There I was, sitting in the back of a taxi, ready to head home after an amazing trip to Paris and Northern France. I had just said goodbye to my travel companions and Rob, our wonderful group tour manager, and was ready to be heading back to my kitties and my cozy home in upstate NY. I did a quick inventory to make sure I had my phone, my purse and my passport. I reached my hand in my small cross-body purse fully expecting to feel the smooth, thin passport book that never