Where: Managua (layover) to Little Corn Island (4 days) to Granada (3 days)
Stay: Grace's Cool Spot in Little Corn Island, Hotel con Corazon in Granada
When: December
Little Corn Island Eats:
-Breakfast: Grace's Cool Spot
-Breakfast/Snacks: Any other "cafes"
-Lunch/Dinner: Tranquilo Cafe
-Lunch: Cafe Desideri
-Drinks: Tranquilo Cafe
Little Corn Island Highlights:
-Be prepared to take a cargo boat and/or wait numerous hours while going to/leaving Little Corn (it is not easy but it is worth it)
-About 1 mile, this island is easily walkable
-Bring flashlights!
-Tranquilo was the best hangout spot
-Island dogs are your friends
-Ensueños has an amazing beach
-Snorkeling is not fantastic here
Granada Eats:
-Breakfast: Hotel con Corazon
-Lunch: Granada Market
-Breakfast/Lunch: The Garden Cafe
-Dinner: Bistro Estrada
Granada Highlights:
-Check out the Tribal Hotel (it's slightly hidden, use Google Maps). Owned by the designers of NYC's Indochine, it's an interior paradise.
http://tribal-hotel.com/
-Spend half a day at The Monkey Hut (Laguna de Apoyo)
-Granada's walls are a photographer's dream
-Go to Granada's main market