Above: View of the Ngorongoro Crater in March 2021, almost empty of visitors

Many travelers agree that, although the experience can be intensely pleasurable at the time, it is often the recollection of a particular moment or incident that later provides coherence and meaning to the trip. In the past year, we have assembled a stockpile of such significant memories.

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Above: View of the Ngorongoro Crater in March 2021, almost empty of visitors

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