I can remember the first time I was able to travel overseas. It was a last minute opportunity and I remember rushing to get my passport at the last minute. While it worked out for me to make the trip it is not something you can count on.
Whether you are planning on making a trip or just think you may want to take advantage of a last minute travel deal someday, getting your passport now is the right move.
Here is how you get started and a quick tip on getting your pictures done:
The place to start is the US Department of State website HERE
If you are looking for a place to walk up and get started you can search by zip code HERE
One of the tedious steps is getting two appropriate passport photos, here is a great link which shows you how to take the picture with your own digital camera, crop it appropriately and then you can take it to Wal-Mart, CVS, wherever and print it. I did photos recently for a friend at a cost of a whopping $.28. Some place charge $10-20 for the same.
