Wherever you are in the world, whether it’s Asia, America or Disneyland Paris, you are never too away from a little Mickey Mouse magic. Forget America being the only home of Disney – there are many parks scattered across the globe for you to enjoy, but which one should you choose to visit?.

As the largest of the Disney parks, Walt Disney World in Florida is often the first place that springs to mind when planning a Disney holiday. A big pull to this resort is the theme parks found nearby. As well as Epcot, Hollywood Studios and the Animal Kingdom, you’ll be able to enjoy two water parks and a thriving nightlife here.

As you’d expect from Mickey’s original home, Disneyland in California is also home to all your favourite rides too – from Pirates of the Caribbean to Space Mountain and more. Whilst here, you must visit the Disney California Adventure Park, a traditional funfair for all the family. There’s all the fun of the fair here, from games to shows to amusements – not to mention the traditional American snacks and drinks to pass the time too.

The city of lights is considered one of the most chic in the world and that same charm and flair can also be found at Paris Disneyland, where Minnie looks more beautiful than ever. There couldn’t be a better time to book your Disneyland Paris holidays than 2012, as it is the 20^th anniversary of the park and Disney likes to celebrate – what could be more fun than helping it mark this amazing milestone?

Possibly one of the most talked about parks is Tokyo Disneyland, which made history as the first park to be built outside of the US. It is also home to Tokyo DisneySea, a nautical themed park. Tokyo DisneySea celebrates everything nautical, from Venetian gondolas – who said you had to go to visit to ride one! – to following Indiana Jones’ water based adventures

Current news from the Canary Islands can’t help focusing on the volcanic activity taking place just out to sea from El Hierro, causing a small and almost casual local evacuation. Having said that on the other side of the island chain, Lanzarote which happens to be equally as volcanic, continues to be inactive and restful.
 
This definitely wasn’t the case merely a few centuries back though, as Lanzarote was actually subjected to the longest uninterrupted eruption in the record books, even though its close neighbours carried on as if nothing out of the ordinary was occurring. The good news is this period of seismic disruption now been put to good use by the ever growing tourist industry, with a particular dormant volcano even being used to successfully cook the food on a bar-b-que.

And the most visited attraction, namely the volcano park at Timanfaya, echoes just how tumultuous volcanic eruptions can be. No matter where travelers look they’re able to see huge craters, lava streams, rock faces that are like  melted wax and additionally enormous lava bombs which were tossed through the air.
 
Additionally outside the perimeter of Timanfaya is a panorama equally as intriguing, where the La Geria wine region takes advantage of more mature volcanic fields than the craters in Timanfaya. Easily the best way to explore this excellent location will be by car, considering that car hire in Lanzarote is more than affordable, and you’ll be able to take advantage of the secluded country highways along with the islandslovely scenery.

The fact is that whilst Lanzarote is a great sunshine destination, relaxing at the edge of the pool or on one of Lanzarote’s excellent beaches is not the only activity people wish to embark on whilst on holiday. Quite a few may decide to explore the consistently spectacular but altogether distinct northern part of the island at the same time.
 
What commonly turns out to be the case is that several regenerative days making use of amenities at any one of the hotels in Lanzarote quite often proves to be adequate for quite a few vacationers,  who will then want a degree of diversification, normally beyond the vacation resort boundaries. And for those Lanzarote has many distinctive cultural visitors attractions and places of interest to visit.

Every one of these was conceived and created by the local artist known as César Manrique, whose extremely creative reputation garnered him plaudits in Spain and on Lanzarote. And yet despite the rise in popularity of the island with English travelers along with the short time of Lanzarote flights, this artist astonishingly continues to be comparatively unknown in the UK.

Fortunately that scarcity of knowledge is very quickly balanced out given that travelers to the island commonly succumb to his design aesthetic and are by and large keen to experience other instances of his work. Which often can easily completely transform the holiday into a mini cultural expedition of Manrique´s works not to mention his architectural developments as opposed to simply a few weeks on a sun bed.