While most winter vacationers escape to well-traveled island and sun destinations like Mexico and Costa Rica, head next door to the less-discovered Nicaragua where you’ll find a bargain vacation.

Nicaragua offers expansive beaches and not-so-crowded surf, music, cheap eats, and a less touristy polish to provide a true cultural immersionand insight onto some of the less developed countries in Central America. Remnants of Spanish colonialism are scattered throughout the country, leaving some amazing architecture and charming small towns to discover.

The most popular sites to see are the towns of Managua and Granada. Realtraveller, volunteersamerica, gave their description of Granada:

“Reaching Granada, a beautiful colonial town, well preserved, we went into a church and climbed to the top where we had a beautiful view of Granada. We then went to look for a place to stay. While walking around, we bought a little bowl of sweet rice from this man who makes it and sells it on the street. It was delicious!

Volcanoes, narrow streets, cathedrals, and undiscovered hot spots make Nicaragua a great place for a cultural expedition.

Look for more information here:

Nicaragua Hotels
Nicaragua Attractions

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Stock up on items from music to jewelry (and everything in between) in the tax-free country of Andorra. In this quaint small principality located between France and Spain, visitors outnumber residents to take advantage of tax-free shopping, great ski resorts, and the beautiful mountains, lakes, and valleys planted in the middle of the Pyrenees.

Real Travel bloggers enjoyed Andorra’s hot springs, cheap drinks and night life, dramatic scenery, and outdoor activities. Andorra’s capital is Andorra la vella, the largest city with the highest concentration of the country’s 2000 shops. As the Journeyers, put it: “The place is clean, pretty, and unbelievably full of stores.”

Other Real Travel bloggers suggest drinks at El Cau in the Andorran village of Arinsal, Anyos Park where the locals are extremely friendly to kids, and skiing wherever you see fit.

Here’s what Mikey 08 had to say about his outing in Andorra:

“After a drive from Avignon, and a lunch pit stop in a village in the foot of the Pyrenees, we traveled up through the beautiful mountains, until we reached the tiny principality of Andorra. It has a Swiss feel about the place, and also reminds me of Aviemore in Scotland. Our campsite it wedged at the foot of a steep, high mountain, with only a river and road, before another steep mountain goes up the other side. It´s very cloudy here and also rains a couple of times. After pitching our tents, I venture into the local area for a look around. There are houses perched on top of the mountains, and I have no idea how they get into town for the shops. Maybe they abseil? There´s a local pool, so I spend the early evening going for a swim. Our group went out for dinner at a lovely little Andorran restaurant. How many people can say they´ve been to one of those?”

Do some shopping and embrace the small villages of Andorra on your next drive through the Pyrenees mountains.

For more trip information, visit:

Andorra Hotels
Andorra Attractions
www.cyberandorra.com

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