We love passports and think every person should have one — but sadly, more Americans don’t have them than do. (The number varies from 15 percent of Americans owning a passport to 30 percent having them — it’s the one statistic that every drunk foreigner loves to reveal when in the midst of an American bashing rant.)

Maybe that’s a good thing, as we’ve met plenty of Americans abroad that should have their travel documents taken away and burned. They shouldn’t even be attending public events in Iowa much less representing the United States in far away lands.

But if you do want to spread your wings and get out of the country, the first thing you’re going to need is a passport. So here’s how you get one.

Now hurry up and get your little blue book and start filling up those pages.

Where to go and get your passport.

What the hell is a passport card?

Mugging up:

How not to take your picture.