020: International Travel With the Whole Family; Meet the Benders

International Travel About This Week's Guest Josh & Erin from travelwithbender.com have been traveling with their two children since May 2012. In this podcast, we talk about International Travel and family life. It’s an open-ended, unplanned, round-the-world trip discovering amazing places for families. They have stayed in hostels and 5-star luxury resorts, traveled on scooters and cruise liners, danced with leprechauns, and cuddled tigers. Nothing is out of bounds or out of reach for this remarkable Australian family. Their 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are: * Make sure you learn a handful of words in the local language. Just a couple is enough. It shows that you care and that you're trying. * Do try the local food. If you can, try some street food. Otherwise do a bit of research. On their website, you can find a great post about getting local food in New Orleans. * Hang out with the locals. The Benders do this at the playgrounds where their kids play. Even if you don't speak the language you will get to know the local culture better. Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode: * Email: [email protected] * Website: http://travelwithbender.com * Twitter: http://twitter.com/TravelwiTBender (notice that the H is missing!) Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: * Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail * Email me at [email protected] * Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast! Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here. International Travel on Culture Matters