<?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, 19 May 2026 08:42:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@laurabellamy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In Which I Apologize For My Negligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been SO bad about writing on this blog for a while now and I do kinda feel sorry for that. Over this past year, I have been busy capturing new Holy Places, working on my landscape photography, helping]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@laurabellamy/in-which-i-apologize-for-my-negligence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@laurabellamy/in-which-i-apologize-for-my-negligence</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabellamy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4EFP37abcVdpukWSmWy2gCE9BgN3fsS4vr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Which We Share 2024's Top Ten]]></title><description><![CDATA[As always, I put together a video on my YouTube channel of the top ten most beautiful religious buildings I visited in the previous year. 2024 was a great year! I got some truly gorgeous places. 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