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Any visit to the vast red sand dunes of the Namib desert is a unique experience. Even so, there's a way to see this, the oldest desert on earth, that's quite unlike any other: from the basket of a hot-air balloon. 'Fado', the urban 'folk' song of Portugal, has recently been inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Heritage, so why not visit Lisbon and discover for yourself this plaintive music that links Afro-Brazilian music with local genres of song and dance? Everything you need to know about the Monarch butterfly 'Crocodile Dundee', 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert', 'Mad Max', 'Matrix'... the vast land Down Under has been the backdrop for a string of blockbuster movies, but none show the sheer awe-inspiring magnificence of the country as well as the eponymous epic 'Australia'. As winter draws closer, hands and fingers need a little extra TLC Advent wreaths and Advent calendars, spiced cakes, the Christmas tree and its decorations... so many of the things we associate with Christmas are closely linked with German traditions. And if you'd like to enjoy the German spirit of Christmas without venturing abroad, why not take a visit to Birmingham, where the annual Frankfurt Market is in full swing? The sparkle of Christmas lights, the bustle and jostle at decorated stalls, the delicious aroma of burnt-sugar almonds, the scent of spicy mulled wine, the sound of the orchestra striking up... All across Germany, Advent fairs are a feast for the senses. The waves that lap at the beaches of the Olympic Peninsula, and the thick fog that envelops the dense forest here in the northwest corner of Washington State, create the appropriate atmosphere of mystery for the passionate relationship between Bella Swan and her vampire lover Edward Cullen, stars of the 'Twilight' saga and its latest instalment, 'Breaking Dawn'.