It's always a bit sad to hear someone say they didn’t want to travel somewhere because they were worried about not being able to get by in a foreign language. Struggling to communicate can be half the fun of a trip (at least in retrospect!) and we can learn so much from cultures with different languages and customs.

Today Amanda has gathered together some tips and tricks from a number of travellers who have experience both in learning languages and in getting by in languages they don’t know. We start off with the highly multilingual Leyla Giray Alyanak, who has an incredibly useful language tip, and then move onto another clever linguist, Kerstin Pilz, who reminds us that it’s not just the words in another country but the more subtle cultural differences too which are important for good communication.

Finally, Amanda chats with David Soto Jr., a very interesting man who’s currently living in a van with his dog and travelling around North America. He recalls one of his first experiences in trying to speak Italian and hits upon a fun trick that can really help us loosen up and do better at coping in another language!Links:
Leyla Giray Alayanak at Women on the Road http://www.women-on-the-road.com
Kerstin Pilz at Travelpilz http://travelpilz.com
David Soto Jr. at The Primitive You https://theprimitiveyou.com
Previous episode on languages: Food in a Foreign Language http://notaballerina.com/01
Tweet me @amandakendle
Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod
Chat on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina
Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/10
 

<p>It's always a bit sad to hear someone say they didn&rsquo;t want to travel somewhere because they were worried about not being able to get by in a foreign language. Struggling to communicate can be half the fun of a trip (at least in retrospect!) and we can learn so much from cultures with different languages and customs.</p>
<p>Today Amanda has&nbsp;gathered together some tips and tricks from a number of travellers who have experience both in learning languages and in getting by in languages they don&rsquo;t know. We start off with the highly multilingual Leyla Giray Alyanak, who has an incredibly&nbsp;useful language tip, and then move onto another clever linguist, Kerstin Pilz, who reminds us that it&rsquo;s not just the words in another country but the more subtle cultural differences too which are important for good communication.</p>
<p>Finally, Amanda chats with David Soto Jr., a very interesting man who&rsquo;s currently living in a van with his dog and travelling around North America. He recalls one of his first experiences in trying to speak Italian and hits upon a fun trick that can really help us loosen up and do better at coping in another language!</p>
<div>Links:</div>
<ul>
<li>Leyla Giray Alayanak at Women on the Road&nbsp;<a href="http://www.women-on-the-road.com/">http://www.women-on-the-road.com</a></li>
<li>Kerstin Pilz at Travelpilz <a href="http://travelpilz.com/">http://travelpilz.com</a></li>
<li>David Soto Jr. at The Primitive You <a href="https://theprimitiveyou.com">https://theprimitiveyou.com</a></li>
<li>Previous episode on languages: Food in a Foreign Language <a href="http://notaballerina.com/01">http://notaballerina.com/01</a></li>
<li>Tweet me @amandakendle</li>
<li>Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod</li>
<li>Chat on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina">http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina</a></li>
<li>Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/10</li>
<li>&nbsp;</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.

<p>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.</p>

Amanda chats with travellers about how they travel when they don't speak the local language.

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