<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:38:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@alana.lori/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[House/Pet Sitting as a means to Long-Term Travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gentle giant in Ireland Have you ever wanted to take a year off from 'real life' and go on an adventure? Well, even on a limited budget, it is possible, and I'm doing it right now! How? House and pet sitting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/house-pet-sitting-as-a-means-to-long-term-travel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/house-pet-sitting-as-a-means-to-long-term-travel</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:15:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/GTCx6Xsvc3wWQRsnvZfAv9BgMNueJzkgeBxSgW6RFq1viARooMpa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Myself a Little Late]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemit! A friend of mine kindly pointed out that I have never actually written an "introduce yourself" post, so here it is! Hi everyone! My name is Alana and for the most part I travel.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@alana.lori/introducing-myself-a-little-late</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@alana.lori/introducing-myself-a-little-late</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 07:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBrk7S2rDPaRZenUwJR8H2x6JotRZb5xh2iemQky7nRzRc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where am I?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit community! It's been a while... mostly because I've been rather lazy in the blogging department, but also it's due to the fact that boyfriend and I have been travelling quite extensively]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/where-am-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/where-am-i</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 14:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBrk7S2rDPaRZenUwJR8H2x6JotRVgJBX8SA7nPinRRBV8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOW!! Eliean Donan Castle, Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite places in Scotland is Eliean Donan Castle. Perched on a small plateau in an inlet on the west coast of Scotland, the castle boasts some pretty stellar views. I could rehash a wikipedia]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/wow-eliean-donan-castle-scotland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/wow-eliean-donan-castle-scotland</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9GNQG8kfgfjJCLxpYhL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Holidays to anyone feeling lonely!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an individual who is away from her family for Christmas/the Holidays, I want to wish every lonely person a wonderful day! I'm lucky becuase the handsome devil in this photo is currently with me, so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alana.lori/happy-holidays-to-anyone-feeling-lonely</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alana.lori/happy-holidays-to-anyone-feeling-lonely</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9L7oDZ3bUyyuBfTKX7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diversity in Rogue One]]></title><description><![CDATA[I successfully avoided learning too much about Rogue One before it was released and finally went to see it in theatres last night. Pretty great, right? ('Yes' is the correct answer). But I couldn't help]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reviews/@alana.lori/diversity-in-rogue-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reviews/@alana.lori/diversity-in-rogue-one</guid><category><![CDATA[reviews]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UDtyTTuCfh4mxLLGYS56F4DZ7VAX19ZdHBp64Ta3CoXfiam7gDXyY4bfVRwFd6qGYVShmpZEJjs1Ffq7pFV9dwDUjhokxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life - What did everyone think?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image from Google SPOILER ALERT - Please do not read if you have not watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life I'm kind of a huge fan of the show Gilmore Girls. I have watched the seven-season run probably]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reviews/@alana.lori/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-what-did-everyone-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reviews/@alana.lori/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-what-did-everyone-think</guid><category><![CDATA[reviews]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8bTbePD11j4WLjf24JS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running on empty: a saga of terrible jobs.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I begin the last week of yet another terrible job, I think to myself: is there such a thing as a good job? Where are they and how do I get one? According to job/career happiness studies in 2015, there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alana.lori/running-on-empty-a-saga-of-terrible-jobs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alana.lori/running-on-empty-a-saga-of-terrible-jobs</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:14:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosplay≠Consent: Awareness and Inclusivity at London Comic Cons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last fall I attended my first (and second) Comic Cons. Boyfriend and I decided it was time to take this next step into celebrating all things nerdy, so we bought tickets to both the London Comic Con, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comiccon/@alana.lori/cosplay-consent-awareness-and-inclusivity-at-london-comic-cons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comiccon/@alana.lori/cosplay-consent-awareness-and-inclusivity-at-london-comic-cons</guid><category><![CDATA[comiccon]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:41:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9G3AwuyhbZpNHMntw5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Happened to Me: Inappropriate Theatre Touching]]></title><description><![CDATA[I work in a prominent Ontario theatre. With the exception of a few untoward 'darling's and 'sweetheart's this theatre season, I have not experienced anything more than slightly unwelcome when it comes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/misogyny/@alana.lori/it-happened-to-me-inappropriate-theatre-touching</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/misogyny/@alana.lori/it-happened-to-me-inappropriate-theatre-touching</guid><category><![CDATA[misogyny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8tccxwrng7g2isteMxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To the person who continues to disappoint me]]></title><description><![CDATA[We met in an interview. After we met, talked, I cried. I cried because you were lovely, genuine, positive, enthusiastic, full of love and light. I had just suffered a great personal failure and I had forgotten]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anxiety/@alana.lori/to-the-person-who-continues-to-disappoint-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anxiety/@alana.lori/to-the-person-who-continues-to-disappoint-me</guid><category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:02:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lossiemouth: A Beautiful and Unlikely Destination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lossiemouth, UK. Heard of it? Didn’t think so! Deciding to come here wasn’t difficult. My partner and I had an opportunity to spend some extended time in this unlikely place and we haven’t regretted it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/scotland/@alana.lori/lossiemouth-a-beautiful-and-unlikely-destination</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/scotland/@alana.lori/lossiemouth-a-beautiful-and-unlikely-destination</guid><category><![CDATA[scotland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2016 13:47:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7RaKznDDoVs7SA5dZcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stunning Venice - Some Favourite Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some of my favourite, gorgeous shots from my trip to Venice, Italy! Has anyone been to Venice recently?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/stunning-venice-some-favourite-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/stunning-venice-some-favourite-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXriq6ihcf6FmhPykAW8e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Searching for Nessie: A Photo Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here we are at Loch Ness in our World Gym shirts to search for the Loch Ness Monster! We began our search with hopeful hearts amidst the ruins of Urquhart Castle We searched and searched, but could not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nessie/@alana.lori/searching-for-nessie-a-photo-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nessie/@alana.lori/searching-for-nessie-a-photo-blog</guid><category><![CDATA[nessie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqchEwb1dhThhb7o2T7U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Sitting: The Poor Man’s Solution to Long-Term Travel Accommodation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In deciding to make long-term travel a part of our life, my partner and I were faced with the challenge of being able to afford to live abroad. After thinking hard about all of our options, we decided]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/housesitting-the-poor-man-s-solution-to-long-term-travel-accommodation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/housesitting-the-poor-man-s-solution-to-long-term-travel-accommodation</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXp9VHBo3BJXbWAd2SDC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To: Travel AND Work!]]></title><description><![CDATA[When faced with the prospect of long-term travel, many people I have encountered have brushed it aside with an attitude of dismissal. “That’s not possible.” “I can’t leave my steady job.” or “I can’t afford]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/how-to-travel-and-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/how-to-travel-and-work</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8Xi3EtceyU64E56uVyQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long Term Travel: ABSOLUTELY IN YOUR REACH]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my partner and I told our friends and family that we were quitting our 40hr/week jobs and moving to Scotland for 6 months, we typically received either one of two responses: "Wow, that's amazing!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/long-term-travel-absolutely-in-your-reach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@alana.lori/long-term-travel-absolutely-in-your-reach</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alana.lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKRHGjacm1Aa9UJd64yGWQuzBzaA9xutG3mZuqXxs51gZM9wQAUyT15ryHAXEfx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>