<?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, 17 Apr 2026 18:14:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@dikshabihani/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cat cat village, Sapa (Vietnam Diaries)]]></title><description><![CDATA[2025 was a little special for me, I did my first ever international trip, and I did it with my two friends. Honestly, I had been saving for this for the longest time, so when it finally happened, it felt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@dikshabihani/cat-cat-village-sapa-vietnam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@dikshabihani/cat-cat-village-sapa-vietnam</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dikshabihani]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpoVe31TwjDPot613N9VuCqAeRcAyzNqKfKFpgDUe85MiLqEtEQyUe1vwtate7BfeHpbXpyabxrDcTFQV7QKtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening by the ghat, Rishikesh🌊🛕]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Neer Garh Waterfall visit, as I’ve mentioned in my previous blog, we made our way to Lakshman Jhula, and that’s where the day slowly started winding down. 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