Don’t worry guys, it doesn’t really matter if you end up matching with a Californian host family or not. Chances are, that you will find yourself in the ‘Golden State’ at some point during your au pair career one way or another; Whether for an Au Pair Weekend class, an organized group holiday or a well-deserved road trip along the west coast during your travel month, the options are endless, and more often than not, California is ranked up high one our au pairs’ bucket lists. So here’s a selection of the best travel tips your fellow au pairs have tested and can recommend for you. Enjoy!
🚌 Hop on, Hop off LA. The easiest way to get around downtown!
⚓️ The RMS Queen Mary
🏛 Selfie Museum. Hollywood
🏛 The Grammy Museum. Los Angeles
🏛 Alcatraz Island. San Francisco
⭐️ Griffin Observatory. Los Angeles
👀 Hollywood Sign. Los Angeles
👀 Hollywood Walk of Fame. Los Angeles
👀 OUE Skyspace. Los Angeles
👀 Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco
👀 Lombard Street. San Francisco
👀 The General Sherman Tree. Sequoia National Park
📍 Beverly Hills 90210
👠 The Grove. Los Angeles
🐠 Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey
📍 San Francisco
📍 Los Angeles
📍 San Diego
📍 San Jose
📍 Long Beach
📍 Malibu
📍 Sacramento
📍 Laguna Beach
📍 Newport Beach
📍 Corona del Mar. Newport Beach
🎡 Disneyland. Anaheim
🎡 Universal Studios. Hollywood
🌊 Venice Beach
🌊 Huntington Beach
🌊 Balboa Island & Park. Newport Beach
🌊 Sunset Cliffs. San Diego
🌳 Yosemite National Park
🌳 Muir Woods National Monument
🌳 Joshua Tree National Park
🌳 Sequoia National Park
🌅 Sunsets and the beach (& beach BBQs!)
🚗 17-Mile-Drive. Through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove
🌮 Authentic Mexican Food
🗻 National Parks galore
🎵 Coachella. April
🎵 Grammy Awards. January
🎵 Snowglobe Music Festival. High Sierra, NYE
🎵 Monterey Jazz Fest. September
🎵 San Francisco Jazz Fest. September
🎵 Outside Lands Music & Arts Fest. August
🎥 Golden Globes. February
🎥 Academy Awards. February/March
🎥 Emmy Awards. September
🎥 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. January/February
🎥 Los Angeles Film Festival. June
🎥 Palm Springs International Film Festival. January
🏄♀️ Mavericks Challenge. San Francisco Bay, January
🏄♀️ Vans U.S. Open of Surfing. July/August
🤖 Comic-Con International. San Diego, July
🤖 E3. June, Los Angeles
🎡 California State Fair. Sacramento, July
🎡 Wanderlust. High Sierra, July
🎡 Catalan Festival. San Francisco, July
🌈 Gay Pride Festival. San Francisco, June
👠 Fashion Week. March, El Paso
📸 Rancho Palo Verde
📸 Melrose Avenue
📸 LACMA Museum lights
📸 OUE Skyspace. Los Angeles
📸 Lombard Street. San Francisco
✏️ CA, “The Golden State”
🚌 Get a week-pass for only 25$! You’re good to use the metro and almost every bus with this card. Public transport is really convenient in Los Angeles, especially when you don’t want to spend all your money on an Uber or a taxi!
📌 California is the USA’s most populous state. Almost 40,000,000 residents
🌈 Top Inventions. Include the Barbie doll and blue jeans!
