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

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&rsquo;s travelled has struggled with this situation many times, and I got to chat with several travellers who&rsquo;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&rsquo;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:
<ul>
<li>Pizza for Christmas in Japan <a href="http://www.notaballerina.com/2011/12/japanese-language-success-for-my.html">http://www.notaballerina.com/2011/12/japanese-language-success-for-my.html</a></li>
<li>Craig and Linda at Indie Travel Podcast <a href="http://indietravelpodcast.com">http://indietravelpodcast.com</a></li>
<li>Craig and Linda at Performance Foundary <a href="http://performancefoundry.com">http://performancefoundry.com</a></li>
<li>Journeys with Stephen <a href="http://journeyswithstephen.com">http://journeyswithstephen.com</a></li>
<li>Kristy at Loulou Zoo <a href="http://loulouzoo.com.au">http://loulouzoo.com.au</a></li>
<li>Kristy Morton Consulting <a href="http://kristymorton.com">http://kristymorton.com</a></li>
<li>Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/01</li>
</ul>

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.

Tales from travel-lovers about why we travel and what we learn from it.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

Have you ever tried ordering pizza in Japanese? Or asking for red wine in Slovakia?