🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news and insights that actually matter if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. In last week's newsletter, I mentioned that Amelia is growing tired of living out of a suitcase so we're on the hunt for a second residency, which we discussed in this week's video. We've already received a lot of questions about why we didn't include Panama in our shortlist. If you already watched...
8 days ago • 6 min read
🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news and insights that actually matter if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. This chapter may be ending... Did you catch this week's video about the lessons we've learned and the experiences that changed how we view ourselves and the world? It's still hard to believe that we've been traveling full-time for over 30 months. This was always my dream, but I honestly never...
15 days ago • 6 min read
🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news and insights that actually matter if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. Travel Club Updates Our Leap to Granada Spain is fully booked, but we just announced our inaugural Turtle Travel Club Flotilla for April 2027. Amelia has been hard at work organizing our first club cruise. It's for 7 nights leaving from Miami and stopping at several eastern Caribbean Island...
22 days ago • 7 min read
🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news that actually matters if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. Travel Club Updates Our Leap to Granada, Spain is open for booking. There are still a couple of spots left so if you would like to join us for a truly unforgettable travel experience, now is the time to submit your booking request (we adjusted our pricing structure slightly based on how rooms are being...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news that actually matters if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. Our next Leap to Granada Spain is coming soon. There are only 8 rooms available, and Turtle Travel Club members get early access starting at noon on Sunday, April 12th. If you would like to join us for an unforgettable experience in one of our favorite cities, join the club today. Use Coupon Code TURTLE33...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news that actually matters if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. On Tuesday, we took the dreaded flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul, threading the needle between the war gap in Iran and Ukraine. Both of us were feeling the anxiety while watching the flight map. When I snapped this picture, it felt like we were close enough to see Tehran from the window (even though we...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet March 28, 2026 Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news that actually matters if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. Our Leap to Kuala Lumpur wrapped up today and everyone is heading off in different directions. By tomorrow, members of this Leap will be on 4 different continents. We all had an amazing time getting to know each other, as well as this vibrant, multicultural city. However, one of our Turtles got...
2 months ago • 6 min read
🌎 World Aware by JP Stonestreet March 20, 2026 Welcome to World Aware, your weekly roundup of global news that actually matters if you travel internationally, live abroad, or you're thinking about it. You may have noticed a difference in this week's newsletter. We changed the name to something that sounds less like an academic white paper and more like what we're trying to accomplish here. We've been publishing this newsletter for over 6 years and our goal has always been the same: to raise...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hola. Are you "American" at home but "Canadian" abroad? You're apparently, not alone. There’s been a lot of media coverage lately about Americans hiding their nationality while traveling abroad. Some people claim to be Canadian or from somewhere else to avoid negative reactions. Amelia and I have joked about saying we're Canadian a couple of times because we cringe a little about the response we might get by saying we're from the U.S. Especially in lieu of recent events. However, we've always...
3 months ago • 5 min read