<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:40:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@pieter87/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Destruction Day: time to kill my house]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi fellow steemians, Last year I bought a house here in Belgium together with my girlfriend. Belgium is a densely populated area so although on the countryside, it's only a 20 min drive to Ghent, 25 min]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@pieter87/6x4jd4p9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@pieter87/6x4jd4p9</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:35:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMD86LLXgfXbizUyHRyU2uQzdMM4PZfLntMF43vn8Tozznt8UgDX9z1tbU71t6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baie-St-Jean  -  Opal Coast: 1 hike, lots of landscapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opal Coast In Belgium our coastline is mostly one long wall of apartment buildings but just across the French boarder we have the Opal coast. A piece of coastline with long stretched beaches, cliffs and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@pieter87/baie-st-jean-opal-coast-1-hike-lots-of-landscapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@pieter87/baie-st-jean-opal-coast-1-hike-lots-of-landscapes</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 14:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgTaT8WtLZRtY6SSs9PqxRdn9kD5KkKZMYGM2D4CSgawuPYgPAiHm7NohEQchxgVgpuBpRjcjgTXbSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farm vending machines: bypass the middleman]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my neighborhood, the last couple of years vending machines next to farms are popping up like mushrooms. First were the potato vending machines because there has been a long tradition of buying potatoes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@pieter87/farm-vending-machines-bypass-the-middleman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@pieter87/farm-vending-machines-bypass-the-middleman</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 13:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76h2hi7zubMsvjBS9hXe3nTNuacx2ueKz48zzFtTydE6p8uu4DZD2BcZntTe1792PpgzA2v8rkYdaefRqC9TaXG8Z4oWte?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little gems of nature in a densely populated country.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belgium is centered in the middle of Europe and is a densely populated area. Especially in Flanders it's a struggle between city's, suburbs, stretching villages, intense agriculture and nature for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@pieter87/little-gems-of-nature-in-a-densely-populated-country</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@pieter87/little-gems-of-nature-in-a-densely-populated-country</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2DDA3Yf7quGqKYuXjVkdzFpQPYAa4vLZ3T8T7ivRxJ55kznRdSzeBv6BupuZZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sand, Sand, Sand….. A 3 day hike in the desert of Wadi Rum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday when browsing through steemit posts I read an article on Bedouin people and it reminded me of my trip to Jordan a couple years ago. I did the usual tourist stops like Amman, the beautiful Roman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@pieter87/sand-sand-sand-a-3-day-hike-in-wadi-rum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@pieter87/sand-sand-sand-a-3-day-hike-in-wadi-rum</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkDvakqG52Q7RpqVKinDDegYP6qpWDaquumgjBBLqatEjYgouCefvNM6BxtV6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I joined the dark side: selling and buying votes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, one of the most discussed topics on steemit are voting bots and services. I was and I’m still no fan of the concept but I decided to give it a try and see what the fuss is about. Selling votes:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@pieter87/i-joined-the-dark-side-selling-and-buying-votes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@pieter87/i-joined-the-dark-side-selling-and-buying-votes</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neghbAPqZxApM9byrG8ra7mAs66A6hFcpDAdAMWPG1QZUJESHrKHAfj1rrsm8DsmKaANj9EGmU7pAXjF3AC8Yix6ZkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wet and steamy 5 day jungle hike to Ciudad Perdida – Colombia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple days ago I got a message from a friend who’s planning a trip to Colombia. He asked me for some tips because I’ve traveled through Colombia for 3 weeks back in 2014. 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During the day we often see morey's but they are always laying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diving/@pieter87/woz4bppw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diving/@pieter87/woz4bppw</guid><category><![CDATA[diving]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8Ee8CS1LnqkFBzj9bD47YtCj6YRN2b2JBrQZKPY6GxhX7rpGik7RrXqSvhEG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Password safety: tips and tricks to keep your accounts and coins safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unique strong passwords Unique One of the basics about password security is the usage of unique passwords. Several widely used services have been hacked like Dropbox, yahoo, LinkedIn, … . These lists of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@pieter87/password-safety-tips-and-tricks-to-keep-your-accounts-and-coins-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@pieter87/password-safety-tips-and-tricks-to-keep-your-accounts-and-coins-safe</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieter87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1y7DwsXnhcxkujjhDLfz8c1BeXrk56JZi6c17cHpyyieHUJiGYjanAYW5wmXaw74nJbyubhrW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You learn skiing and I will learn diving]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quote in the title changed my life. Me and my girlfriend both have a passion for traveling but we have a bit of a different view on it. 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