Yup I would too vouch for blockchain.info its the best BTC wallet and I liked their security feature too.
blockchain.info is a great place to create BTC wallet. They also incorporate two-factor authentication for securing your data and give you the option to download or import your wallet's backup to dropbox, google drive, or send it to you via email.
I am using blockchain.info from long time without any problem.
yes blockchain.info is fully trusted and highly trusted foreverwhy?
read this for example!
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/gentleman-hacker-returns-stolen-bitcoins-blockchain-info/
the idea of bitcoin is that you have no other (third parties) who keep your money safe for you.
a online wallet is maybe good as a temporary solution. but i would never trust in long term!
Do it oldschool and download bitcoin core, the orginal bitcoin client. if you like bitcoin then you have the required space on your harddisk ...
the required disk space for original bitcoin client is increasing day by day. Hence downloading bitcoin core may not be the optimum solution for everyone (reasons could be insufficient bandwidth or low internet speed). If you can do it then kudos, if not try online wallet that has a good reputation and try your luck.
I have a strong limited bandwidth and know this problem. Downloading the block chain need's a lot of time. Also i use online wallets, but like i said before, only as a temporary solution (for small amounts)!
Coins which i store long term i sent to my bitcoin core client. For receiving coins you didn't need to download the blockchain!
A for receiving address you can generate offline (also with bitcoin core) and without internet connection. Only if you want send your coins to a other address later, then you need to be online with the synchronized blockchain.
By the way, the recent blockchain is available via torrent. I believe this provides a faster way of download as with the client.
Look here for further information or on the forum as well.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/blockchain/
http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/11592/is-there-a-newer-bitcoin-blockchain-download-available