<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:39:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@englishmigrant/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Crap Neighbours, Loud Dog: My Bali Breaking Point!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The neighbours' dog barks non-stop and these morons do absolutely nothing about it. I’m fed up. I tried ignoring the racket, but now it’s screaming all through the night while they sit there in a trance.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@englishmigrant/1718b0ce</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@englishmigrant/1718b0ce</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[englishmigrant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWFxzgF7aevFQV6E69FQteY5wxrfE71dHMcJMhpkj2F3gdBbH35koeAHqtTHagn8TDPC2RLGxeNit1hqKp9bYqGrgYDHjk2WtZ2sGnYkmApdrMhevdVmD2k6uKS7cAQRwBhxs2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Bali still welcoming? I went and asked the locals myself.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look, I’m going to be totally honest with you—the UK has become a complete write-off. It’s a sinking ship. 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It’s just "normal" to them, but it’s making my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@englishmigrant/db455f2f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@englishmigrant/db455f2f</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[englishmigrant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNb7kNWBddwhMwEGh2N8MCZYjSqkJfLAD4eD18xfrndj651ZAEwe374HdS2bAWraDTh4o34ThMQHSoSFaeP96vovYrMEtTWt9V45JS74LzxxWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drama in Bali - Tourist Husband Threatens to KNOCK ME OUT!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drama in Bali yestarday at the massage place. This absolute retard actually threatened to punch my teeth out just because I told his disrespectful wife to shut up. 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