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September 04, 2013 4:30 AM | Author: JOSEPH W. BAUER
Joseph W. Bauer served as Lubrizol Corp.'s chief legal officer for 20 years prior to its acquisition by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Now he is the principal of
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For most companies — even small and middle market ones — the business insurance portfolio represents a significant cost. Especially for companies with substantial manufacturing equipment, the "all in" cost of the enterprise's commercial insurance will normally be five to 10 times the cost of all outside accounting and finance services, and often will exceed all legal expenses.
But in the deal process, the quality and cost of the acquired company's business insurance rarely receives a disciplined and independent assessment.
Even sophisticated buyers normally perform only a rough-and-ready assessment of a targeted company's commercial insurance arrangements in the diligence process leading up to closing. Most of the time, they are missing a chance to reduce operating costs on day one of their new ownership, and the cost reductions could be material.
Dealmakers and their counsel would serve their clients well by making sure that a studied analysis is conducted and discussed in detail before closing with capable brokers and product specialists, including the target's incumbent broker and an independent adviser. By rightsizing the insurance in place to meet the risk appetite of the new owner, and by taking a fresh look at the appropriateness of data driving premiums, savings generally will be in six figures for smaller companies, and often will reach seven figures for larger targets.
Here's why and how:
What usually happens in due diligence
The usual approach to insurance diligence is the compilation of a list of the various policies in place, accompanied by a summary of the most essential information from the policy declarations. This is normally prepared by the seller's broker or the buyer's broker (who may be the same), and is then reviewed by buyer's counsel.
The going-in assumption is that "insurance pretty much takes care of itself." Nothing approaching the buyer's financial analysis to scrub the quality of revenues or earnings is conducted. Questions central to the appropriateness of the target's insurance — and its cost — are usually not asked. And if they are, the answers are rarely independently tested.
Two examples of frequently overlooked opportunities
What, specifically, will a fresh look at the target's insurance purchases produce? The likely opportunities for cost reduction and coverage improvement are numerous, but here are two areas that in our work almost always result in revised approaches at materially less expense.
1) Estimates of business interruption loss by location are too high, resulting in higher property insurance premiums.
For most companies, the property insurance program will be the most costly, usually accounting for at least half of consolidated insurance premiums. The premium charged for this coverage is computed from a base comprised of two sets of estimated values submitted by the target company.
One set is the estimated cost to replace buildings, plant and equipment at each of the company's sites. The second set, known as the "business interruption" or "time element loss," is the estimate of lost gross profits for each site, assuming a hypothetical disablement of that site for a stipulated twelve-month period. The sum of these two sets of values constitutes the "total insured value" against which the premium is computed.
An example: If the estimated cost of replacing all of the company's property and equipment is $500 million, and the total of all estimated business interruption loss is $500 million, the total insured value is $1 billion. If the insurance company has quoted a rate of 12 cents per dollar of insured estimated values, the annual premium will be $1.2 million.
We consistently find that companies, large and small, tend to overestimate the amount of business interruption loss that will occur at many of their sites. It is not uncommon to find an estimate for a small manufacturing location equal to many times the historical annual EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for that site, or for a sales office to be listed with significant estimated profit loss. When this happens, premium is being paid for loss that can never be payable under the policy. In the example above, if the combined business interruption loss has been overestimated by $200 million, the target is paying $240,000 more in premium than it should be, assuming the quoted rate is appropriate.
2) Liability insurance disconnects with target's loss history and the nature of its business.
The selection of liability insurance is normally driven by the risk appetite of the company purchasing it and the broker's success in recommending specialty policies. More attention should be paid to the actual paid loss history of the target under the coverage in place. Nothing else is as telling as to the appropriateness of the liability policies.
One good example is coverage known as "employment practices liability" (EPL) insurance. Many companies, perhaps even your target, have purchased it, especially in recent years. This coverage can add value to companies with large employment forces but very small legal departments. The policy acts more like a claims handling mechanism than as true risk transfer insurance. In our reviews for companies, we usually find that these policies rarely produce a paid claim, because the self-insured retention (including for legal fees) is normally much higher than any historical paid claim, and the claims that present high cost exposures (such as claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act) are expressly excluded altogether. If paid claims over the past five years reflect less than 125% of the aggregate premium over that period (and you will find they often reflect 0 to 10%), you are looking at the opportunity to send real money directly to the bottom line.
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6. The Homecoming
Eldarion opened his eyes to see the sun already rising above the tree tops. He was startled, thinking he'd overslept, since every other day of this journey they had been in the saddle long before this hour. Then he remembered. They had reached their destination. Now there was nothing to do but wait. He rolled out of his blankets, stiff from sleeping on the hard ground. Legolas had lit a small fire, and was stirring a pot of porridge.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," he teased. "Are you hungry?" Eldarion nodded, gratefully accepting the steaming bowl which the Elf served up for him. The two of them sat together, eating in silence, both tensed for any sign of what was to come next.
As Eldarion finished his bowl, he looked up at the hillside above them. Would his father return with them? When would they know?
The boy looked for something to occupy himself. He began inspecting his horse's hooves, picking rocks and mud out of the grooves in them with a small knife. He brushed his horse's coat from nose to tail until its black hair shone in the morning sun. He was so engrossed in this work that he noticed nothing else around him, until he heard Legolas cry out a greeting.
Turning back toward the hillside, he saw his father and mother coming down toward their camp. Their arms encircled each others' waists, and he could see from the way she was leaning against him, that there was peace between them.
"Father!" the boy exclaimed, running to the bottom of the hill. The tall man let go of his wife and scrambled quickly down the slope. He engulfed the boy with his great arms, clasping him to his chest. He clung to his son, sobs of joy shaking his body. Here was his only son, whom he had feared he might not see until he had grown to manhood, if ever again. Taking Eldarion's face in his large rough hands, he kissed his brow.
"I missed you, Father," the boy said.
"I missed you too, my Son," Aragorn answered earnestly. "I love you, Eldarion."
"I love you too, Father. Here," he said, presenting the ring of Barahir to Aragorn, "this belongs to you." Aragorn took it in his hand, and just looked at it for a long time. Was he ready to resume his role as the heir of Elendil?
Sensing his hesitation, Arwen moved to his side. "I will cleave to you, Dunadan, and turn from the Twilight," she said quietly, restating the vow which she had made to him on the day he had given her that ring. She slipped the ring of Barahir onto his finger. He kissed her hand. Willingly would he shoulder the burdens of Kingship, if she would remain his Queen.
