Welcome to Episode 1 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast! This episode has some great stories about both successes and failures when trying to get something to eat or drink in a country where English is not the first language (and one where it is!). Everybody who’s travelled has struggled with this situation many times, and I got to chat with several travellers who’ve had both fun and frustrations.

In this episode, I talk with Linda and Craig Martin about their tricky experience trying to order red wine in Slovakia; Stephen Henson shares a friend’s tale about trying to ask a simple question at a Taco Bell store in China, along with some of his own mishaps (even in other English-speaking countries!); and finally, Kristy Morton and I lament the difficulties she had ordering in a French patisserie as well as the lack of language learning that seems to take place in our home country of Australia.

Links:

• Pizza for Christmas in Japan http://www.notaballerina.com/2011/12/japanese-language-success-for-my.html
• Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast http://indietravelpodcast.com
• Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary http://performancefoundry.com
• Journeys with Stephen http://journeyswithstephen.com
• Kristy at Loulou Zoo http://loulouzoo.com.au
• Kristy Morton Consulting http://kristymorton.com
• Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/01