For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes. To be updated
March 20th 2008Europe » Andorra This was my second ski trip and I can say that I was much more successful then last time.
We flew to Reus in Spain where we meet our friends Candice and Javier and then we drove to Andorra to spen ... 54 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008Europe » Andorra » La Vella April 29 - 30, 2008
ANDORRA LA VELLA
We had no idea what to expect here as, quite frankly, we had never heard of it before. We kind of threw a dart at the map the day before and this is where i ... [full story]
April 29th 2008Europe » Andorra » La Vella Monday, 14th April
Spent day mooching around Sitges.Much quieter on sea front today so we enjoyed a peaceful time walking around and eventually managed to find an internet room to download blog. Had ... 19 photos[full story]
February 20th 2008Europe » Andorra Our experience in Spain up to this point had been wonderful and we had been on some great trips both in the country and outside of it, but there was one great North American tradition that we were beg ... 4 photos[full story]
January 21st 2008Europe » Andorra » El Serrat Hey guys! So you´ll never guess what I did this past weekend... I went skiing in Andorra in the Pyrenees Mountains! Skiing! I know what you´re thinking, and you´re right, I definitely don´t know ho ... [full story]
January 6th 2008Europe » Andorra After a few days reorganising our lives again in Wales we headed off to Bristol in the wee hours for our early morning departure to Toulouse. From here we took a four hour bus drive up into the Pyrene ... 9 photos[full story]
January 13th 2008Europe » Andorra After a whirlwind few days back in Cardiff where we unpacked, washed, and packed again, we were off on another trip. This time our destination was Andorra, a tiny country in the Pyrenees mountains fa ... 7 photos[full story]
December 20th 2007Europe » Andorra » La Vella We left early Monday morning for what should have been a 6 hour journey to Andorra’s capital, Andorra la Vella. As it turns out, online directions in Europe are just as crap as they are in Ameri ... [full story]
October 7th 2007Europe » Andorra Andorra is a super small country nestled between Spain and France. We figured that we might not ever make it to Andorra in the future so why not see it now! We headed to a small ski down called Arsi ... 6 photos[full story]
October 11th 2007Europe » Andorra » La Vella So having breezed through a delightful Portugal we exited back into Espania. Our plan was to head east to Barcelona and what ever we discovered enroute then good luck.
Our first stop was Salamanca ... 14 photos[full story]
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