"Shall we be on our way?" Legolas asked.
"Yes, the sooner the better," said Aragorn. Calling Eldarion to come and help him, he hastily climbed back over the hill top to collect his gear, while Legolas and Arwen packed up their camp and began saddling the horses.
Aragorn had hardly any gear to pack, and they might easily have distributed the load between all four horses. Instead Aragorn had loaded Arwen's dapple grey horse with all the supplies. After helping her to mount his horse, he had swung up behind her in the saddle, taking the reins in one hand, as he wrapped his other arm tightly about her waist. Following Legolas, and with Eldarion bringing up the rear, they began the long journey back to Minas Tirith.
Arwen leaned back against Aragorn's chest, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Estel," she said quietly, "please don't ever leave me again. I would far rather die than lose you."
"I am sorry, my love," he whispered kissing her hair. He looked wistfully about at the surrounding forest, drinking in the fresh scent of the trees. "It did feel good to be out in the wild again."
Concern furrowed Arwen's brow. "If you love me, promise me you'll never run away from home again."
He smiled and hugged her close to him. "I promise I will never run away from home again, without you. Is that good enough?"
"That will do." She smiled, but he could feel her body stiffen. There was a tension in her posture which told Aragorn she wasn't really amused. He realized with regret that he had made light of something that was too near to his lady's heart. By leaving her, he had given her reason to doubt him, and now she desperately needed his reassurance. She needed to know that she could trust him with her heart again. He sighed deeply. What a mess he had made of things.
"Arwen, can you ever forgive me for the way I wronged you?" Aragorn asked, looking down into her face. Before she could answer, he went on, "I thought only of my own pain, and I abandoned you when I ought to have pursued you. I should have fought to regain your love, and instead I turned my back on our marriage. I know my behavior was inexcusable. All I can do is beg for your forgiveness. Can you find it in your heart to pardon me?"
"Yes, my Hope, I forgive you," said Arwen, tenderly stroking his bearded cheek. "If I had been unwilling to do so, would I be here now?" she asked smiling.
"I suppose not," said Aragorn, hugging her closer.
"Life is too short for holding grudges," she said, settling back against him.
Though Aragorn could sense that he had assuaged her fears, there was still something more he needed her to know.
"Arwen, as I live, I swear I will never abandon you. Even if I should meet my doom before you, I will await you beyond the circles of this world."
"I have no doubt of it, my love," said Arwen, fondly caressing his face. "But let us not think on that now. Today we are alive, and today we have each other. Let us not allow fear of the future to steal the joy of the moment."
"I love you, Tinuviel, with all my heart."
"And I love you, Estel, more than life itself."
The little party rode on through the forest all that day. Though Legolas led them back along the same trails they had followed in coming, the return journey bore little resemblance to their preceding trip. Instead of anxious haste, they rode at a relaxed, though steady pace. Instead of strained silence there was laughter and singing. The journey was far more enjoyable, not only for Arwen, but for all of them. It was as if all that had been wrong with the world had now been made right.
They continued riding until evening, and then halted before the sun went down. Eldarion began gathering wood for a fire, as Arwen and Aragorn bestowed the baggage and provisions they would need for the night.
Meanwhile, a little way off from the main campsite, Legolas began to unsaddle and groom the horses, providing each with a nose bag full of fodder. While he was busy attending to the animals, Aragorn came to find him.
"I owe you a great debt, my friend," he said. Legolas looked up from the horse he was brushing to his friend's face.
Aragorn continued, "Thank you for hunting me down and confronting me with my own cowardice. Had you not goaded me into facing my fear, I might have lost all those whom I love the most." The Man dropped his gaze in remorse. After a moment, he looked back up at Legolas and concluded, "I don't know how to repay you."
The Elf smiled broadly, and affectionately clapped Aragorn on the shoulder.
With a merry twinkle in his eye, he asked "Isn't that what friends are for?"
In a corner of the Queen's garden, the three little princesses of Gondor sat huddled together around a huge book. Celebrian was reading them a story of the history of Gondor, of its kings and stewards, and their wars and political intrigues. It was a very grown up sort of story, which was why Celebrian had chosen it. In the Queen's absence she had assumed the role of mother hen, trying to act far too grown up for her eight years, and, on occasion, becoming insufferable bossy.
"I'm tired of this story," little Idril complained, "It's too boring!"
"It's important history. If you don't like it go play somewhere else." With that Celebrian continued to read. Idril squirmed in her seat, but she didn't interrupt again. Even being bored was better than being alone.
It had been more than a month since their father had left home, and several weeks since their mother and older brother had gone after him. Though they were surrounded by servants who took more than adequate care of them, they felt very much alone. As a result they had grown much more attached to one another, in fact they had become nearly inseparable. Gilraen would even let Idril share her bed on nights when she was crying for their parents. This was a great comfort to her little sister, but a less than ideal arrangement for her because Idril tended to steal the covers and kick her bedfellow.
The Lady Eowyn had been kind enough to take special notice of the girls. At times she even took them out for riding lessons. The first time she did so, one of the grooms had objected that Idril was too young to ride. "Nonsense!" Eowyn had exclaimed. "My sons were in the saddle as soon as they could walk."
After that she had often taken them riding, but, as the Steward's Lady, she had many responsibilities and she couldn't devote all her time to keeping the little princesses company. So they were learning to keep each other company. They needed to stick together since they were the only family they had left.
Finally, Celebrian came to the end of her tale. Seeing her opportunity, Idril jumped in, "Read the one about the star ship!"
"Star ship?" asked Celebrian disdainfully.
"O, I know the one she means," chimed in Gilraen, "Here give me the book. I'll read it to her."
Celebrian handed over the book with a look which clearly communicated that she was unimpressed by her sisters' literary tastes.
Gilraen quickly flipped through the large tome, searching for the story they wanted. At last she found the page. Showing Idril the picture, she cleared her throat and began to read the story of Earandil the Mariner. She was just warming to her tale when a shadow fell over the page. She immediately turned to ask whoever it was to step out of her light, but instead she cried out for joy, "Ada!"
In a moment, all three of his daughters had flung their arms around Aragorn in delight. Idril even climbed up onto the back of the bench and, grabbing for his neck, leaped into his arms. Soon they had wrestled the big man to the ground, and piled on top of him like a litter of puppies.
