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Avital Andrews

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California
As seen in: San Francisco Business Times, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, HuffPost, Instagram Official Blog, USA Today, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, Tripadvisor, Chicago Tribune, Outside Magazine and
Covers:  Travel, home, food, the arts, celebrities, thought leaders, technology, social justice, race, culture, and psychology.
Now: Senior editor, @SFBusinessTimes. Then: @LATimes, @Meta, @RealityLabs, @SierraClub, @StanfordJourn, many more. Always: Mama, traveler, earthling.

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Avital is a versatile editor, writer, and project manager with more than 15 years of experience producing compelling content for print, web, radio, and television.

Her work has been among the 10 most emailed or viewed on the Los Angeles Times, TripAdvisor, Outside, and Sierra websites, and has also appeared in USA Today, HuffPost, Business Insider, and many other major outlets.

Her travel guidebook, available at bookstores and on Amazon, is in its fourth edition, and her journalism regularly g…

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Avital Andrews - Contributing Editor Bio | AAA's Via magazine

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See the portfolio of Avital Andrews, a Contributing Editor for AAA's Via Magazine. Avital Andrews has more th…

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The movie you need to watch before your next Disneyland vacation

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By Avital Andrews Verified
| Family Vacationist Verified
Quick, how long did it take to build Disneyland? Consider that opening day was in 1955. Construction equipment wasn’t what it is today. And that many people regarded the man at the helm of the project (that’d be Walt) as delusional. Consider, too, that he insisted that everything be done by hand: The rocks sculpted. The signs brush-painted. The steam engine welded. The trees and bushes planted, one by one. Over 160 acres. Add to that Mr. Disney’s financial predicament.
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Why a NorCal Vineyard Opens Its Gates to Campers

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By Avital Andrews Verified
| hipcamp.com
Greg Nelson never meant to start a hospitality business. He never meant to be a host, never meant for his family’s land to serve as an overnight sleeping spot for RVers. But that’s what happened. And, as it turns out, he’s “very pleased with it.” Greg’s story is a familiar one for the small but growing number of working-land owners who’ve quietly added camping to what they already do. They didn’t pivot—they opened a gate.
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Not Your Average Spa Day: 7 of California’s Most Unique Wellness Resorts

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By Avital Andrews Verified
| 7x7 Verified
For spa regulars who crave more memorable experiences—quirky, offbeat ones, even—here’s a crop of distinctive wellness destinations from southern California to Mendocino. (Courtesy of We Care Spa) Susana Belen started We Care Spa in Desert Hot Springs40 years ago after four children and a divorce, offering her liquid fasting program to anyone that was interested. Now 88, Belen still runs the spa with her daughter, and its 20 acres have evolved into a well-staffed theme park for self care.
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Awards

Lowell Thomas Gold Award

2009 - Travel writing

During my time as a member of the small editorial team at the Los Angeles Times Travel section, we won one of the most prestigious awards in travel journalism, awarded by the Society of American Travel Writers.

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