<?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 05:49:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bluesbro/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Spooky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well not really but at a certain age you can have fun with pretty much anything:)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@bluesbro/spooky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@bluesbro/spooky</guid><category><![CDATA[fun]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bluesbro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 04:35:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe2yzRfqtkqdwCMyLLFZZCuAMfcAqPQA8PPRYpN7NhLwViv7WmayF5fWdj1anNd5tgfKNjQtyaU4HxCZ2e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smurf's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when you think it's safe to go outside there are Smurf's in the crowd!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@bluesbro/smurf-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@bluesbro/smurf-s</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bluesbro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 04:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdSP2BNW75UsurBFSLpf66tFNUwmTGe46owJEg84bx13QkArjNuVLPhEDVzWwrBKGzpUe3G2tGWCUGVL1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awesome places you can find online, sometimes unbelievable value]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, as on many of our trips, we go online the day before we arrive somewhere to decide where to stay. 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My aunt used to live in a houseboat and I used to sit on her deck fishing in the canal. 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