"O, Ada, we missed you so much!" said Celebrian.
"We love you, Ada, please don't ever leave us again!" said Gilraen
"Yes, we love you very much. Did you bring us anything?" asked the ever practical Idril.
Aragorn laughed, "No, I'm sorry but I didn't bring you anything. I did miss all of you, very, very much. I'm sorry I was gone so long. I love all of you."
"We love you, too!" the little girls exclaimed in chorus.
"Excuse me, my Lord," Faramir said, looking down at the King who was still buried under a pile of children.
"What is it, Faramir?" the King asked, sitting up.
"I wanted to ask if you would like us to fly the royal banner now, or to wait until morning?"
"Let's wait until tomorrow, Faramir. I will meet with you tomorrow. I will resume my authority and you can brief me on the state of the kingdom. Tonight I just want to enjoy my family."
"Very good, my Lord."
"And Faramir, Eldarion and the Queen have been telling me all about the job you've been doing guarding my kingdom and my family in my absence."
"Yes, my Lord?" Faramir was unsure what might be coming next. He had tried his best to faithfully keep watch over all that the King had entrusted to him, but he wasn't sure the Queen would see it that way.
"Excellent work, my Lord Steward! I think we shall need your assistance far more often in the future (of course, from now on, we will try to notify you before your services are required). Well done!"
Faramir bowed low, a flush of pleasure on his face, "It is an honor to serve you, my Liege." It was good to have the King back where he belonged.
Faramir turned to go and then hesitated. Was this really where his lord belonged? This fellow Ranger, this Man of the wilderness, had returned to the Tower of Guard to resume his watch, and so to bless both his family and his country. But what about the Man himself? His yearning for the wild should not always be at odds with his duty.
"My Lord," said Faramir aloud. "My kinsman, my brother," he added in his heart.
"Yes, Faramir?" the King responded.
"When you are at leisure, I would be honored if you and Prince Eldarion could come to Ithilien and go hunting with me and my sons."
The King smiled, and the same look of peaceful contentment which the Steward had seen in the Palantir spread over his face. "Thank you, Faramir. I should like that," said the King. "I should like that very much."
Idril, having decided that her father had spent enough time talking to the Steward, began climbing onto the King's shoulders.
"Get up, Ada. I want a ride!" she exclaimed, driving her heels vigorously into his chest.
"Idril!" Celebrian chided with a reproving scowl for her little sister's rudeness.
The child opened her eyes wide, looked down into Aragorn's face, and with the most adorable smile said, "Please, Ada!"
Laughing, Aragorn nodded to Faramir. "Duty calls," he said, struggling to his feet. Carrying Idril on his shoulders, he began galloping about the garden with Gilraen and Celebrian close at his heels.
Faramir made his way back to the great double doors which led from the garden to the halls within. He paused a moment with his hand on the handle, listening. It had been far too long since this garden had echoed with that wonderful sound. It was the sound of children laughing for joy.
That evening, the royal family gathered for a quiet dinner in their private quarters. Their friend Legolas was the only guest at this intimate homecoming meal. The fire on the hearth cast the room in a warm, golden glow. The food was plentiful and delicious, a welcome contrast to the rations they had eaten on the road. The wine was excellent, and after dinner, Legolas raised his goblet to propose a toast.
"To Arwen and Aragorn. May you always give each other joy, and never take each other for granted." They could certainly all drink to that.
"And to Legolas," said Aragorn, "who had the courage to tell a king what he didn't want to hear. A true and faithful friend is a priceless gift. "
Setting down her goblet after this toast, Arwen turned to Legolas. She reached for his hand saying, "Dear Legolas, how can we ever repay you for the service you have rendered to us?"
"I could ask for no greater reward, my Lady, than to see the light of the Evenstar rekindled." Legolas kissed her hand, and made a courtly bow. "And now, I must take my leave." Aragorn rose to see his friend out. "Farewell, old friend," said the Elf, putting his arm around his shoulder. With only a hint of mirth in his eyes, he said, "Remember to treat the Lady with the courtesy she deserves, or you'll have me to deal with."
"I'll keep that in mind!" said Aragorn, with a laugh.
Aragorn looked around the room at his beautiful family. His throat tightened as he thought of how close he'd come to losing them. Celebrian and Gilraen's little raven heads were beginning to nod. Even Eldarion stifled a yawn. Idril had laid her head down on her mother's lap and had fallen fast asleep. It had been a long, wonderful, emotional day, and now it was time for rest.
Arwen picked up the sleepy Idril and began carrying her to her bedchamber, but the child rubbed her eyes and said, "I want to sleep in Nana's bed."
Aragorn took the tired girl into his arms, kissed her and said, "Now, Idril, be fair. You've had your mother all to yourself for a long time now," he rested her head against his shoulder, then looking into Arwen's eyes, he added, "I need her all to myself tonight."
Idril, Gilraen, Celebrian and Eldarion in turn had all been kissed goodnight and tucked snuggly into bed. Then Aragorn and Arwen made their way, arm in arm, back to their own chamber. Here was the one place in the world where they didn't have to be King and Queen, or father and mother, but simply husband and wife. In this sanctuary they could lock the door, draw the bed-curtains and be merely lovers. Tonight, after their long separation, both of them felt a renewed appreciation for the privilege of loving and being loved, of knowing and being known, and then for the priceless comfort of falling asleep in each others arms. Could there be any two people in Middle Earth more blessed than they were?
In the shadowy stillness, as they drifted toward sleep, Aragorn said, "I was thinking of asking Faramir to come back and look after things so we can both take the children to Rivendell for a few months. What do you think?"
"It's a lovely idea, Estel," Arwen said sleepily, "but not for a long while yet. We've already been gone for some time," she nestled closer to him, "and it feels so good to be home."
Aragorn couldn't agree more.
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EXETER — Police are investigating a suspicious death in Exeter, where a woman's body was discovered inside an abandoned concrete plant that caught on fire Thursday morning.
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I'm using the MixRadio seeded mixes in my app (i.e., Artist.WebPlayUri). I'm finding an odd problem: when I load the URL, a song starts playing (normally not by the specified artist). It plays for about 2 seconds, though that may depend on connection speed. Then, after the page finishes loading, it switches to a new song. This new song plays for 30 seconds as expected and then changes to the next song, which also plays for 30 seconds. From then on, it works properly.
