<?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 22:43:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@phankim/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Monteverde, Costa Rica]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@phankim/monteverde-costa-rica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@phankim/monteverde-costa-rica</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phankim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 04:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d242AAPKf9KewFcAX5DsKb6HLtPPm1Xh3NJB8fmK7zDAQdAPx8joyWFCmA7KStLJjSnEwXNy63kT5vh41B6nWzCAPjfg4tUaBW5yNvptrNXsNUBpbED4jbVCwgE9bcAC2YdFhQbhGsiDFaJRcL5HJStwrxceyD5gdNViiDuBmLji79bL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNESCO World Heritage Sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Sigiriya in Sri Lanka. On top of this rock, the King of Ceylon built his fortress in 477 AD because he was scared of revenge. After all, he had killed his father and stolen the throne from his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/unesco/@phankim/6plf78-unesco-world-heritage-sites</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/unesco/@phankim/6plf78-unesco-world-heritage-sites</guid><category><![CDATA[unesco]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phankim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 16:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZdeNJ41YfN5UCH758jHeSem2ZVAejWqBAN1zqDnPjBYcAPaH4BLkvAzVYoA5CdWxohQcidJ6GRdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNESCO World Heritage Sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are seven locations around the city that make up the World Heritage Site called 'Kathmandu Valley'. This one, Kathmandu Durbar Square, was damaged in the earthquake of 2015. There's still more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/unesco/@phankim/unesco-world-heritage-sites</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/unesco/@phankim/unesco-world-heritage-sites</guid><category><![CDATA[unesco]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phankim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:33:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcP3kyBrQ2nd5iAWoV1b3g5bfiJmtdTfoABfM4Rhh16H2dy1Mg3hs23ca4yqVjBnjpT6pDC6StYq9i5iyMGNBZsMp1NxNfFicpt22cbb4HtDDqVu1jnu7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[8th Century CE Rock Cut Graves and St. Patrick’s Chapel, Horsham, Lancashire.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quote from the original post - "This rocky headland possesses distinctive rock cut graves and the ruins of an 8th century chapel that was extended in the 10th century. A hogback stone in the nearby]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/unesco/@phankim/8th-century-ce-rock-cut-graves-and-st-patrick-s-chapel-horsham-lancashire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/unesco/@phankim/8th-century-ce-rock-cut-graves-and-st-patrick-s-chapel-horsham-lancashire</guid><category><![CDATA[unesco]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phankim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZeRgdSW6i7HchwF3LW21BvTNu76jXZyaMMB2RXTCH52pA85A1MGbyCvfeyw5s5mNad8CVfhyFxsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotorua, New Zealand]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/new/@phankim/rotorua-new-zealand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/new/@phankim/rotorua-new-zealand</guid><category><![CDATA[new]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phankim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 08:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhoqpYnkzZ6nc4cEuJi7rwzsfsRyvsQdtHeNJBkWtbaEAUPGfMgr6pb7jYk2HiaABqpRRs3B1ixc6MiGn23CFFUfA9UCWSEMX4brDxpNMQtQzyGVzzrfiHovmiixFudz3mvFeudJDsxHsbybQZ3LnVVqFf164QHLwKwViW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last time I was in Austria, I was eating meat and cheese (and drinking beer) in the mountains. 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