcouple #travellingcouplegoals #wanderlust #instatravelling #mytravelgram #passportlife #namoradas #casalperfeito #noel #sapindenoël #instagay #pride
One of our favourite parts of Christmas time is se One of our favourite parts of Christmas time is seeing all the decoration and lights everywhere - it just makes everything so magical ✨ Even though there’s lots of Christmas lights here in Manchester, there’s nothing quite like London in our opinion! This picture was taken last year, but we love looking back since we can’t really travel right now. We definitely miss some of London’s Christmas magic ♥️ photo by the amazing @jakicereda 🥰 . . . #snow #christmas #london #winter #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #lesbicasbrasil #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #travelcommunity #iamtb #gaytravel
Christmas time just makes both of us so happy 🥰 Christmas time just makes both of us so happy 🥰 This year things are going to be quite different than usual - with restrictions, we’re both unable to see our families because they’re thousands of miles away 😔 Even though we won’t have a full house this year, we’re both doing everything to enjoy this time together - we’ve decorated the house, watched Christmas movies and we’re already planning all the yummy vegan dishes we’ll make together to celebrate. We’re just very grateful to have each other ♥️ . . . . #christmas #natal #winter #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #lgbtcouple #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #sheswithher #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #travelcommunity #iamtb #gaytravel #globetravelbook
We’re both feeling extra festive this year 🎄 We’re both feeling extra festive this year 🎄 maybe it’s because of everything that has happened in this crazy year, we really want to end the year in the best possible vibes ♥️ Here’s a little throwback to last year when we went ice skating together on our favourite ice rink 😍 (although as you can see, it was still too warm for the ice to stay, so we ended up skating in a little swimming pool hahaha) What’s your favourite Christmas/winter activity? 🎄💕 . . #snow #christmas #london #iceskating #winter #wanderlust #pride #loveislove #earthcouples #gaycouple #couplegoals #lgbt #lgbtq #globecouples #lesbian #lesbicasbrasil #gaygirlgang #lesbiancouple #lesbianlove #lgbtqcouple #femmecouple #lesbiansofig #girlswhokissgirls #queercouple #travelcommunity #iamtb #gaytravel
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