The problem occurs both on the phone and with a normal PC, so I managed to collect a network trace with Fiddler. http://1drv.ms/MSUmwR
There's also a screenshot at http://1drv.ms/MSUWdU.
Notice especially frames 10, 17, and 29, the music files. Frames 10 and 17 are separated by 1 second (See Date header on response). Then frame 29 occurs 30 seconds later.
As you can see from the Fiddler file, I'm using URLs like http://www.mixrad.io/us/en/mixes/see...David%20Guetta . Is there something special I need to do to avoid this 2-second sample? I'm using WebBrowser, so I have InvokeScript, but I haven't come up with a workaround that works reliably. Is this a bug in the website?


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quote:Edit: Gotta admit, I had to look up Gary Andersen
quote:Art Briles, HC Baylor
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The boring, personal stuff: Yes, my name is taken from Howard Philliphs Lovecraft's novel. I am currently a student at the Technical University of Budapest, and study physics. I plan to become a nuclear engineer/radiobiologist/nuclear safety technician/medical engineer. My interests outside natural sciences include history (gee, what a surprise), pondering on the universe and the stupidity of man, and metal. I think the second two show a lot.
Oh yeah, and I'm also into what is called "hidden".
I regularly promise to update my AARs weekly and always fail, mainly due to real life, aka the university, or lack of inspiration, or because my thought and ideas race faster than my hands, I am sometimes don't want to write down ideas I have already integrated into the chapters I am compiling in my head.
And my chapters always turn out different from how I imagined them when i started them. But that's writing, I guess.
And now, onto the real stuff.
My first foray into the lands of AARland is/was Under The Raven Banner, a story about the "what if" of Johannes Bureus converting the Sweden back to the Old Germanic Faith. Intended to be a short premise to a gameplay AAR, it has grown to a huge monster of a story, with 30 updates only gasping the first 10-20 years of a two-three hundred year long story. I personally learned a lot about writing while doing it, and the journeyman's work type of it shows in fluctuating style and such discrepancies, but I have gotten a lot of praise for it. It is currently on ice, I'm thinking of rewriting the old chapters before doing new ones.
If you are looking for the Old Gods, pagan festivals, metal references and genuine plotting and bloodletting, check it out!
My second AAR, one I consider to be more mature, and more mysterious, deals with the adventures of a young Templar, who has to find his own way to Wisdom. Built around the premise of the Gnostic Templars, it contains heavy references to various kinds of spirituality and occultism, and deals in a wholly different way with the supernatural than my first story. Metal references and stolen titles stay, though.
If you want to find Sophia, Baphomet awaits you.
Unter Der Schwazen Sonne: The Occult War. Pretty much what you could expect from such a title. The Black Sun is on the rise, and humanity is about to be engulfed in its light.
The forest seeps frozen blood: follow Bran, John and Jojen into the heart of Winter, and to the Eternal Spring.
And I have two, aborted gameplay AARs as well:
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Rosco1 wrote:I was talking to my M-I-L and she was saying the lake used to double as a golf course when it was empty ,,,many years ago
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It's a punitive war, meaning that they want to stand and make up puns that will make drunk Scots groan.
It's a punitive war, meaning that they want to stand and make up puns that will make drunk Scots groan.
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They can only reach the African holdings, so that war can be ignored until after you beat Austria
Ah, pyramid power strikes fear into the heart of the scottish soul...Or not!
I was Sir blsteen, Knight of the Eastern West... in :One Last HurRAAh: A Milanese Empire Interactive AAR:
I was FOTW 11/25/09 and 9/12/10
Thank you hugely for the replies!
naggy - Right! Thankfully my many horrific attempts at humour during this AAR have made Scots impervious to such tactics! Which is why I made so many shocking attempts at humour...to build up Scottish defences. It is not down to my having no sense of humour and the writing abilities of a piece of soggy cabbage...*cough*
Nice bit of punning from yourself by the way!
History_Buff - How correct you are! They cannot actually even reach my African holdings via a land route as I left Tripoli as a buffer state between myself and The Mamluks. I do not actually fear The Mamluks at all as a result...I was just using the last screenshot in order to create a bit of drama, which my own shoddy writing skills could never otherwise achieve!
blsteen - Not, for the reasons detailed above! However the country who did end up declaring war on me during this update, had me reaching for my emergency underwear...
The war against Austria has been going surprisingly well. The usual strategy of drawing the enemy onto a defended Scottish position has claimed yet another victim.
However Austria had kept too many men back in Trent for Scotland to push home the advantage. Something novel was happening in this war. A superior opponent acting scared of Scotland! Austrian soldiers practice Scotland's most familiar military manoeuvre, the tactical withdrawl. Fleeing from a nearby battle whilst their fellow soldiers tasted Scottish kisses!
Despite smashing the small Austrian force in Brescia, the bulk of the Austrian army remains too canny to attack Scotland. Scotland thus does something unprecedented in Scottish warfare...she attacks a large army (admittedly with far large numbers...cowardice can never be fully removed from the Scottish character).
Reports that this was not a heroic attack by Scotland but rather the result of her soldiers camping on a hill and then rolling towards Austrian lines cannot be further from the truth. The broken Austrian forces are then harried to defeat. Like true cowards, Scots always continue to attack a fleeing victim. The bulk of the Austrian army is shattered. She now only has around 30,000 men.
Now comes the fun part in any war - looting and pillaging. By Austrian citizens of Scotland's drunk senseless soldiers. However with an opportunism to make most Scot's salute in admiration, were it not for the fact most were piddling themselves upon the announcement, Burgundy has entered the war.
In the same month Muscowy accepts a white peace deal upon realisation that the Scottish attack on Corfu was simply a ruse to gain French land. That and the fact that Muscowy has no wish to land troops in the benighted craphole that is Scotland.
Faced with the choice of war against two large powers, Scots unanimously decide to remain far away from Burgundy. Scotland's French lands are thus left wide open to Burgundy. Who, upon occupying a few provinces, is horrified to find how dilapidated and backwards the provinces of a once great nation have become after skant years of Scottish rule.
In February 1478 Aragon, long irked by Scotland's frequent reconquest wars, decide to begin one of their own. Alas they and their allies Cologne and Savoy can muster a mere 4,000 men between them. Their application for Scottish nationhood is thus likely to be accepted.
