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Peter Brown, 60, lives in Llanwrtyd, Wales, in the county of Powys, where he has a pub, the Stonecroft Inn. He is also the organizer of the 2012 World Alternative Games, which will be held in his village.

Suzanne Nam, 38, moved to Bangkok, Thailand, about six years ago to be a reporter for an English-language newspaper.

Q: Where are you currently living?

Florian Schulz, 36, is from an area near the Alps in southern Germany, but his passion as a photographer and explorer is the top of the world. He is the author of "To the Arctic" ($45; Mountaineers Books), published in November.

Q: Where all have you been in the Arctic?

Robbie Ames, 39, is director of golf at Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in western Jamaica.

Foreign Correspondence

Q: The Year of the Dragon begins Jan. 23. What is Chinese New Year like in Hong Kong?

Foreign Correspondence

David Fyfe, 71, is a native of London. He retired as a math professor at London's Kingston University, then served as a foreign-exchange student consultant for Kingston.