International Travel: Transportation When You Don’t Understand the Language

By Kirk Englund | August 2, 2016

Are you going to be traveling internationally to a location where you don’t understand the language? Not being able to understand speech, written materials and signs can easily put a damper on public transportation options and can even make car rentals a challenge. Consider a chauffeured executive or limo service to ensure that you get where you need to go for international travel.

Why Use Chauffeured Service?

You can get a chauffeur that understands your language and can translate for you.
Your chauffeur will be able to explain things to you, such as where to go and what activities are best.
You won’t need to wait in a potentially dangerous area where you don’t understand the native language.

Apart from hiring a chauffeured transportation service, you may also want to invest in a phrase book and translation applications. You may be surprised to find out how advanced many translation apps are today.

With a smartphone app, you can speak into the app in your native tongue and get a translation out in another common language. Some translation applications also let you take a picture of written text and automatically translate it. Other, more simple applications give you common phrases that you can select; once selected, the phrases speak themselves out to whoever you are trying to communicate with.

While it may be ideal to earn a little of a native language before you travel, it simply isn’t always possible. If you travel a lot for business purposes and find yourself in many exotic locales, it’s doubtful you’ll be able to pick up a new language each time.

Questions to Ask Your Chauffeur

What are the places that locals here usually frequent?
Are there any places here where the language barrier won’t be as bad?
Are there any places I should avoid?

Your chauffeur will often be able to give you detailed information about your surroundings that you simply could not get from anyone else. Furthermore, you can book your chauffeured limo service for an entire day to ensure that you are never lost.