War on all fronts. The nation is creaking under the strain. Scotland fears another ill omen. It could well spell disaster...
Phew, just our King dying. James III brings some actual ability to the throne. This is so disconcerting to everyone that stability drops.
Whilst Scottish armies have bravely been besieging empty Austrian provinces, Scottish land in France has been steadily occupied by Burgundy. Reasoning that any invading force who has got so far into Scottish land will by this point be hugely depressed at having been stuck in such a craphole for months on end. And that said force will ready to surrender at the drop of a hat...Scotland attacks.
It is the beginning of the end for Burgundy's invasion. Her soldiers are indeed depressed, malnourished and emotionally scarred having spent months in Scottish land. Driving rain, idiot locals and being forced to eat food fit only for a rubbish tip usually has that effect on people.
The first peace deal in this round of warring is hammered out when Wurttemburg cede's Konstanz, becoming a OPM in December 1478.
December 1478 also bears witness to the King making the God damned stupid decision to make blasphemy an offence. Jesus what an idiot.
Pommerania make the wise decision to give away Austria's land in peace talks.
Scotland salutes such 'allies'.
War against everyone else rumbles on...
Wow, what a crazy and great ride so far. WC? Count me in!
this is becoming rather scary ... the outcome could be Scottish domination of the Champions League (apols to any US-based readers) in 640 years time ... and then what could we complain about
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Thank you hugely for the replies!
Tmac - You are far too kind (the bribe is, as ever, in the post)!
loki100 - Well there is still the matter of the Old Firm dominating everything! My poor beloved Jambos ever suffering...
Iain Wilson - How true that is! A team of semi-trained animals would probably outplay any football team Scotland can field!
sjones25 - Nevermind those illustrious footballing nations, simply having somewhere such as Liechtenstein still alive in the game throws huge doubt on future Scottish football hopes!
I have some good news and some bad news.
Bad news; the next update is a bit larger than usual, thus more drivel to suffer I'm afraid.
Good news; I won't be able to update the AAR for the next few days, thus less drivel overall!
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A week after the Austria peace deal, The Mamluks too sue for peace. A white peace. During this epic conflict which will live long in the memory of Scots everywhere, The Mamluks did...well...nothing. With no land border and a pathetic navy, no actual battles were fought. The only injury suffered by anyone on either side was my gaining a slightly sprained finger from tapping the mouse too often.
On the 16th January 1479 Savoy is annexed. Savoy, Dauphine and France had been left alive for sometime so as to keep the land border with Burgundy as narrow as possible. Now that both Scotland and Burgundy are locked in war things shall change.
Scots make use of the newly acquired Piedmont to launch their favourite type of attack on Burgundy...one from the rear.
On the 20th January 1479 Scotland finally gets around to completing her reconquest of Barcelona...at the 20th attempt. Aragon is annexed.
The primary reason that Scotland had not suffered more at the hands of Burgundy's attack is that the great bulk of Burgundy's army is actually overseas...in Greece. So Burgundy decided to launch a surprise attack on Scotland without the majority of her forces, despite their being no reason for her not to bring these men back before beginning her war. That is an act truly worthy of a Scot.
[Another act truly worthy of a Scot is thinking you have taken a screenshot when you actually have not. Sorry, I thought I had taken a screenshot of Burgundy's large army stacks in her Greek holdings of Morea (which Burgundy gained during one of her pointless wars as Defender of the Faith), but alas I cannot find the damned file! So you will just have to trust me on this. Yes, thats right, trust the person who has been proving himself a conniving git all game.]
The logic cannot be faulted on the part of the fortunate Burgundian soldiers stationed in Greece however. Attack the rain infested lands of madmen, or top up your sun tan? Tough choice.
In September 1479 Salzburg declares war on Scotland, dragging her lucky ally The Palatinate into the conflict as well. These two can muster 5,000 men. Perfect applicants once again.
Burgundy is collapsing with German minors able to occupy a number of provinces, she is forced into a very damaging peace deal.
Massive swathes of Burgundy are thus released as minor nations. The vicious predator in every Scot crows in delight. More small fries to bully.
March 1480 witnesses The Palatinate ceding Pfalz and a wad of cash to get the ravening Scots off her remaining land, bringing Palatinate to OPM status. Scotland thanks Salzburg.
Peace once more returns to Scotland (well we're still at war with Salzburg). Finally her inhabitants can return to ruining their newly acquired empire, infighting, inbreeding and drinking themselves to an early death.
The King uses this lull to solve a problem which has been vexing Him for some time. Namely the constant abuse of His Majesty.
No longer shall lies about the King's corruptness, drunkness, wastefulness, debauchery, foolishness and backwardness be told! No, truth shall reign supreme. The recent allegations have been unfair. The King has been far more corrupt, drunk, wasteful, debauching, foolish and backward than had previously been reported - this shall be set right!
The Pope takes leave of his senses and forgets about Scotland having annexed his traditional home, constantly warred with Catholics for years on end and the fact that he only recently excommunicated Scotland...
One can only imagine the now accurate reporting of how shockingly inept the Scottish King is, has made the Pope feel mercy for the people of Scotland and thus brought about this decision.
Therefore Scotland is now at peace (nearly) having smashed most of her rivals and has just been given the accolade of Papal Controller. People of Scotland know how this goes. Something is about to go wrong...
Despite having considerably larger forces, the situation is a bit worrying for Scotland. The bulk of our armies are still in Burgundy, with no direct land route to our Austrian holdings, Scottish forces need to make a long march around through southern France and northern Italy in order to reach the theatre. Thankfully there are still 40,000 or so stilll in this new theatre however. Considering the fact that the average Scottish soldier can only manage a moderately quick waddle, as opposed to a march, it will fall upon these brave 40,000 to defend Scotland for quite some time.
More worrying however is the simple fact that after years of non-stop war the people of Scotland's empire are close to mass riots. Frankly most Scots are surprised it has taken this long for the newly conquered people to realise how useless Scots are in rule (Gordon Brown for example...). Stability is a long way off recovery. War exhaustion is ever growing. Scotland could truly do with a period of rest.
With that in mind...
Oh joy. The Pope has gone to war against the Papal Controller...Scots return to drinking, the situation is too confusing for logic to have any chance.
Some more minor nations join the Alliance to Conquer the Evil Scottish Gits.
Andrea Law participates in one of Scotland's most successful battles. The fact that Scotland actually lost the battle is a moot point. Bohemia have suffered massive casualties.
