A non-rickety tripod can be had for 20 or 30 bucks, so there's no real point in putting it off very long.
DSLRs are great, but be sure to have a look at mirrorless cameras like the Sony Nex, which take remarkably fine pictures (their sensors are as big as the DSLR sensor) but are almost as compact as a point and shoot, so you can easily have it with you at all times (the DSLR is bulky enough that you might sometimes leave it behind and then regret it).
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