Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99433 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

Midwest Book Review
Interested in foreign travel but stymied by customs, foreign languages and currencies? This starter kit for beginners tells how to become a savvy world traveler, from handling the challenges of other countries to affording the trip in the first place. Packed with practical advice, this tells how to travel in style.

National Geographic
"Readable and thorough how-to on the art of international travel."

Bob Sehlinger, creator of the Unofficial Guide Series
"Travelers Took Kit opens the door of international travel to millions who have been stumped by language problems, tight budgets of fear of the unknown. Travelers Tool Kit turns timid couch potatoes into savvy world travelers."

Customer Reviews

Really needs an update!
This book does have a lot of helpful information in it. A lot of it is stuff that I already know, having done a lot of traveling, but that's beside the point; almost any traveler would derive lots of great tips from reading this very substantial volume (it's a lot thicker than I expected!)

The problem is, it's now been nearly 8 years since this book was written, and considering that it was published pre-9/11, there is a LOT about travel that has changed since then. A lot of the tips on air travel are now completely irrelevant, especially those on international plane travel. There were quite a few statements that I either knew were incorrect, or had to look up online to verify and found them to be wrong because of the changes since 2001. For example, he encourages people to obtain 48-page passports, but these have not been available in the US for quite some time. He also does not include as many internet resources as he could if he put out a new edition now; the Web has come quite a long way since 2000!

In short, while this book has a lot of information, I do not recommend buying this outdated edition. It's not worth the money given how much of it is no longer valid.

Traveler's tool kit
Traveler's Tool Kit, 3rd (Purchased on 08/26/2007)

This is essential for anyone who travels.

Very Good Traveler's Tool Kit but needs updating.
This is a well-written resource for the traveler. Most of the advice and information is interesting and very-useful as well as time-tested. Fro example, the description of shopping tactics and how store keepers will price their goods according to the perceived affluence of the traveler was interesting and practical. Watching a well-known traveler on the Travel Channel interact with a store merchant in a South American country, I was amazed to see such an experienced traveler fall for the merchant tactics described in this book.
But some sections need updating. I would recommend this book for a general back ground of traveling but would also recommend purchasing a newer book for current data.