<?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 06:38:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@realcodysimon/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Florence Sunset]]></title><description><![CDATA[View of the sunset overlooking the a bridge and river in beautiful Florence, Italy. Saw this view as I was walking around the city and just had to capture it. Photo taken with my Google Pixel XL]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@realcodysimon/florence-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@realcodysimon/florence-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:53:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75u7RV9s6LpAY7fGuzYtqRfD8qNW3KGtCQM58VodjHJogrkemUyT5ZDU3h8KyjCcoRA3GAWVTvZafRhoDNVTS13mQKFCrJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My trip to Bali]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone. I know I haven't posted in a while but figured why not make another vacation post to save all my pictures here. I just got back from Bali where I spent the holidays and had a wonderful time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@realcodysimon/my-trip-to-bali</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@realcodysimon/my-trip-to-bali</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 06:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zhWU2TryKEKFAEDJZGiEGWojbJ1Zs1dp5jnidkVSGH6mS6ZgZBNT8uxqdaVGAmRicGWNVhzw2PMsw7X7DJm4wDD7x3MY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Smart Contracts Easy with Agrello]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most highly anticipated use-cases for blockchain technology is the ability to build self-executing or self-enforcing code. Referred to as a “smart contract”, such code has tremendous implications]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@realcodysimon/making-smart-contracts-easy-with-agrello</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@realcodysimon/making-smart-contracts-easy-with-agrello</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 07:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpxvL5Q325yALo6sqqq7R6BB3gvrW5GSK75uQdt6nxT4r4pGjPZiWRCT5iJAAA51nVeRpYcpfyHFbHTHTANqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: Wednesday Yellow-Fruit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plate of delicious yellow fruit brought right to my lounge chair on a beach in Vietnam. Mangoes, Pineapples, and Passionfruit to enjoy listening to the beach waves crash on the sand. Music to my ears.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/colorchallenge-wednesday-yellow-fruit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/colorchallenge-wednesday-yellow-fruit</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 02:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrPXgSQVyD5Q3qJ3atQsJZVZRieKmDgmW5nnz3jUtKMq6MNQTRF2hQXZ1pNPsoWvATaob3AJw7m5R66HTZEsRJMVfQZk8FUXPP1v4oN1qZkaGR7zc1ap3HCCcBiZeuFV9TX8Ei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Food Adventures: #8-JianBing]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those of you that love streetfood this is one of the most popular in Beijing. Simply put, it's just a crepe pancake wrapped around a selection of fillings. I got this one at around 7 in the morning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-8-jianbing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-8-jianbing</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 23:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyA9B1gyeDwLpwdbw551JKLAFPjWyZ4ATXUvXETyaP64kHrxPs1WxHPq65PYjaPD756cd29J4WofskYWiQfkK6iW3BE93cKRYJp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weird English Names in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[As someone who has lived in China for a few years, and as someone who has his very own pair of ears, one of the strangest things foreigners notice when visiting China is the blatant silliness of English]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@realcodysimon/weird-english-names-in-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@realcodysimon/weird-english-names-in-china</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 08:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe5ErnegKczyg7aHqzG5Q7eGecf9TKnPSa4tLjtsfjdoKwAeQU7Q4g1r1R6kskJyyXuVidmWVA4nSLo7u8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: Monday Red-Crawfish Boil Sunday Dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decided to make some boiled crawfish for a family style dinner at my house in Beijing last night. Look at that wonderful red color. Tossed them in a very garlicky tomato based sauce and good to go. Delicious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/colorchallenge-monday-red-crawfish-boil-sunday-dinner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/colorchallenge-monday-red-crawfish-boil-sunday-dinner</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:50:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9Tm6RhnxbyE8Ck1WkdhsDFeL1pampmMaD2rDf7iw7fq5Zk8Wj9ba2USXGaYADpsTkxgN9diMSVZGTxBEUXLMV1nuU7ZLYW9TCJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Food Adventures: #7-Spicy Fried Shrimp]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are some spicy friend full body shrimp from a little hole in the wall Chinese restaurant in Beijing. Other than pulling off the head you can pretty much eat them shell and all to get most of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-7-spicy-fried-shrimp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-7-spicy-fried-shrimp</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 06:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn7ZiS7ZYJEKcPkVAdFQosfrTWDZmP4JjGpjiLUo8chdjFwGxEF2ydgvFF5McwjpBLS7fUa7v8RnN285LAfSkcUpuLH5yPCXg1JebLFw6VDVFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Food Adventures: #6-Roast Pigeon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Street food is usually delicious, especially when you get to tear into a whole bird like a savage caveman. Photo taken with my Google Pixel XL]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-6-roast-pigeon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-6-roast-pigeon</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 23:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn8gfj5y7MabWga43wrGBsobwA73eCSijei84oqqdzj1uQvHjnfYs1GdXMVYAC8zkkouTcd8XWbHxcb4LjjuxGMUrKMyyQCENrBUhVxx7TMvKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Food Adventures: #5-Deep Friend Scorpions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fried Scorpions, a traditional Chinese meal? Or, a tourist attraction in the