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Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and is a great place to stay - not just for visiting places where the television series Dr Who was filmed or for when you watch rugby.

Historic Cardiff castle is an absolute "must see" if you're a history fan. A guided tour of Cardiff castle ought to be well up on your "to do" list. It dates back to medieval times but nowadays you're just as likely to be there to see your favorite rock band or experience the Welsh Mardi Gras.

Cardiff is a regular host for the Welsh National Eisteddfod. Opera buffs from all corners of the world descend on the city alternate years to witness the BBC's Cardiff Singer of the World event. The Big Weekend Festival attracts approximately a quarter million people who enjoy the attractions and fairground rides that appear for the event. Or if you're on a budget, time your visit to Cardiff for the annual free outdoor Festival.

Shopaholics visiting Cardiff can choose from three main shopping malls: Capitol Centre, St David's Centre and Queen's Arcade. These three centres cater for almost every need: there are national department stores as well as smaller local shops that you'll only find in Cardiff. If you don't want to experience the modern malls, you may prefer to wander around the numerous shopping centres that can be traced back to the Victorian times. These also feature some intricate Victorian architecture if you can take your eyes off the bargains in the shops.

If you’re on an overnight stay in Cardiff, you may want to check out the musical scene in the city. There are a wide range of music venues ranging from small clubs and pubs right the way through to big venues. If you're uncertain, begin at the Brewery Quarter and work out from there.

There are plenty of hotels and guest houses in Cardiff, so you’re certain to find somewhere to stay when you visit Cardiff.

Quality Mexico Auto Insurance is essential when driving in the Republic of Mexico.

Many people ask what’s the big deal about purchasing auto insurance for Mexican trips? In the first place, insurance policies written in the United States and Canada are invalid in Mexico.

If you plan to travel to Mexico by car, you can purchase a policy online that will be considered legal in Mexico.

Full Coverage Mexico Auto Insurance is important as well. It compensates you for total theft, collision, fire, lightening, and other weather condition’s like thunderstorms and earthquakes to your motor vehicle.

If you happen to have an accident in the Republic of Mexico, it is important that you report it to the appropriate authorities and your carrier before returning home if you wish your claim to be honored. Otherwise, the Mexico insurer has no responsibility to compensate you for any any insured loss.

A car accident is more than an accident - it is a felony. You can be delayed and your vehicle can be taken until you pay off the monetary damages deemed by the authorities as having been caused by you.

There are many different places to go online for affordable Mexican Auto Insurance quotes. Knowledgable drivers quickly discover, that this is the most effective method to get a policy, because doing so in person takes more time and effort and is usually higher-priced, especially the fees.

Liability Only Mexican insurance is suggested for those who drive an older auto or SUV etc and don’t wish to buy insurance coverage for the vehicle.

Mexico law and how it is applied is quite dissimilar than the U.S. when it concerns auto insurance. In Mexico you are considered guilty until proven innocent. The local magistrate can take your car and put you in jail to help pay for damages, so protect yourself well and purchase adequate insurance limits. If you are in a collision that damages your car, and you are to blame, the ability to compensate for damages you cause to other people is weighed most importantly.

We asked one client what he thought of buying Mexican Insurance at one of the booths, gas stations, or roadside stands along the border.

This is what he said:

“I’ve been driving South of the Border since the early 80’s. Nearly all travelers to Mexico plan their vacation, drive to the border then remember that they need to buy Mexican insurance … then they go buy it at the nearest seller. This is like buying groceries at 7-eleven or ampm mini-mart… your choice is limited, and you don’t have any way to research the insurance companies that vend at the border. It’s take it or leave it… the coverage is a la carte, who knows what you are really really getting, AND they somehow add extra FEES! It’s much easier to purchase online, before you leave home!”
San Diego, CA Resident

Also consider this: There is a LARGE difference between paper generated Mexico insurance policies and electronic Internet Mexico Auto Insurance Policies.

Paper policies, are done in the old traditional way by agents throughout California, Texas, and Arizona in local insurance offices or at the border and mailed to Mexico, often through the regular postal US system.

Basically, an insurance salesman will manually fill out the paperwork, make a trip to the post office, and mail your policy to Mexico. To cut back expenses, it’s not unusual to see an agent delay posting policies until a dozen or so have been sold. Sometimes this means that your insurance contract is waiting at the agency for a few days before it’s posted.

Next, it can take upwards to a week for the batched lot to get past customs and make it to Mexico City, where nearly all of the major insurers are located. Then it is processed into their master computer database by hand.

Internet policies are a far more efficient method of quickly notifying your insurer and distributing policies to you fast by Website, E-mail or by Fax so YOU BENEFIT.

