Escape to the City and Cast Aside Capital Punishment of Daily Grind ; a Shopping Weekend in Cardiff Might Not Be the First Thought When It Comes to Relaxing Breaks and a Weekend Together. But, As Peter Slee Found Out, Give It a Go, You Could Be Pleasantly Surprised.

South Wales Evening Post › January 15, 2011

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THE St David's shopping centre is just a five minute walk away from The Hilton. I mention this only because from my experience, the lure of such a place never fails to excite even the most frugal of women. Such visits at the beginning of the year, however, are particularly fraught with danger. Why? Well, think about it and it's pretty obvious really: the January sales, of course! Even so, here we are, in Cardiff. Our car has been whisked away by a valet, we've swished through the Hilton's doors into reception, been welcomed, checked in and made our way to St David's nearby and the last hurrah before a year of austerity and more belt-tightening. Here it is!

All Pounds 675 million of it.

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Escape to the City and Cast Aside Capital Punishment of Daily Grind ; a Shopping Weekend in Cardiff Might Not Be the First Thought When It Comes to Relaxing Breaks and a Weekend Together. But, As Peter Slee Found Out, Give It a Go, You Could Be Pleasantly Surprised.

A project that has helped push Cardiff right to the top of the UK's shopping destinations. It's awesome, daunting and huge.

It's also big, brig...

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