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Thanks for joining us today! As always, we hope that our travel nonsense translates into your travel success! For more on our take on Travel and travel documentation like passports and TSA pre-check or any of our other show notes, click here!

In this episode, we can answer:

• What is the best way to get my passport?

• What should I know about tsa precheck when I travel to Europe?

• What is global entry and how do i use it?

• How do i use my passport when I am traveling to Europe?

• How does global entry work?

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The Facts:

Real ID Act October 2021- star on DL - some say 56% have had a passport in their lifetime 37% of people own a valid, unexpired passport in this country at any given time, and 19% have actually been to a foreign country (just one)

Applying and documentation/ cost $165.00/ state department 6 months expiration 

passport cards vs books vs double books

margie and Betty Ann story

terri’s passport story

How to get passport stamps in Europe

passport safety 

Handing over your passport

botswana crossing 

passports used to be held on cruises, not so much anymore, 

RFID wallet or passport holder

Things passports don’t do

Passports are not a VIsa (schengen visa)

Goodbye Mobile Passport! 

Evaluate whether you need global entry or tsa precheck- it could be money better spent in other areas of your trip. 

Getting Global Entry and TSA Precheck 

Get GE first because it includes precheck$100.00 and 1 interview vs 175.00 and 2 interviews

 Don’t put your passport in the pocket of your airplane seat.