<?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, 03 May 2026 18:16:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hopefulvagabond/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Blog] 7 Days Till My Life Changes Forever!]]></title><description><![CDATA[7 days. That is all that I have left until my life changes forever. 7 days. 7. Days! I flew back home from Moscow, Russia around August 2016 due to illness which postponed the my trip of cycling from the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hopefulvagabond/blog-7-days-till-my-life-changes-forever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hopefulvagabond/blog-7-days-till-my-life-changes-forever</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiRmRNrFjFQtW58iXKM9aWKNbG4gAqUcTXbYY6jvLC22NPVVgNAu1HE4A4s9jExBo3ABa94UfM8Wu18gdW5e4RvErg5k4MPLpyyWqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Poem] What Are YOU Waiting For?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are YOU Waiting for? (Credit: What are you waiting for? What are YOU waiting for? Do you have potential? Of course you do. You know that. Do you have fear? Of course you do. You know that. Do you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hopefulvagabond/poem-what-are-you-waiting-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hopefulvagabond/poem-what-are-you-waiting-for</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71fTRU48cK4rVQ8EkppHbFfc1PYFfxBJp3igp677SHF8hyMg9oeseWWnWNg9VwND?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are YOU Waiting For?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are you waiting for? What are YOU waiting for? Do you have potential? Of course you do. You know that. Do you have fear? Of course you do. You know that. Do you have courage? Of course you do. You]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hopefulvagabond/what-are-you-waiting-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hopefulvagabond/what-are-you-waiting-for</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:40:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge - ThursdayGreen - Green In Southeast Asia - Singapore, Vietnam & Bali!]]></title><description><![CDATA[YES! That is a giant baby in the photo.... It's Thursday which means it's Green Thursday... unfortunately I'm looking out of my office window to no greenery, sooooooo.... here is some greenery from 3 different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colourchallenge/@hopefulvagabond/colorchallenge-thursdaygreen-green-in-southeast-asia-singapore-vietnam-and-bali</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colourchallenge/@hopefulvagabond/colorchallenge-thursdaygreen-green-in-southeast-asia-singapore-vietnam-and-bali</guid><category><![CDATA[colourchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHnN8zDq4Jq7WDZmmaE79u5TxueJ9eduoFi69LaJDMiNjeysXQw6CjVCPUcTgYq6edLVcLvxbGvfXvVUKEEwcA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramblings Of A Mad Man - Time.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey lets talk about time! Well what could I possibly talk about when it comes to time, I have constraints, constraints and boundaries due to lack of knowledge, but I'm happy I'm aware of these shortcomings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/time/@hopefulvagabond/ramblings-of-a-mad-man-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/time/@hopefulvagabond/ramblings-of-a-mad-man-time</guid><category><![CDATA[time]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:18:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ574UQwdMgfQcHoLUUouxkv7exk9tzn1iksJfo8bDJNKH3Bpr2qAXDbMQifJ1fyc5NntDyiqyfhN1ffY8Zute3KMY83Mdg2fJ5HFYvh5YXngd36jwAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soaking up some sun in Brighton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the weekend I was fortunate enough for my better half, Ellie to treat me to a trip to Brighton by booking us a place to stay, this was going to be one of the last times we may see each other as I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/brighton/@hopefulvagabond/soaking-up-some-sun-in-brighton-and-127748</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/brighton/@hopefulvagabond/soaking-up-some-sun-in-brighton-and-127748</guid><category><![CDATA[brighton]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg12yZGqr5fCWCqA7DEZGvDhcna2vscujDZ2a62ceoUUjf77AEMWjBBGQuvy8BYMfi7yTizZLkPTaHL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Bukowski - An impact from a man I never met]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around a year ago I had no idea really who Charles Bukowski was but now I do and I’m so thankful I do! I first got into Bukowski by watching a motivational video where a poem of his is read out, check]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/charles-bukowski/@hopefulvagabond/charles-bukowski-an-impact-from-a-man-i-never-met</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/charles-bukowski/@hopefulvagabond/charles-bukowski-an-impact-from-a-man-i-never-met</guid><category><![CDATA[charles-bukowski]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 21:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoR4AiytCpUCpKDTVwNKNXSgQFdY3ddPJLgb8UsGLW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want a little inspiration? Rickson Gracie has it for you...