Carolyn B. Ricketts, an avid world traveler to more than 20 countries, instructs the beginning world traveler how to plan, prepare for and carry out a successful overseas trip. She includes information about passports and visas, foreign currency, required vaccinations, telephone options, adapters and converters for electronic devices and more. The book was written in the order that the author would use if planning her own trip overseas, a tried-n-true process. It includes current addresses of helpful Internet websites and, for those without access to the Internet, provides phone numbers and other non-Internet resources. Carolyn wrote this how-to book for people who long to explore other countries on this interesting planet, but don't know where to start.