<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:05:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@babetter/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Route Tour – West & North of Chios Island
…With Many Minds to Blow!🤣🤣🤣]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our adventure started with a challenge — leaving the little village of Volissos. Small roads, a big car… what could go wrong? 😅 But we managed to find our way out and hit the route we wanted. We headed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/autumn/@babetter/route-tour-west-north-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/autumn/@babetter/route-tour-west-north-of</guid><category><![CDATA[autumn]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnZNiCb5uaXisgYy543cS27kstttrBxJuNeRo8fpGkHUFyBG1rfTe96WptThs4YuVDF1F9j1ssmnBCmJUrVRV4LP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas thoughts @ the beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas 2023 Easy, calm and Sunny! At the beach with my dear fluffy ladies All I wanted and all I needed Is time, joy and sun To refill my battery Connect with Nature The only real Church Strengthen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@babetter/christmas-thoughts-the-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@babetter/christmas-thoughts-the-beach</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 09:05:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8dFKCatGDYkV6VzsyzKndcpDqw8sAn6zseekHAFKjK39Jm7BQJBBYCVLBbCX2mBDxqARKy5NwvP5AzRoHqB5w1Bzu4mVME8uNDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historical Morning Walk - Ancient Stageira]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning me and my Czech friend (neighbor) went for a nice morning walk. We decided to go to Acient Stageira – Birthplace of Aristoteles, to restore our energy after a busy week. This is located on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@babetter/historical-morning-walk-ancient-stageira</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@babetter/historical-morning-walk-ancient-stageira</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnEqc67trBgAj3gcsws4emtuMjPR6qhX9trZVit1J1CrvXPku1Tg5VubHaYBGErs5nH4wp3u3Z5vhbv582f8YBudG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal June ~ Summer is loading!]]></title><description><![CDATA[May started cool this year. Normally may can be already a hot month in Greece. The clouds and rain make beautiful skies, amazing to see. The 2nd half of May it started to be above 23 degrees here, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/garden-journal-june-summer-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/garden-journal-june-summer-is</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmneGgZQfnKcuUdFDUVWwUEzywr48jg6nhLa7rdeAj5JKo8A4wLjfdZbkw8bS7zeCMsVQBkuTwUvzPA2qr9Ut3pYgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kayaking ~ Exploring Chalkidiki by sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friends and their kids from Holland came to visit me here in Olympiada. We made several trips in the area here. So we went for kayaking, to discover the area of Ierisos, Neo Roda, Komitsa by sea. We]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@babetter/kayaking-exploring-chalkidiki-by-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@babetter/kayaking-exploring-chalkidiki-by-sea</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 08:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfHotAgE13LNp7iQH4kZDZ578mzaEd8dRD4HPFEtWFy4w3tYPM1ta9eFPuNidLU4hnNJZZeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal May ~ Flowers from Aprils rain showers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sweet April showers has brought us now in May so many colorful flowers. It is a blessing coming home seeing this wisteria blossoms hanging outside my door. Beside the Wisteria, I have so many flowers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/garden-journal-may-flowers-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/garden-journal-may-flowers-from</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 16:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathJMMSZBArWJs9mvgWBFwVEnikpQj8oYfapos1PEYbrnrGuZ1MaF21YNCnUXRSVZfaTFj522YaRHPvvc6MQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountainbike tour in Ierisos - Chalkidiki - Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘ Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving’ ~ Albert Einstein A lovely tour in the mountains by mountainbike: one of our co-workers brought me into the mountains for a tour,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@babetter/mountainbike-tour-in-ierisos-chalkidiki</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@babetter/mountainbike-tour-in-ierisos-chalkidiki</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8MHQDuj3trjsauaBgfipA6WUFAv4t711hHsXZtTYEAoWHZN7Nxnp6HuiYL3z1fr9sDFQuyDKm6oGjj7Be8eAJW7fhxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal April ~ ‘Sweet April showers do bring May flowers’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[March was a busy month, filled with garden works. 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Everywhere I spot the first signs of her. Some trees, like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/the-story-of-the-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/the-story-of-the-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 08:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf139jxsyMBfT8XZ19uwbDkRL8WmWRFHbtYMCePGcBqppA9TSAEnnjipC9js4AysSthS8usi3RJKW6iei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babread – Sourdough Bread made by Babetter @ BabetterPlace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bread was never really my thing in life, I didn’t like it to eat at all. I rather eat 2 hot meals a day and a salad in between than eat bread in the morning and as lunch, how we do it in Holland. 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But the chlorine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@babetter/hot-and-cold-waters-natural</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@babetter/hot-and-cold-waters-natural</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfsXsm4pfNAwdee5f4TWc6Gk39dj59Rn3bYxS76zwPDqKAQaDgVrxFEcV5iByARoX4ouRCEA26wGr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring feelings in the middle of the winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter in Greece still didn’t start really and that is lovely for my garden, but I think it would be nice to have some frozen and snowy days. 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Pink pomegranate tree Red]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/pomegranate-season-babetterplace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@babetter/pomegranate-season-babetterplace</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEzNYtqbGEDRek5dctwU2EckVZHEGTMrQsSHsPH8TrJchL7vPH7qTnTJTwfRXFqjjtemeevHSxYCfDcZCPUHr763FHztBqtFoKjMrA2nAhPqg5ZGkBQpbaz7ma7iyc1MayiceBLtn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal September ~ Time to Harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garden Journal Sept. September is 2 remember. One the my favorite months. 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I discussed many times with a friend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@babetter/canoe-tour-to-the-small</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@babetter/canoe-tour-to-the-small</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babetter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfHY18GV6MU4jRrvawaKicePVmPvswgTXZhNBEGZWBM1zuJRSTi3U9fb1P2Q6D6zYK1i3jGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of summer is near.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a while that I wrote here on Hive. So many things to do here and around @BabetterPlace. 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