Has Scotland found its new David Livingston?
Law: 'Well yes, I hope I can eclipse the brilliant Livingston. We fought a defensive battle, hoping to buy time for our onrushing (read as; waddling quite quickly) reinforcements. It is a pity the battle was lost, but the casualties should make Bohemia wary.'
Evidently Scotland has not found the new Livingston, Law is far too coherent and intelligent. He is quickly given a desk job. Leave the fighting to imbeciles, thank you.
Beathan Ruthven is found slobbering on a bench outside. He is instantly given command.
The lesson: Imbecility wins wars. The fact that Ruthven had overwhelming numbers was clearly of no consequance.
The King views a fleeing army and quickly gets stuck in, here is a chance for glory!
Imbecility gains Scotland another victory.
Bohemia's army is utterly shattered. Her forces are being harried to destruction.
On the 14th November 1481 Switzerland is annexed.
For some reason having the Pope go to war with you seems to bring about...
Honestly, you'd have thought he'd give Scotland more warning. ah well from Papal Controller to excommunicated. One benefit of being excommunicated is that when countries declare war on Scotland it is on the basis of excommunication. The alternative, with such high infamy, is on the grounds of 'dishonourable scum'. An apt definition of Scotland, but so very hurtful.
Despite having shattered Bohemia's forces, the war exhaustion has risen to massive heights due to Scottish forces chasing Bohemia for so long within their territory. Revolts have become widespread. Bohemia has also been able to easily begin rebuilding her army due to the massive size of her lands.
Taking the cowards approach to warfare, Scotland peace out.
The peace deal is very unsatisfactory. However the Scottish army had spent such a long time in Bohemian land, without reinforcement that it had dropped to a size of 13,000 from a possible size of 45,000. Scotland need some time of peace, in order to despoil her new lands, grow larger bellies and recoup for further conquests.
Despite the revolts, the Portuguese seem to have accepted their fate. Joint losers with the rest of Scotland.
On the 6th July 1482 Salzburg is finally annexed.
On the 27th August 1482 Ansbach is annexed.
Ocober 1482 witnesses the Papal States ceding Bamberg to Scotland, recuding the Papacy to OPM status. You really have to wonder why they excommunicated the peaceful Scotland in the first place.
In the same month Liege desides to delcare war on Scotland! With all of 3,000 men...
The band of losers swells.
On the 21rst November 1482 Mainz is annexed.
Much talk has been made of Scotland needing time out to allow revolts to die down.
It was all lies. Its war-diddly-ino (sorry, couldn't help myself...) with Flanders!
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This AAR Soks
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Me thinks the Scots aren't going to get much peace if they don't stop grabbing provinces. Just for a while of course.
I was Sir blsteen, Knight of the Eastern West... in :One Last HurRAAh: A Milanese Empire Interactive AAR:
I was FOTW 11/25/09 and 9/12/10
has your finger fully recovered from pointing it at the Mameluks ... looks like you're going to have plenty of practice at squashing small but slightly annoying minor enemies for quite a while.
Remember, whatever the question, the answer on 18 September is Yes ...
bah, stupid Flanders fighting with is big, drunk and ugly neighbour*
* you are sure that Homer Simpson wasn't a scot?
Attack them with groundskeeper Willie's forces!
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did general livingston die? if i died, i better have died from alcohol poisoning
Great AAR... even if I am an englishman
Very well done. I assume you've been given and declined the opportunity to become Great Britain?
Thank you kindly for the replies!
blsteen - How true that is. However I cannot stop the incessant warring now, even if I wished to! Scots drink and eat a province bare within no time whatsoever. Thus new lands to loot and despoil must be ever added to the burgeoning empire!
loki100 - My finger was recovering before a sudden resumption of war with the dastardly Mamluks in this update! How true with regards to those opponents still left standing, I am rather fearing the increasing amount of rebels as well.
Mico94 - I actually attacked Flanders! Scotland really needed a bit of a break from the constant warring in order to let war exhaustion go down but I couldn't help myself. Homer Simpson is obese, stupid and a semi-alcoholic...so yes, he must be at least part Scottish!
I'd make use of Groundskeeper Willie's forces but as he says himself, we Scots don't exactly trust one and other (and if anyone wondered why this WC is being attempted...well Willie explains the reason perfectly here)!
sjones25 - Brilliant!
Kingawsomeness - Alas the legendary Livingston has passed away. Some say it was alcohol poisoning which caused his death. Others point out that he had just been decapitated accidentally by one of his own drunken troops (this bring the primary cause of Scottish casualities in battles, attacks from their own side). Its impossible to say what the real reason is. He was given a fitting burial though, his grave overlooks a brewery!
Keinwyn - Thank you kindly (bribe in the post of course)! If not for my shockingly underhand tactics I could have never taken down the mighty England. Thus know that a Scot must act as a conniving git to have any kind of chance!
TonyJoe - Thank you kindly (a bribe for you too of course)! I do indeed have the decision available to form Great Britain, but do not intend to do so primarily because I have been hugely lucky whilst playing as Scotland but fear the AI were I to turn into Great Britain. Scotland is pitied, Great Britain is feared! Furthermore Scotland's yellow colour on the diplomatic mapmode suits my yellow bellied playing style!
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Are you Deshtined to suffer another kiss?
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Character Writer of the Week: 5 December 2010
My Inkwell - Warning! This content is rated EP: Extremely Poor
Fan of the Week: 7 September 2010, 27 February 2011 and 26 April 2012
Attacking Flanders whilst suffering from massive war exhaustion, and thus constant rebel attack, was probably not a clever idea. However the cassus beli event 'dishonoured call' fired, and Scotland being as war hungry as it is could not let such an opportunity to oppress a smaller neighbour pass.
For some reason Scotland's constant warring seems to have irked a few people.
Honestly, you'd think Scotland was annoying everyone, attempting a world conquest or something...ah...right.
Thankfully Austria is nowhere near rebuilt to her former worrying glory. Her armies seem to know it too. Upon viewing their home provinces under siege they...march off.
This baffling move is due to the fact that Austria is also at war with Scandinavia (Sweden managed to dominate Denmark and Norway, thus creating the new country). Scotland's joy is shortlived however as the stack suddenly returns killing one of the 2,000 siege forces. Austria shall pay!
Dribbling moron Reathven gains the win and chases the Austrian stack.
