I never thought I would find a new motto for myself printed on a hotel room card. CitizenM Hotel finds itself perched on a corner property adjacent to the Charles De Gaul airport in Paris.  This hotel is one of those rare finds that becomes a traveling favorite. The room key card is designed to look like a luggage tag with the quote to take home stories printed across the top. CitizenM Hotels are found in New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Glasgow, recommended, if you are ever in those particular cities.  I’ve only stayed at the Paris property.

I’m fortunate to have a neighbor who owns a travel company. She caters to small groups and designs excursions to more than just places.  The trips, no matter to Cuba, Greece, Italy, Portugal, or France become an experience of meeting locals and discovering someone else's part of the world.   Because of her, I’ve visited spots I would never have been brave enough to venture to alone. I’ve met people in far away places that make my world bigger.