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Travel can change a person, and it can change the world. That’s a bold statement, and I believe it.

As we look beyond our borders, it is easy to see how different people are, over there. It is a lot harder to see how similar they are. I’m convinced that you have go and spend time over there to accomplish that. It can be hard to do, which is why I wrote this book: to take you to distant lands and meet the people who live over there to show that, at the end of the day, humankind in all its wonderful weirdness is the same all over the planet.

A large part of this story is contained within the pages of this book, but there is more than what you are holding in your hands. Whenever you see the Google Earth logo there is more waiting for you online. The Google Earth companion layer that is available online contains the “Director’s Cut” of anecdotes, photos, video, and stories that couldn’t be presented on mere paper. Google Earth is free and is probably the coolest piece of software developed by humankind. The extra features add a dimension to the manuscript that will connect you to the places around the globe in a way previously impossible. There is a quick tutorial in the appendix that explains what you need to know to use these features.

The Appendix of How To is chock-full of details about how one would go about planning their own around-the-world adventure, from basics on budgeting, to homeschooling children on the road, to getting immunizations. Even more information can be found at www.360degreeslongitude.com. If there is anything you want to know about world travel in general or about this story in particular that isn’t in this book or on our Web site, send me an e-mail at john@360degreeslongitude.com.