Do you want a bit of an adventure? Would you like to discover all the corners of the UK,
or travel abroad? Maybe you have never tried the motorhome (旅宿车) lifestyle before.
Well, read this article and you will know why a motorhome is a good choice.
     Nothing is better than a motorhome. It has so many uses that it is considered the most
versatile vehicle(交通工具) and it is also very comfortable. If you are thinking about hiring
a motorhome this summer, then the best choice is to book it early, especially if you are
considering the school holidays. The motorhome hire service is very seasonal and motorhome
hire companies will never have extra vehicles available in the summer months.
     There are a lot of companies throughout the UK, and some of the big ones have
motorhomes spread all over the country. At present, the largest network for motorhome hire
is provided by Motorholme which is based in Cambridge. If you are in the UK, you may
phone 0800612 8719 for detail of its motorhome hire information. Motorholme has a
network of over 500 vehicles all over England, Scotland and Wales.
     Most people wishing to hire a motorhome are families that are looking for an alternative
(替代品) to a European package holiday, especially as flying now has become more expensive,
and is considered to be environmentally unfriendly. There is no doubt that the idea of no-fly
holidays is going to become more popular as fewer people think it is safe to fly. This explains
why more and more people are choosing to hire a motorhome for their holidays.

     The producer of a new Indonesian movie about President Obama"s childhood years in Jakarta(雅加达) is hoping that interested Americans will flock to see the film, Little Obama, in theatres across the
country.
     Little Obama is the creation of Damien Dematra, an Indonesian writer and artist who has worked
on the project since November when he was struck with the idea of writing about the time a young
Obama lived in Jakarta with his mother and stepfather in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
     The film is based on a novel published in March Obama Anak Menteng, and focuses on the president"s childhood friendships in Indonesia.
     The novel and the film are fictionalized(把-编成小说) accounts of the president"s time in Jakarta and
are based on interviews with people who are childhood friends and neighbours of Mr. Obama. Many
Indonesians share a deep pride about a man who spent part of his shaping years in the country and went
on to become U.S. president.
     The film star is a 14-year-old Hasan Faruq Ali, an American who has lived in Indonesia with his family
for about 10 years. Like the president, he is the son of a white mother and a black father. Since filming
began, he has been under the shine of media attention. "My whole life changed overnight," he says.
     The film, which was made on a budget of $1 million, won"t get its first public screening until
Wednesday, but ads for the movie on YouTube have got a few thousand hits. It isn"t clear whether
Little Obama will get a U.S. release(发行), but the film"s producer says he is in talks with a U.S.
distributor(发行人).

     Christmas came in extravagant(奢侈的) fashion to the Muslim desert emirate(酋长国) of Abu
Dhabi as a shining hotel uncovered a bejeweled(饰以珠宝的) Christmas tree valued at more than
11 million dollars on Wednesday.
    It is "the most expensive Christmas tree ever" with "a value of over 11 million dollars", said Hans
Olbertz, general of Emirates Palace Hotel, at its inauguratuion(落成典礼).
    The 13-metre (40-foot) evergreen, located in the gold hall of the hotel, is decorated with silver
and gold bows, ball-shaped decorations and small white lights. But the necklaces, earrings and other
jewellery hung around the tree"s branches are what give it a record value. "It holds a total of 181
diamonds, pearls, sapphires and other precious stones," said Khalifa Khouri, owner of Style Gallery,
which provided the jewellery.
     "The tree itself is about 10,000 dollars," Olbertz said. "The jewellery has a value of over 11 million
dollars-I think $1,141,150."
    "This will probably be an entry into the Guinness book of world records," Olbertz said, adding that
Emirates Palace planned to contact the organization about the tree which is to stay until the end of the
year.
    Asked whether the tree might be against religious sensibilities in the United Arab Emirates, where

the vast majority of the local population are Muslim, Olbertz said he did not think it would. "It is a
liberal(自由的) country," he said.
    The hotel has had a Christmas tree up in previous years, but this year "we have to do something
different", and the hotel"s marketing team hatched the plan, said Olbertz.