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I shot this whilst I was staying with Mu and the hill tribe she lives with in Sa Pa, Vietnam. The morning was too perfect an opportunity for a photo :) Upvote, resteem, follow me on @hopefulvagabond, comment,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dailyquotes/@hopefulvagabond/want-a-little-inspiration-rickson-gracie-has-it-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dailyquotes/@hopefulvagabond/want-a-little-inspiration-rickson-gracie-has-it-for-you</guid><category><![CDATA[dailyquotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVfB3SVhz5TaiuFFziWnzuKbKDTunZrrXUpTFPzYhNd8w7VN6swMLBe9BvfKB4kkDkc5weQJJTDWRW7cc27igpKyPrigc1RvX3Byy2DphS4TRY52BsH1fMma6E8zYJPkpHSjJfeAikUWWczj7BankhcprS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge - ThursdayGreen - Green In 3 Countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a mixture of photos that I bring you from Bali, Latvia and the UK... (Bali - Canon 600D - 18-55mm) (Latvia - Olympus OMD EM10 Mark II - 14-42 EZ Lens) (UK - Olympus OMD EM10 Mark II - 14-42 EZ Lens)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colourchallenge/@hopefulvagabond/colorchallenge-thursdaygreen-green-in-3-countries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colourchallenge/@hopefulvagabond/colorchallenge-thursdaygreen-green-in-3-countries</guid><category><![CDATA[colourchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgTSkyPYPgC8zBws2ZK6hn1erUdnJLWgJhXZSXfT7z4UcoPdkdBWq275Dw3pNyM7f4pPE9F1k5cUpU6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ladies Beach - ColourChallenge - WednesdayYellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians! I thought let's add a little history and culture to todays ColourChallenge... So it appears I don't take that many pictures that have yellow in! 😶 However I did have one, 'The Ladies Beach]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colourchallenge/@hopefulvagabond/the-ladies-beach-colourchallenge-wednesdayyellow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colourchallenge/@hopefulvagabond/the-ladies-beach-colourchallenge-wednesdayyellow</guid><category><![CDATA[colourchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeTLvdcYNPADWWCGEzv5oLXUWGYVJoJWdjzEwDV81prXmDf8ZEtq6JULygQ7cdiHzkJyKYKk7MaFPen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Tuesday 3/3 - A  Winters Day in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my Website and follow me on Steemit (if you fancy it😶) A winters day in Germany as I went out for a ride whilst I was staying in Kaiserslautern. by @hopefulvagabond Canon 600D - Canon 18-55mm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@hopefulvagabond/tree-tuesday-3-3-a-winters-day-in-germany</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@hopefulvagabond/tree-tuesday-3-3-a-winters-day-in-germany</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeLCSUBW1y5C4MfNrLa2z6Rebu1oVtSheAxnoeEKXBRpLRypKmmVzasAS5e3DTLs5q85gUD3qyHjyE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did I cycle from the UK to Russia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycling from the UK to Russia... ARE YOU CRAZY?!?! Maybe August 2016 and there I am, waving off to 200 or so people as I set off on a cycling adventure which was ‘planned’ to be from the UK to China. In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cycling/@hopefulvagabond/why-did-i-cycle-from-the-uk-to-russia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cycling/@hopefulvagabond/why-did-i-cycle-from-the-uk-to-russia</guid><category><![CDATA[cycling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:42:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeuwVFwnRRyd1fFfWToc7cG2UMsuNXQonp8qP6kj97pWiGyz9LFVhd1DMZcJqE5wJzd8nAm79o7qtWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Tuesday 2/3 - A Balinese Sunset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my Website and follow me on Steemit Whilst in the midst of my transitional period back in 2015 going from a nightclub manager to working and living in Bali I made a few friends and on one of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@hopefulvagabond/tree-tuesday-2-3-a-balinese-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@hopefulvagabond/tree-tuesday-2-3-a-balinese-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeZsZmZgYxh6EkgGULYf9MnANqTvyAaHrMLqC5KV68S1grHNo7CHis1a5Km8bsa1XdgawJ9N1ntQFgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Tuesday 