The real question is what happens if you have an accident and the insurance company doesn’t have physical evidence of your policy within their system? What occurs if you have a bad accident on a weekend while most insurance offices are not open and the single company able to help is your insurer?

Since you need to stay at the accident scene and report all accidents while in Mexico, and most auto accidents are adjudicated within hours, having physical possession of your Mexican Insurance certificate, which needs to be verified by each insurer, is important.

You can’t afford a luxury trip to Paris? There are options, here are some tips on getting more value for your dollar.

The single most important thing for a cost-effective vacation is pick you time. Times to avoid in Paris: Christmas, September/October when there are large trade shows. Want a luxury hotel? Rates may well be cheaper at the end of the week an particularly during the summer months.

Try to time your departure so that you leave late at night having had a full day in Paris: your hotel will hold your luggage even if you have to check out in the morning. Another day in Paris without an etra day's hotel bill! Sleep on the plane its the best thing to do on them.

Don’t go alone: preferably take a couple of friends and share a room: you will normally pay the same for two adults as one and the third person is much less than half the tarrif for two.

Don’t hire a car . Paris was not designed for cars. You won't be happy if you hire a car and fight the crazy traffic: instead walk or catch the metro. Need a car for the remander of overseas adventure? Pick up the vehicle at the end of your Paris stay.

Get online and use the major hotel sites to find the cheapest hotel rates. Don’t just book with the first site you find though. Try five or six especially if you are looking for smaller, boutique hotels. Not all travel websites list all hotels.

Its worth knowing that most art galleries and museums open only 6 days and are often closed on a Monday or Tuesday. If you are in town for those two days then double check which days your “must see” sites are open to avoid disappointment.

Don’t use taxis to hop around town: use the Metro for longer trips or walk: Paris is one of the most walkable cities in the world and most of the major sights and shopping areas are within easy walking distance.

A new development in inner city transport is the Vélib program (”vélo Liberté” or Freedom Bikes) by which it is possible to rent a bike for a very modest price. The first 30 minutes is free (plus a Euro1 daily fee payable by credit card) and prices rise raipidly for longer rental: designed to encourage you to drop off the bike and pick up a new one as you require: what a great reason to stop at cafe or two…

Paris is a wonderful city and who doesn’t want to see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Musse d’Orsay, Notre Dame Church. Make sure you make the effort to make it to top stared restaraunt at least once on your visit.

Choose a Paris Luxury Hotel for your next European vacation and really see a different side of that wonderful city. A central Paris hotel will help you spend most of your time in the city of romance not commuting from a remote suburb. Choosing the right Paris hotel can be the difference between an average trip and memories that will last a lifetime.

Medan City

Medan City is the third biggest in Indonesia. Located in North-Sumatra of Indonesia with a population of 2.5 millions residents. It is said that during day time, the population of Medan City will grow to about 4 millions with people coming from suburbs.

The unique thing about Medan is that, it resides the largest volcanic lake in world known as Lake Toba which is twice the size of it neighboring country of Singapore.

History of Medan Indonesia

Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (Medan Village). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. As Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Medan Village is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Medan is an area where the Deli River meets Babura River.

Based on the diary of the Portuguese merchant in early 16th century, it stated that the name of Medan was actually derived from Medina which is actually a holy city in the western of Saudi Arabia. However, other source indicated that the name of Medan came from Indian language “Meiden”. One of the Karo-Indonesia dictionary written by Darwin Prinst SH published in 2002 wrote that Medan could also be defined as “recover” or “be better”.

The first inhabitants of Medan came from the Batak Karo community. It was not until the Sultan of Aceh, Sultan Iskandar Muda, sent his warlord, Gocah Pahlawan Laksamana Khoja Bintan, to be the Sultanate of Aceh’s representative in Tanah Deli, that the Sultanate of Deli started to grow. This growth stimulated growth in both the population and culture of Kota Medan. In the second year reign of Sultan Deli (between 1669-1698), there was a cavalry battle in Medan.

Medan did not experience huge improvement until the 1860s, when the Dutch colonialists began clearing the land for tobacco plantations. Medan very quickly became the center of government and commercial activity, dominating development of Indonesia’s western region.

The Dutch governed Tanah Deli from 1658, after Sultan Ismail, ruler of the Kingdom of Siak Sri Indrapura, yielded some of his once-ruled land, Deli, Langkat, and Serdang. In 1915 Medan officially became the capital of North Sumatra Province, and officially a city in 1918.

With the largest volcanic lake in the world, Danau Toba Indonesia , Medan is a city worth visiting for your budget vacations in Asia Indonesia

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