Thats actually the smaller of Austria's stacks. Scotland's lesser defended German theatre is being besieged by an Austrian force of 18,000. Scottish forces are too small to beat back this force. Thankfully Scotland has other allies...
Scandinavia is happily assaulting Austrian held Scottish provinces, returning them to Scotland. Thank you Scandinavia! Scotland swears eternal friendship and brotherhood to you, for your aid in this war.
On the 22nd September 1483 Dauphine is annexed.
Finally Scotland has mustered enough men in Germany to beat back some of the opposing forces. Flanders is the first sent into rout (yup, I declared war on Flanders without having enough men nearby to sack her provinces until now...yes, I really am that useless).
Who the hell put Law in charge of another army?! He's too competent dammit!
On the 5th January 1484 Liege is annexed.
The Mamluks declare war on Scotland in the same month. The people of Scotland cower in fear. And quickly get themselves ready for another titanic clash between both nations...by sitting on their backsides and doing nothing. I fear for my partially healed finger.
In order to simply get Austria out of the war so as to make the German theatre alot easier to manage, a peace deal is thrashed out.
Austria is beginning to learn to her cost the lesson which other vanquished nations have long since learnt; Scots have become inured to pain due to their rampant drinking and stupidity. Its near impossible to stop them.
Scandinavia's aid during this war will never be forgotten. Scotland shall ever stand by their new brothers, hoping to bring about peace to a shattered world (shattered as it has been by Scotland *cough*). Scotland did not beg Austria for peace mere days beforehand in order to avoid the impending strike from the Austrian stack, thus leaving her Scandinavian brothers cruelly alone. To say otherwise is a slanderous lie!
Oh well, enjoy getting hammered Scandinavia.
July 1484 bears witness to France ceding Caux and Lyon, she is now a OPM. Nice to see the Auld Alliance bearing such fruit.
September of the same year witnesses Trier becoming a OPM as she cedes Koblenz.
The next month Venice cedes Treviso.
Pea-diddly-eace (yeah, I used the same rotten attempt at a joke once again) with Flanders!
As can be seen, Burgundy was truly hurt when she released Flanders. Scotland gratefully takes the new land. It shall become a backwater craphole within mere months.
April 1485 witnesses The Palatinate declare war on Scotland with her allies. Their application shall be rushed through.
On the 20th May 1485 Cleves is annexed.
On the 9th June 1485 Hesse is annexed.
An end to the non-stop warring is surely in sight. Once these German minors are vanquished hopefully Scotland can enjoy some peace.
That would be a no then.
Despite pillaging most of Europe, Scotland is beginning to become exhausted from its near constant exertions. The reason for this is two-fold. Firstly Scots are by their very nature a country of obese numpties. Having dragged their amble posteriors miles around Europe, most Scots are wanting a break. In order to reinforce their beer bellies, and clog up their arteries once more.
The second reason for Scotland's rising war exhaustion is that every country Scotland has thus far conquered is so far advanced and generally better than Scotland itself, that her armies can only feel utter depression. Look at the great cities of Lisbon, Madrid, London and so forth. Compare them to Edinburgh, Falkirk and Cowdenbeath (always a forerunner in 'Most Stupidly Named Town' competitions), and it is easy to see why Scottish soldiers feel so depressed.
The war exhaustion of 9.84 really needs to be addressed. Scottish forces will attempt to viciously shatter the remaining enemy field armies in order to have a break from warring. They would rather eat and drink themselves to an early grave, as opposed to having an enemies sword send them to one.
On the 12th May 1486 Anhalt is annexed.
June 1486 allows for a slider movement. I am far too inept at this game to have known what would happen if a slider is moved past its country specified limits. The extra revolt risk accrued from putting Scotland on -1 centralization when 0 is the slider limit, had been proving a pain. Thus the slider was moved back to the right.
Finally some luck! Evidently the newly acquired lands had enough alcohol in them to improve stability a bit.
The same month brings Sicily to war with Scotland...again. Dragging in various allies. Their application for Scottish citizenship is carefully considered...until Scotland learns that Sicily is renowned for its wine. Conquest ahoy!
August 1486 brings Thuringia to the peace table. This German minor must have been doing quite well until now, as it has a number of provinces. Once again Scotland ruins a country out to improve itself. Scotland is dragging people down to her level! Brunswick, Meissen, Thuringen and Kassel are ceded.
On the 3rd of November 1486 The Palatinate is annexed. No doubt making her allies happy she shared their fate.
January 1487 and Crotia is brought to the peace table.
As can be seen, Dalmatia is not connected to any of Scotland's other land provinces. Thus it is a bit worrying gaining this province whilst revolt risk is so high. However Croatia can always be annexed later to link the land up. Plus Scotland is always hungry for more land to despoil.
With such high war exhaustion Scotland is happy to go around slapping about minor nations, but the people of Scotland fervently hope no major power attacks.
Oh joy.
War with Moldavia is quickly brought to an end. Having men strung out in her provinces would not be wise. Scotland gains Istria in the peace deal. Scotland should be able to beat back the current enemies arrayed against her. Austria is severly weakened. Bohemia are the only country to pose a significant threat.
ah yes, Dalmatia borders the Ottoman's vassals...damn that province!
The war with Bohemia is mercifully short-lived. Austrian forces, what little of them there now are, are utterly shattered.
Bohemia is no doubt horrified to see what alcohol addled Scots can do to a once strong country, and quickly white peace out.
May 1488 bears witness to the Scottish heir sadly passing away. Is this the end of the hugely inept, corrupt and debauching line of Stuart?
The people of Luxembourg certainly pray so.
Having finally gained something of a navy in recent years, Sicily is at last made to pay for her incessant warring. How dare she have fought the peaceable people of Scotland on so many occasions! Only idiot nations, filled with ignorant foolish people would dare engage in incassant wa-uhm...nevermind. She cedes Messina, Apulia and Malta, thus bringing her to OPM status.
After occupying Dalmatia for a good few months and gaining some war exhaustion into the bargain, the Ottomans finally realise that without a decent navy, and having no other land borders with Scotland there really is only one option...
Well done Ottomans. And people say the Scottish are stupid (with good reason)...
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Yes, finally. Thanks You. I really was hating this one minut limit.
In other words, you'll never be able to control what the users really see.
