ECS courier.com http://ecscourier.com The top news headlines on current events Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:24 +0000 en hourly 1 Advice to British travellers in Greece ‘alarmist’ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/advice-to-british-travellers-in-greece-alarmist/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/advice-to-british-travellers-in-greece-alarmist/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:24 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/advice-to-british-travellers-in-greece-alarmist/ William Hague has been criticised for urging holidaymakers in Greece to register with the British consulate in case of civil unrest in the country.

]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/advice-to-british-travellers-in-greece-alarmist/feed/ 0 Martin Johnson to coach children at Sardinian holiday resort http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/martin-johnson-to-coach-children-at-sardinian-holiday-resort/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/martin-johnson-to-coach-children-at-sardinian-holiday-resort/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:23 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/martin-johnson-to-coach-children-at-sardinian-holiday-resort/ Former England Rugby coach Martin Johnson has a new job: training children at a holiday resort in Sardinia.

]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/martin-johnson-to-coach-children-at-sardinian-holiday-resort/feed/ 0 Bhutan: high adventure in the kingdom of happiness http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/bhutan-high-adventure-in-the-kingdom-of-happiness/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/bhutan-high-adventure-in-the-kingdom-of-happiness/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:23 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/bhutan-high-adventure-in-the-kingdom-of-happiness/ Amar Grover joins the small but growing number of hikers to explore the Bhutanese Himalayas.

]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/bhutan-high-adventure-in-the-kingdom-of-happiness/feed/ 0 Travel advice: tipping on cruise ships http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/travel-advice-tipping-on-cruise-ships/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/travel-advice-tipping-on-cruise-ships/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:23 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/travel-advice-tipping-on-cruise-ships/ Our travel experts answer your emails, including a question about tipping on board a cruise.

]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/travel-advice-tipping-on-cruise-ships/feed/ 0 Hotels for winter sports: four of the best http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/hotels-for-winter-sports-four-of-the-best/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/hotels-for-winter-sports-four-of-the-best/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:22 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/hotels-for-winter-sports-four-of-the-best/ Four of the best hotels for winter sports holidays, chosen by Francesca Syz.

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]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/sign-language-week-192/feed/ 0 Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2012: the second night of parades in the Sambadrome http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/rio-de-janeiro-carnival-2012-the-second-night-of-parades-in-the-sambadrome/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/rio-de-janeiro-carnival-2012-the-second-night-of-parades-in-the-sambadrome/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:21 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/rio-de-janeiro-carnival-2012-the-second-night-of-parades-in-the-sambadrome/ The second night of parades in Rio de Janeiro’s packed Sambadrome.

]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/rio-de-janeiro-carnival-2012-the-second-night-of-parades-in-the-sambadrome/feed/ 0 J M W Turner’s Kent http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/j-m-w-turners-kent/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/j-m-w-turners-kent/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:20 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/j-m-w-turners-kent/ The artist loved to visit northern Kent. Alastair Smart explores the blustery spots where he paused to set up his easel.

]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/j-m-w-turners-kent/feed/ 0 Guimarães, Portugal: Europe’s cultural enigma http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/guimaraes-portugal-europes-cultural-enigma/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/guimaraes-portugal-europes-cultural-enigma/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:20 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/guimaraes-portugal-europes-cultural-enigma/ What links Berlin and Paris with tiny Guimarães in Portugal? David Atkinson explains on a visit to the city, newly crowned European Capital of Culture.

]]> http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/guimaraes-portugal-europes-cultural-enigma/feed/ 0 Which credit cards should you take on holiday? http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/which-credit-cards-should-you-take-on-holiday/ http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/which-credit-cards-should-you-take-on-holiday/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:22:20 +0000 admin http://ecscourier.com/2012/02/22/which-credit-cards-should-you-take-on-holiday/ We look at the best deals and the pitfalls you face when using debit and credit cards on holiday.

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