<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:47:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bookpacker/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[World Nomad Games 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we told people we were going to the Nomad Games they often thought we were talking about a meetup of digital nomads... But no, this is a celebration of true nomadic culture that is still part of everyday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@bookpacker/world-nomad-games-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@bookpacker/world-nomad-games-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bookpacker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2018 06:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UM5SsvtBDBRNh9eSzqugw1EMUQ5oShFGFYPnY2WKRBtresQ6Xk1ibPMerzhh5LeRPDBEtAsnE9Pz5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still on the Road!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi guys, I haven't posted anything here for quite a while. We were very busy in the last weeks. Our blog is more and more successful which means more and more work with it as well. 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