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Travelling without the language

Practical guides for the moments abroad where not being understood costs you money, time, or your way home — written to be used, not skimmed.

A traveller with a backpack stands alone on a metro platform at night as a train pulls away in a blur

Travel safety · 12 min

Stolen or lost abroad: what to do in the first 24 hours

Block the cards, get the police report your insurer needs, replace the passport — in the right order, with the rights most travellers never hear about.

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A green pharmacy cross glowing on a dark street at night, reflected in a window

Health abroad · 11 min

Pharmacy abroad: how to get the right medicine in a language you don't speak

Name the molecule, not the brand. Use your prescription across the EU. Find the pharmacy open at 2 a.m. — and say the one sentence that matters most.

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A yellow taxi roof sign glowing at night on top of a cab

Money abroad · 12 min

Overcharged abroad: restaurant bills, taxis, and how to push back

In Greece you need not pay without a receipt. In France tap water is free. From Paris airports the taxi fare is fixed. The rules that protect you — if you can ask.

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