I have been traveling pretty much constantly for almost 30 years. My favorite place to keep going back to is Tokyo. But there was this one moment of perfection. We were attending a cocktail party on the terrace of the US Ambassador's residence overlooking Victoria, Seychelles. The slight breeze was just cool enough, and the lights of the city and the boats in the harbor were just becoming visible with the sunset. Then the giant bats started rising out of the jungle, gliding up the hillside and over our heads. Perfect.