<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:07:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@phil79/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Normandy - June 6, 1944]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 6, 1944...Today it's been 74 years ago since Western allies started operation Overlord during World War II. That day will always be remembered in history as D-Day. The fought for liberation of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@phil79/normandy-june-6-1944</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@phil79/normandy-june-6-1944</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil79]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 21:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VBbtTZMDgfdWyLn8xV6QZhgmsk3iAWNUPhBgqY4vJ6ZUL9UhzvkDoKCnxWtzXpvxLdVCQjzZhb76mk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Normandy: landing beaches and battlefields WWII part I - Utah beach and Sainte-mère-eglise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone has a few special places he has to visit at a certain point in his life. For me the D-day landing beaches and battlefields of Normandy were always on top of that list. Why? 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This town in the North west of Normandy offers the perfect mix of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@phil79/barneville-carteret-seafood-paradise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@phil79/barneville-carteret-seafood-paradise</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil79]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 16:56:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5rRQsdQFJxjNAUhgSAWb6ghjj4SrMdhc5fRkQdGJwYZvX5ACe1kvBKSXiNdNKKcxdZx1x2Sbym7g4B7yqVZaHqfwY3BSk1GsAcsJBka33hQ8EkGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radja]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we’re approaching the final weeks before the FIFA World Cup, almost all participants are releasing their the squad selection. 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