Program 270a: International Christmas Party

Hear about holiday traditions from Wales and Hungary, Sicily and Scotland.  Learn about the unique ways people light up the season in Santa Fe — where the fragrance of piñon wood fires leaves a special impression.  Hear how scientists at a research station in Antarctica make merry.  Plus, listeners share some of their favorite Christmas memories from holiday travels.

• Martin deLewandowicz, tour guide based in Wales
• Travel writer Zora O'Neill, author of Moon New Mexico guidebooks
• Alfio di Mauro and Tommaso Pante, tour guides from Sicily   
• Ken Hanley and Ann Doig, tour guides from Edinburgh, Scotland
• Levante Nagy and Etelka Perine Barecz, tour guides to Hungary
• Fen Montaigne, author of "Fraser's Penguins" (Henry Holt)

• Zora O'Neill writes for the Moon Santa Fe-Taos-Albuquerque and Moon New Mexico guidebooks.  
• Zora O'Neill blogs at her food website "The Roving Gastronome."
• Fen Montaigne's publisher's page for "Fraser's Penguins" includes a link to Fen's blog and Facebook page.  
• Fen posted a slide show of his trip among the penguins of the Antarctic Peninsula on The New Yorker's website. 
• Information about the Würzburg and Rothenburg Christmas Market in Germany that caller Dale discusses visiting.