1/3 - The Lightning Tree, Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my Website and follow me on Steemit Whilst cycling from the UK to Russia last year I got to visit 'Little America' also known as Kaiserslautern in Germany, whilst I was there I had some AMAZING]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@hopefulvagabond/tree-tuesday-1-3-the-lightning-tree-germany</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@hopefulvagabond/tree-tuesday-1-3-the-lightning-tree-germany</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeCUh9kAP3m2Jps9EcjtP4DJXJcR5Fed9enAGE8SLPL5pC5XQha7dmnfjdtEzjeKATaiitGYD6tj9yx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&W Photo Contest Entry 3/3 - Landscapes - Bagan, Myanmar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my Website and follow me on Steemit The below photo was taken whilst I was on my travels through Southeast Asia. I was fortunately able to visit Myanmar, and jheeeze what an amazing country,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@hopefulvagabond/b-and-w-photo-contest-entry-2-3-landscapes-bagan-myanmar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@hopefulvagabond/b-and-w-photo-contest-entry-2-3-landscapes-bagan-myanmar</guid><category><![CDATA[bwphotocontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:25:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe335yP1kkcz3BAksHSuoTahNtx11SNfzyi3o78Lg9qRLy7BigV7PzZ8WRcH4PX4bFs5yEv9LorPzVjoqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&W Photo Contest Entry 2/3 - Landscapes - Nusa Penida, Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my Website and follow me on Steemit Whilst I was away in Bali I was working in a co-working space called Hubud situated in Ubud, I fortunately made friends with a group that I was working with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@hopefulvagabond/b-and-w-photo-contest-entry-2-3-landscapes-nusa-penida-indonesia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@hopefulvagabond/b-and-w-photo-contest-entry-2-3-landscapes-nusa-penida-indonesia</guid><category><![CDATA[bwphotocontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg82bTrdwHPSQ5FmDBBebPbUwpHRZK4sggciVVgQ1FpfewyegxrQ6D9b3L7hG27zPxjDzsNSS2QQmCr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&W Photo Contest Entry 1/3 - Landscapes - Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my Website and follow me on Steemit This photo I captured whilst I was in Germany as part of my cycle adventure from the UK to China. It had been a tough cold day up to that point, I approached]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@hopefulvagabond/b-and-w-photo-contest-entry-1-3-landscapes-germany</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bwphotocontest/@hopefulvagabond/b-and-w-photo-contest-entry-1-3-landscapes-germany</guid><category><![CDATA[bwphotocontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:14:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVefzFiaNjnWCKL8NvsTBVBGSSKMxsEgivvFiqYP8h9NcA61yUHicE1nXz26sing5wSzLqX3ksTFeSNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore Vietnam - Part One]]></title><description><![CDATA[A country with such diversity from South to North, and what a journey it was making my way from both points over the space of 3 and a half weeks! Starting off in Ho Chi Minh I planned to make my way North]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hopefulvagabond/explore-vietnam-photos-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hopefulvagabond/explore-vietnam-photos-part-one</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVepFTy7ixT6Krc2HBidgPxZCcPHwppkqd35WD8ihFU4mte25Ay44ntoQEtLXbseAwq2pEWVgzhHpZNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore Bali - Part One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 2015 I embarked on a journey which would change my life and little did I know. I ended up quitting my job in January that year to then board a plane destined for Bali where I would spend over 2-months]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hopefulvagabond/bali-in-photos-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hopefulvagabond/bali-in-photos-part-one</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopefulvagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeC9YRYJkvtxcVuyTHuwc9qewG1ocWZi3rAY3b3duFVXj1PJ21e7te6KzH8C9BU8YWvzJvfnLLjiXEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change is GOOD!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change...there is a lot of change, change is everywhere and everyone should be used to it because every second something changes to you, however minute it is it is a change. 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