Wangfujing area of Beijing? You decide. Source: My Google Pixel XL]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-5-deep-friend-scorpions-201781t10142471z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-5-deep-friend-scorpions-201781t10142471z</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 02:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1fEX4XQFiyRw3CACxqc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Sunday: Picnic at the zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lake in the Beijing zoo. Wonderful day to relax. Source: My Google Pixel XL]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@realcodysimon/beautiful-sunday-picnic-at-the-zoo-2017730t18843206z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@realcodysimon/beautiful-sunday-picnic-at-the-zoo-2017730t18843206z</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdgN2mh3s8bWozAW1Uuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese Food in Beijing, China]]></title><description><![CDATA[China is known for its own cuisine all over the world, but one thing most cities don't have is easy access to good food from other cultures. Unless you live in a big city, what you'll get at most is a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/japanese-food-in-beijing-china-2017728t143929264z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/japanese-food-in-beijing-china-2017728t143929264z</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 06:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMze6GWKnpPNh5CStavhk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Tuesday: Prince of the Devils tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Located near Beijing China on the top of a mountain. Photograph taken with my Google Pixel XL]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@realcodysimon/tree-tuesday-prince-of-the-devils-tree-2017725t111045842z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@realcodysimon/tree-tuesday-prince-of-the-devils-tree-2017725t111045842z</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMxit3AsQf2c1PZd8dTUJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey to Long Qing Xia 龙庆峡]]></title><description><![CDATA[LongQing Gorge is geographical feature located around 2 hours outside of Beijing City. It is known for its beautiful rock formations as well as nature hikes around the mountains. Getting to the entrance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@realcodysimon/journey-to-long-qing-xia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@realcodysimon/journey-to-long-qing-xia</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 04:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUpVr5dS91V5vnDxtVtprUqnctPGvbGZMWAqUXARHT8viY1396hQB1CQmiTvJH6aaXZteyJxhRcMeZXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Sunday: Longqing Gorge 龙庆峡]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a boat ride through the Longqing Gorge just a few hours from Beijing. It truly is a beautiful Sunday. Photo taken with my Google Pixel XL]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beautifulsunday/@realcodysimon/beautiful-sunday-longqing-gorge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beautifulsunday/@realcodysimon/beautiful-sunday-longqing-gorge</guid><category><![CDATA[beautifulsunday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 04:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9Tn9hN6LKZksHxiT4ZiTs9q1Tm2qEfHbYWynVrYhjdKPToP619U8QnuwMN3XpshGWyNRzxZZLFnEVsuKa8iedQW91Yus5s4JBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Food Adventures: #4-Lei Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a very famous well known restaurant in Hong Kong. Here is a collection of dishes I got on my most recent visit. Let's start off with some braised garlic eggplant! Can't go wrong with noodles 1/2]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-4-lei-garden-2017722t144430251z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-4-lei-garden-2017722t144430251z</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 06:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwM2PjJJ91covZEvia2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Food Adventures: #3-Temple Street Spice Crab]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a restaurant I have been coming to for years. It used to just be one restaurant, but now it is pretty much the entire block since they have expanded to keep up with the customer base. Now even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-3-temple-street-spice-crab-2017716t105634600z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-3-temple-street-spice-crab-2017716t105634600z</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 02:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMftyGkh9a6dy7kiUovSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Error post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Error post-wrong first tag used]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-3-temple-street-spice-crab-2017716t105018499z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-3-temple-street-spice-crab-2017716t105018499z</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 02:50:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 ColorChallenge: Friday Blue-Sky Over the Bird's Nest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo on a nice summer day at the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing, China Photo taken with my Google Pixel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/colorchallenge-friday-blue-sky-over-the-bird-s-nest-2017714t9534617z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@realcodysimon/colorchallenge-friday-blue-sky-over-the-bird-s-nest-2017714t9534617z</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 01:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwLmvVJrppqjoKvMtabx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Food Adventures: #2-Char Siu Bao 查尔·锡袋]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite Dim Sum dishes. It is a steamed bun filled with Cantonese style BBQ pork. Great for any time of the day. My favorite version however is the one sold at Ding Ding Dim on Elgin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-2-char-siu-bao-2017713t132856405z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@realcodysimon/chinese-food-adventures-2-char-siu-bao-2017713t132856405z</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcodysimon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 05:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMgG2FjTiuRtBpLUL7rFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>