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Nadia Bess

She/Her

Expertise

  • Luxury Travel,
  • Off-The-Beaten-Path Travel,
  • Foodie Adventures,
  • Ethical Animal Encounters
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Fora travel agent Nadia Bess standing with giraffe

About

A traveler obsessed with going to increasingly remote locations. Based in Orange County, CA. An engineer in the daytime, and a fur-mom to a (sweet but psycho) rescue dog.

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Home airports

SNA for domestic, LAX for international.

My travel style

I love a mix of everything to really experience a destination – although who can say no to a unique luxury hotel? My ideal adventure has a mix of luxury and boutique, nature and city, and remote and well-established. I get the feel for a culture through food, whether that be food tours, cooking classes, gourmet restaurants, market visits or street food. Once I fall in love with the idea of a country, I can't stop obsessing until I visit it! I always research my destinations (and yours) extensively to make sure I'm not missing out on anything unique.

Favorite hotels

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Solage, Auberge Resorts Collection

Napa Valley retreat with luxurious suites as well as plenty of wine, wellness options and epicurean treats.

Fora Perks

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    $100 hotel / resort credit.

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    Breakfast daily.

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    Upgrade & extended check-in/out whenever possible.

Giraffe Manor

One of the world's most Instagrammed hotels, the Giraffe Manor offers up-close encounters with gracious African animals.

Ceylon Tea Trails - Norwood Bungalow

Five restored historic tea planter residences perched at an altitude of 1250 meters in Sri Lanka’s panoramic Ceylon tea region spanning 27 rooms with period furnishings, gracious butler service and gourmet cuisine.

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Recently returned from:

  • Exploring Tanzania and Kenya’s safaris, beaches, and giraffes. 

  • Trying every cuisine possible in Dubai.

  • Visiting the Taj Mahal and going on a street food tour in India.

  • Hanging out at a ball pit bar, going to afternoon tea and participating in a Harry Potter cocktail class in London.

Dreaming of:

  • Kachi Lodge in the Bolivian Salt Flats.

  • Seeing wild elephants in Thailand.

  • Seeing the Northern Lights in the Swedish Lapland.

  • Hanging out with penguins and seeing glaciers in Antarctica.

One thing I can't travel without...

A travel-sized white noise machine.

Two truths, one lie:

  1. I tore my meniscus in France.

  2. I once got caught in a freak wave in Fiji.

  3. I've been kicked out of a onsen in Japan.

Nadia's guides

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Fora travel agent Nadia Bess standing with giraffe

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