Food abroad · 12 min
Translate a menu abroad: how to order, ask and pay in a language you can't read
Photograph it flat and in good light. Ask the price of anything sold by weight. Say the allergy before you order — and know which lines on the bill are normal.
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Talking abroad · 12 min
Translation earbuds, a pocket translator or a phone on the table: which one, and where
Who wears what, who presses what, who waits for whom: earbuds, a pocket device and a phone on the table, compared honestly, situation by situation.
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Accessible travel · 12 min
Travelling deaf or hard of hearing: airports, hotels, doctors and emergencies
Tell the airline 48 hours ahead. Get the gate change in writing. Know how to text the emergency services where you are going — before you need to.
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Phones abroad · 12 min
Translation apps abroad: when you need internet, and how to make sure you have it
A live conversation needs a connection. What it uses in data, where roaming costs nothing extra, when an eSIM is worth it — and what to do when the signal goes.
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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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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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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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