10 How to Cope in Another Language

Travel can change your life! It sounds like a cliched salesy headline but it's my experience that it's true, and the guests in this episode would agree. I start off chatting with Mike Clapper who had a career epiphany - and set up a now successful new business - off the back of a ... Show More

This special episode is the audio of the livestream of the October 2026 meeting of the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, chatting about the book "Travels with Nala" by Dean Nicholson. If you'd like to join the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, sign up for our updates at https://tho ... Show More

I had the joy of visiting Egypt in September 2026, and spending ten days seeing Cairo and cruising the Nile, visiting historical highlights including Dendera, Luxor, Kom Omob, Esna and Aswan. I'll be sharing my experiences across several episodes but to start with, I've got an ov ... Show More

<p>In today's globalized world, people are traveling more than ever. But how do you ensure you have a great travel experience when you go to a place where you don't know the language? Is there any way to overcome the language barriers you are likely to encounter? In today's episo ... Show More

<p>Traveling abroad can be intimidating, especially when you’re visiting a country that speaks a language different from your own. So in this episode of the My English Matters podcast, Aisya shares with you some essential English phrases you should know when traveling, whether it ... Show More

<p>Learning a foreign language is one of the most desired goals most people have—and that's particularly true for travel lovers. But why do so many people fail in this quest? Today we use linguistics and speech pathology to think about learning languages with special guest Lisa W ... Show More

<p>In this eye-opening episode of Learn Spanish and Go, we delve into the cultural differences that give away a gringo abroad. We discuss the challenges of adapting to new environments and how our luxuries and entitlements can affect our travels. With funny anecdotes and insightf ... Show More

Have you ever thought about living abroad (in a foreign country)? Living aboard can be challenging.  You may be away from friends, family and you may experience culture shock! There are ways to overcome these obstacles and enjoy your time living abroad. In this #UsingEnglishTP ep ... Show More

This episode we give you our best tips on how to make a new city feel like home. We have done a lot of travelling but this is our first time living abroad and we’ve had our challenges. We discuss a few key things we did to make London feel like home and beat that loneliness that ... Show More

Communicating with people from different cultures is a potential minefield. We’ll discover what can happen when things get lost in translation and we’ll also get some tips on how to avoid major clangers and embarrassing faux pas. We hear from Nazir Ul-Ghani, the Europe, Middle Ea ... Show More

<p>Having to communicate in a language other than our native tongue can be quite a challenge. In this podcast episode, host Matt Abrahams speaks with <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/ken-romeo/">Ken Romeo</a>, the Associate Director for the Stanford Language Center, o ... Show More