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I’m Andrea and I’ll be your tour guide! Thanks for stopping by!

Golden State Getaways is my personal blog full of information and inspiration for California travel! Whether you’re planning a California road trip or day trip, planning to explore a tourist attraction or visit a museum, my hope is to help you make some amazing vacation memories!
I’m a California girl! Born and raised in the Valley, I went to college in Santa Cruz, lived in Hollywood during law school, and now I live in Pasadena with my husband and 3 kids.
Want to know more about me? Hop on over to my lifestyle blog, Salty Canary!
Just want more of my travel info? Here’s a bit more about me:
My California Bucket List:
- Bowling Ball Beach
- Glass Beach
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Mono Lake
- Route 395 Road Trip
- New Cuyama
- Lotusland
- Catalina
- Death Valley
- Trees of Mystery
- Yosemite (with my family)
- Sequoia (with my family)
- Disneyland (with my kids)
My Favorite California Weekend Trip:
Oh, it’s too hard to choose!
I love heading out to Palm Springs, up to Ojai, or staying at the Madonna Inn and going wine tasting in Paso Robles!
I loved my girls’ getaway to Los Alamos!
Basically, I like returning to the same places on little weekend trips and revisiting the places that I love!