Program 480b: Turn Right at Machu Picchu; Lafayette in the USA; Scotch

There's nothing like an old friend, when you really need them. 

On the next Travel with Rick Steves, Sarah Vowell explains how the Marquis de Lafayette returned to America from France, to help unify the United States after a contentious presidential election had sharply divided the country.

Also, Mark Adams describes the challenge of hiking the historic pilgrim trails to Machu Picchu in Peru.

And guides from Edinburgh offer friendly advice for touring Scotland's whisky distilleries.

• Mark Adams, author of "Turn Right at Machu Picchu" (Dutton) and "Tip of the Iceberg" (Dutton)
• Sarah Vowell, author of "Lafayette in the Somewhat United States" (Riverhead)
• Anne Doig, Scottish tour guide based in Edinburgh
• Brian Hay, tour guide based in Edinburgh
• Liz Lister, tour guide based in Fife, Scotland

• Mark Adams wrote "Turn Right at Machu Picchu" about his attempt to commemorate the centennial of Hiram Bingham finding the site of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes.
• Sarah Vowell has written six best selling non-fiction books on American history and culture. Her most recent one is "Lafayette in the Somewhat United States."
• Sarah told a conference of the American Library Association about her impetus for writing the book.
• George Washington's estate at Mount Vernon, Virginia, is managed by the National Park Service. The historical collection includes the key to the Bastille, brought from Paris by the Marquis de Lafayette.
• The website for the Scotch Whisky Association includes a map of Scotland's different whisky-producing regions and their distilleries.
• The Scotch Whisky Experience "virtual distillery" is located near Edinburgh Castle.
• Liz Lister's website.

• "Where was Lafayette during the French revolt when noblemen and women were beheaded? How did he survive the situation in France at the time?" (Holger in Jefferson, Oregon)
• In Extra: "I have a master's degree in history. There are so many poorly written history books out there. If every historian wrote like Sarah Vowell, every cool kid in college would be a history major." (Steve in Cudahy, Wisconsin)
• Caller is interested in sampling whiskies at distilleries on the island of Islay and in the Orkneys. (Casey in Wilsonville, Oregon)

• Husikesque, "Wonderland," NPR Music Sampler (collection) / NPR Music
• Lucila Campos, "Samba Malato," Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru (collection) / Luaka Bop
• Xavier Cougat, "South America, Take It Away," 16 Most Requested Songs / Columbia-Legacy
• Ecuador Manta, "El Dorado," Sounds of the Andes / Alliance 
• Colin Tilney, "Rondeau-La Puce," / Fanfarinette:  Music for the French Harpsichord / CBC Records
• * Los Incas, "Tema de Maimara," Native American Odyssey (collection) / Putumayo
• Baltimore Consort, "The French Report," A Trip To Killburn / Dorian
• Enid Katahm, "Indian Idyl (from 'New England Idyls for piano, op. 62') (MacDowell)," Music for the Appalachian Trail (collection) / Gasparo
• Christopher Parkening, "Les Barricades Mysterieuses," The Great Recordings / EMI Classics
• Sergio and Odair Assad, "Suite Troileana," Saga Dos Migrantes / Nonesuch
• Caroline Goulding, "Souvenir d'Amerique (variations on 'Yankee Doodle'), op. 17 (Henri Vieuxtemps)," Caroline Goulding / Telarc
• Jay Ungar, et al, "Bonaparte's Retreat (Fourth of July 1805)," Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (soundtrack) / RCA
• Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor, featuring Mark O'Connor, "Strings and Threads, Suite X:  Queen of the Cumberland," The American Seasons / Sony 
• Leslie Odom, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, original Broadway cast, "Guns and Ships," Hamilton (original Broadway cast recording) / Atlantic
• Intro to Jimmy Witherspoon, "Corn Whisky," The Very Best of Jimmy Witherspoon / Master Classics
• * Colin Tinley, "Rondeau-Les Baricades Misterieuses (Couperin)," Fanfarinette: Music for the French Harpsichord / CBC Records
• Nektarios Sfirakis, "Mou To' Pane," 1000% Epitihies (collection) / BMG Greece
• Baltimore Consort, "Scotch Cap," The Dorian Stereo Morning Sampler (collection) / Dorian
• Tannahill Weavers, "Flashmarket Close," The Mermaid's Song / Green Linnet
• David Russell, "Whiskey, You're the Devil," The Emerald Isles (collection) / Telarc
• Martyn Bennett, "Rye," Bothy Culture / Rykodisc
• The Spinning Blowfish, "The De'il in the Caves; Toom-Chak," The Spinning Blowfish / (self-released EP:  https://www.facebook.com/thespinningblowfish )
• Jim Malcolm, "Queen Amang the Heather," Still / Beltane Records

• Rick notes in the segment A open that Mark Adams attempted to re-create Bingham's trek in the Andes to observe the centennial of his 1911 "find." 
• At 15:08, Rick notes it’s been ten years since Mark’s book was first published.  At 17:24, Mark notes the Centennial of Bingham’s "discovery" was in 2011. 
• At 18:49, Rick notes that the period when Lafayette's return helped heal unprecedented divides in the United States was "nearly 200 years ago."
• Rick opens segment B by noting there was a contentious presidential election in 1824.  It  prompted President Monroe to invite the Marquis de Lafayette to go on a celebrity tour of the United States to help usher in observances of the 50th anniversary of the Revolution. 
• At 23:30, Rick refers to "how divided our country is now," and compares the 1824 election between Adams and Jackson to how Trump won the presidency after a contentious election.
• Sarah Vowell describes, at 31:19, a changing of the American flag ceremony each July 4 at the Picpus cemetery in Paris, where Lafayette is buried. 
• At 37:05, Sarah explains how Lafayette Park, across from the White House, is historically a site for protests.
• At  41:33, Brian says Scotch whisky exports have taken off "hugely" in the past ten or so years, especially to emerging markets such as China, Russia, Eastern Europe, Brazil, India. Anne Doig adds that Scotch whisky is now a status symbol in countries such as Greece, Turkey and China.