If you want to enforce people paying, just make the whole site premium access only. And why aren't you doing it? Because you know that it'd more or less mean the death of it. No one likes being forced into something. I know I wouldn't pay. I find around 10% of the news here really worth my while.
I repeat my suggestion that you drop the premium and ads crap and move to a donation based approach. If it works for wikipedia, there's no reason it shouldn't work for you.
Also, I must say I personally don't find it so awesome to first enforce a really retarded edit limit and after a few months to remove it and post it as positive news. It never should have been there to begin with.
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I think the current situation is fine. Those who are bothered by the advertisements will block them, and those who are not, well they can watch them, click on them, whatever.
Really thank you for all the work on open source drivers, although I don't yet use AMD cards, I sure will one day.
For what it's worth... The Arch Linux forums don't have any edit time limit that I'm aware of, and their users are actively encouraged to use the edit feature instead of posting again, even if that's one day later. Different forums though, they are more about problem solving than chatting, and there are lots of posts every day.
I also believe the admins "solved" the spam problem by using Linux-specific questions during the account creation...
Thanks, Michael. This is great. FWIW I suspect that my "real" post count is much smaller than yours... I just had more delete/repost edits
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P.S. I was up north for the long weekend and just got back to my corner of civilization (running water and dial-up internet) now.
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Hit the beach and work on your tan in the sun loungers (chaise longues) or relax in the shade with cabanas (surcharge) and umbrellas. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at Resorts Casino Hotel Atlantic City like a seasonal outdoor pool and an indoor pool.
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Luxury website VeryFirstTo.com unveiled its £990,000 ($1.5 million) trip just a month ago, a luxury expedition to all 962 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in what has been billed as the world's most expensive vacation.
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Angkor, Cambodia
The site lies a 20-minute tuk-tuk ride from the city of Siem Reap, with the bulk of visitors traveling between November and February, when the weather is dry and temperatures are coolest (25-30°C). You can explore Cambodia on a Geckos Adventures tour.
Acropolis, Greece
It's possible to take a tour to the site, or simply wander up there from the city of Athens on foot. The route along Adrianou Street to the back entrance of the site is a gentler climb than the Dionysus Theatre entrance. For more info, visit the Greece Tourism website.
Bagan, Myanmar
Located in Burma's central west, Bagan is serviced by flights, buses and trains from Yangoon. Accommodation is centered in the surrounding villages of New Bagan and Nyaung Oo. Tours available with Intrepid.
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Located nearly 1,000 kilometers from mainland Ecuador, the islands are serviced by flights from Quito and Guayaquil. Multi-day boat cruises are generally the best way to explore the islands. Celebrity Cruises will get you around the Galápagos in style.
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, Turkey
Due to the remote nature of the site in central Anatolia, most visitors opt to fly in from Istanbul to visit the area on a tour, or self-drive. Rock-cut hotels provide accommodation. Fore more info, visit the Turkey Tourism website.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Larger islands are well-serviced by flights from mainland Australia. It's also possible to visit the reef via day trips from northern Queensland ports including Cairns and Port Douglas. For more info, visit the Tropical North Queensland Tourism website.
Hampi, India
Hampi is serviced by overnight bus from Goa. Trains also run to nearby Hospet from Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and Calcutta, and visitors will find a good range of low to mid-range lodgings around Hampi village. Tours available through On The Go Tours.
Iguassu Falls, Brazil and Argentina
The less-developed but refreshingly uncrowded Brazilian side of the falls is a half-hour bus ride from the city of Foz do Iguaçu. It's the same distance to the falls from Puerto Iguazu on the Argentine side. The two countries are connected via a bridge downriver of the falls. For more info, visit the Argentina Tourism website.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
Most visitors to this remote southern region of Argentina base themselves in El Calafate, the closest town to the park entrance. There are daily flights and buses from the capital Buenos Aires. For excursion options, check out Gigantes Patagones.
Machu Picchu, Peru
Several multi-day treks terminate at Machu Picchu, but it's also possible to take a train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes, and climb a steep flight of stairs or bus up to the site. Only the first 400 daily visitors are granted entry to Wayna Picchu, a separate set of ruins overlooking the main complex. Tucan Travel offer a range of tour options.
Mont-Saint-Michel, France
Mont-Saint-Michel is serviced by buses/tours from Rennes and Saint-Malo, but it's also possible to lodge in one of Mont-Saint-Michel's small hotels. For more info, visit the Normandy Tourism website.
Petra, Jordan
Buses and day/overnight tours run from Jordan's capital Amman and the port city of Aqaba. It's also possible to organize tours from Egypt, and the Israeli resort town of Eilat. For longer stays, bunk down in Wadi Musa, Petra's neighboring town. For more info, visit the Jordan Tourism website.
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Just 25 kilometers southwest of Cairo along the Nile River, the complex is most easily visited on a day trip from Egypt's capital. For more info, visit the Egypt Tourism website.
Rapa Nui, Chile
While it's possible to access Easter Island by air from Tahiti, most visitors opt for the five-and-a-half hour flight from Santiago, Chile. For more info, visit the Chile Tourism website.
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
The short October/November and March/April rainy seasons notwithstanding, the Serengeti, usually accessed via Kilimanjaro or Nairobi airports, offers great game viewing year-round. For tours, visit the Audley Travel website.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
The central Sri Lankan site is located two-three hours by local bus from the city of Kandy (via Dambulla, home to a massive cave temple complex). It's also possible to organize a tour or personal driver from Kandy. For more info, visit the Sri Lanka Tourism website.
Tulum, Mexico
Situated just a few minutes drive from the small Yucatan Peninsula township of Tulum, the easily accessible ruins lie about 60 kilometers south of the larger touristic township of Playa del Carmen, and a further 60 kilometers from Cancun. For more info, visit the Mexico Tourism website.
Valletta, Malta
Just south of Sicily, Malta is connected by flights from across Europe. It's possible to lodge in Valletta, but the bulk of visitors make for the tiny nation's beach resorts. For more info, visit the Malta Tourism website.
Venice and its lagoon, Italy
Venice is served by nearby Maro Polo and Treviso airports, while trains arrive at the Venezia Santa Lucia train station in the city's west. For more info, visit the Italy Tourism website.
Yellowstone National Park, United States
Located around 100 kilometers from Jackson Hole, the closest major airport hub, the park has five main access points. Most visitors choose to self-drive throughout the park, camping en route. For more info, visit the Wyoming Tourism website.


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