<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:38:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@r00sj3/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Taking it slow in Porto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everybody loves Porto.... And I had never been there. Maybe because of my terrible experience in Lisbon. Or maybe because I was not looking forward to all the climbing I had to do in that city. But stuff]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@r00sj3/taking-it-slow-in-porto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@r00sj3/taking-it-slow-in-porto</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCbUNtGiuAEePVz9JpYqf2woHWR1UgvM5xn6jspxGzgcPAg5Dbdat5vK3BDoKXmJsKNUh3FXnYR7N8bnZVE57RQx18R4eeCXP7Fm8rTZB4TjQML?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[That wasn't on my bucket list?!: Antarctica]]></title><description><![CDATA[My phone bleeps..."Are you going to Antarctica?" It was a message from this one friend that I speak to maybe twice a year, but she always thinks I am aware of everything going on in her world]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@r00sj3/that-wasnt-on-my-bucket-list-antarctica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@r00sj3/that-wasnt-on-my-bucket-list-antarctica</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:53:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1Vufq1HhkzNg7cbga9C3dhbWJ44Vd41btaGGUDyyWyr8oHJnJGotyufhBoiJrcH4X8xLEVcz6TQ5jYj9nux7DNcRLpnMm6FAsH3gsoa36zFms4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falling in love with the cold: Finnish Lapland]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know, it's been a while. But the fact that I haven't been updating my blog, doesn't mean I stopped travelling. The short story why I was gone: I wasn't feeling too good. The short story why I am now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@r00sj3/falling-in-love-with-the-cold-finnish-lapland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@r00sj3/falling-in-love-with-the-cold-finnish-lapland</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCbUNtGiuAEePVzC5XoFha4FPhyjhdTjpRphsDPqJtXnSCfGpGJAsv8HDFAKzMyDRJc2ABJkes5RgB9ssyQreKYuUN7di3KaBnZTaLb8bFFb6tv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All aboard my Interrail trip #2: Following my grandma's steps in Prague]]></title><description><![CDATA["Bring extra clothes, it's going to be cold in Prague"... My mom is addicted to keeping track of the weather which makes it easy for me to not pay attention at all. So after reading that text,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@r00sj3/all-aboard-my-interrail-trip-2-following-my-grandmas-steps-in-prague</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@r00sj3/all-aboard-my-interrail-trip-2-following-my-grandmas-steps-in-prague</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPorr1AEbJ9Qhh7EfHDfX6ZMrFWMWm1Ttq92JiEjGtmw9q29PwcihhGgYhYm9rsjVHmaZs1L9Xw3XAV1XqbQ6rtkvZ3W63ugUfVAxaDLexii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All aboard my Interrail trip #1: How, why, when and where?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may be aware that I love to travel by train. 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Not only since I last blogged, but also since I last did some photography. My mental struggles have an effect on a lot of things,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@r00sj3/infrared-photography-experiment-for-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@r00sj3/infrared-photography-experiment-for-mental-health</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCbUNtGiuAEePVzNoFkyYq6LH5VuTU9cBGWtasfi3uFhbm3YP5RmePfHFgaY1rdUmHR6P6AgEj6eBr4ubA24Kj3tJRiB1ky4KJ3s7odJWQEUcZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your camera starts feeling too heavy...]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the very few photos I took last year Is there such a thing as a photographer's version of writer's block? Would that be a photographer's block? What causes it? And more importantly: what is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@r00sj3/when-your-camera-starts-feeling-too-heavy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@r00sj3/when-your-camera-starts-feeling-too-heavy</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 22:13:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCbUNtGiuAEePVyyLfS2xVrZnLRs4CfdgKjfmvpNqtVap9orsAStKcTLkxiYSiCUgZ2arPf55s4X6gWBHUVyTPpm8tvACET6qa5ke2sWkAq3uT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[## Testing testing 123 
It may not be as fancy as Twitter (yet). But i ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Testing testing 123 It may not be as fancy as Twitter (yet). But it really is a unique place with the potential of being the best of multiple worlds: uncensored, Twitter, no Elon Musk and making money]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@r00sj3/j11iujivtzd3qtx4umi7lr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@r00sj3/j11iujivtzd3qtx4umi7lr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 14:58:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architectural photography: Open Tower Day Amsterdam]]></title><description><![CDATA[My teacher told us that architectural photography isn't her thing. But it was part of the curriculum anyway. 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Hope you don't mind that it took a while... Anyway. I managed to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@r00sj3/i-finished-my-first-year-wow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@r00sj3/i-finished-my-first-year-wow</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[r00sj3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCbUNtGiuAEePWcrAjMtKLwUcKYGyPMonoNLQwHeUC9JKmYJv67KdQa9RcPMCAet78xnwGvTcC8rP5xqQgukhwkowsg2Sn3V8rB7eNSsEBZ33nW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spooky medieval castle, or was it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just had the most amazing experience possible during covid times! For one of my school assignments, I started looking for accommodations in buildings that are part of the Dutch Water Line. 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