<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:30:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@steve-o2023/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[There and Back Again - Romania]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I last posted, I was saying goodbye to Hungary, bound for Romania. Although Traveller continued to cut out in first with momentary loss of electrics, an issue that had plagued me since Nuremberg,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-romania</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-romania</guid><category><![CDATA[motorcycle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 15:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QCYTE6RuxKdByXPQy72EgFCpzVY3DJdoi1Lpya3HHqC4iWpC29Xh63NAAAN5sgpB8hqthga5Yz9f2zwsPtVHpAcHj5mgZdTE7g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There and Back Again - Central Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t know if you might have seen the movie ‘Hostel’. Picture it in your head, and you’ll have a good idea of my next accommodation. Arrival in Slovakia was fine, with roads better than I had been led]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-central-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-central-europe</guid><category><![CDATA[motorcycle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 19:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4UxEPgF1wYxbmFTVcwh9VcBhGnJamJN7YDS3t93YNnGYPpHjgHGBj9Sir8CqP1P7NrrwgPbjgS5a59VHadRzZ1ds5yhg6bJoWhNvUDtojCm1xgLeia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There and Back Again - Under Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got absolutely soooooo fed up with waiting on the Iranian Consulate, and trying to solve border problems with China, that I just had to go for it. The trip will be shorter for sure, but at least there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-under-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-under-way</guid><category><![CDATA[motorcycle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 20:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QCKEAc4PPwm2bQcvr692nr6mQegBn6m9287KDr1eFpcfAKVosWN6nYSKnRK5BfcrcJ711CyWUCqrTMi3mCpzY2TZQ8bCAaUpva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There and Back Again – All Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disaster struck this week, forcing a major change in itinerary. You’ll know that I was engaged in a titanic struggle to try and secure visas from those who seemed intent on not issuing them.. Between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-all-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-all-change</guid><category><![CDATA[motorcycle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:49:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QpyKV9KGkWpYNcMvPkmBtreSXTamdKn7jRPLtuBbUFFwcqWpFmUQtqbdGhDSdNJ8JNDFiPnTbNRu2niQp7xAiwiVs7mefUDKwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey There Delilah - Week 158]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's theme of covering the distance rings especially true for me at the moment, as a week on Monday I jump on a motorcycle and leave behind my loved ones for a few months, heading off in the direction]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hey-there-delilah-week-158</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hey-there-delilah-week-158</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQpxYDpzihxxXAYVS7Nyb9XpHBiuE29sHup?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Mic Week 156 - Til The End]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally written in 1962 by Wilbert Harrison, this cover was Bryan Ferry's first solo single following the end of Roxy Music. Generally well received, although it did have it's critics. 'Til The End']]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/open-mic-week-156-til-the-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/open-mic-week-156-til-the-end</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:45:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQ32NmNyh1xbUJiTLAzthVwxV3NAzLFEaQ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive Open Mic #155 -  Father and Son (Cat Stevens)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the Week 155 entry for the Hive Open Mic, with the theme of 'DNA'.. Written in 1970 by Cat Stevens, it was originally a part of a project with Nigel Hawthorne, destined to become a film set during]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hive-open-mic-155-father-and-son-cat-stevens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hive-open-mic-155-father-and-son-cat-stevens</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3WnrzxhHcH2W9ELnN7GoXnMGs93i41f2F8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There and Back Again - The Route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi All So here we are on the fourth instalment, and I haven’t even left yet.. Jabs.. Forgot to arrange the jabs! Best get on that one.. Now admittedly it’s been a long while since I went abroad, but then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-the-route</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-the-route</guid><category><![CDATA[motorcycle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QpyqaE6hPbzuSFiaGSMhatJpNfxdtZoXx58zQBjuA2igfDTR8v83wLEHK2qmgPVLmsFGhAWCaSrz5itayasgAHggT1EqgfC45U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['Hello', by Lionel Richie. Hive Open Mic Week 153]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I hid myself away in a small room with a guitar, laptop and loop pedal.. This week's theme seemed more romantically inclined, so I grabbed the opportunity to dig up this Lionel Richie number. I did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hello-by-lionel-richie-hive-open-mic-week-153</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hello-by-lionel-richie-hive-open-mic-week-153</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45duo4v9ut1sWaMrSbAaPTz2Q1tgW4HjJwQ54?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive Open Mic Week 152 - Scarborough Fair - A cover of the Simon & Garfunkle interpretation of a traditional song]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I saw the theme for this week, ‘Scarborough Fair’ sprang immediately to mind. Although at that point I really didn’t know if it was a traditional tune, or if it was from the pen of Mr Paul Simon and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hive-open-mic-week-152-scarborough-fair-a-cover-of-the-simon-and-garfunkle-interpretation-of-a-traditional-song</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105786/@steve-o2023/hive-open-mic-week-152-scarborough-fair-a-cover-of-the-simon-and-garfunkle-interpretation-of-a-traditional-song</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e55aQAW594WAqXCRzTat3BQLkKnFVGY2bYa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There and Back Again - Introducing the Trusty Steed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all. On to part three.. Since the only reason I bought a bike was so I didn’t have to sell the car, I was presented with a slight technical hitch if I were to follow through with my shiny new plan.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-introducing-the-trusty-steed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motorcycle/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again-introducing-the-trusty-steed</guid><category><![CDATA[motorcycle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QpyqaE6hPbzuSFiaGSMhatJpNfxdtZoXx58zQBjuA2igfDTR8v83wLEHK2qmgPVLmsFGhAWCaSrz5itayasgAHggT1EqgfC45U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insane Plan - what WAS I thinking?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Welcome to the second part of the Blog. Two things to begin with… Firstly, I was amazed by how many voted on, and re-blogged the first part. Thanks for your interest, and I’ll try to keep the posts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamuk/@steve-o2023/insane-plan-what-was-i-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamuk/@steve-o2023/insane-plan-what-was-i-thinking</guid><category><![CDATA[teamuk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 11:47:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QCXy9qGjMS3rFDqKqRqojP1TWC2z9r4gX8FiazAUpSsiGowVMYHoNhHX66zV5myP92BYvzTnway3ZDRcRPFRBcw3GqXzc6bWW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There And Back Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[So here's the thing. An insane idea to take a motorcycle and ride from my home in the UK to Vietnam, and hopefully back again. Leastways, that's the plan. I'll have a guitar strapped to my back and will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamuk/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamuk/@steve-o2023/there-and-back-again</guid><category><![CDATA[teamuk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QqBQTkrLLZyRmuANazgZvSRggD1MtDR4xNxXYvFpbzvsyKkFpMHUWk9DKS3PaKeo5RLsAZ7RGgJaBwBwWnmup17tf3dQqEeZen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Hive People #introduceyourself #teamuk Thought I should put a line or two down to introduce myself. I didn’t really start playing a guitar seriously until about ten or twelve years ago, which is when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@steve-o2023/introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@steve-o2023/introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-o2023]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 18:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM85syNMjt2ShcAk3QCwDHi47P72JyGG7EJVoJZurzAUsDMWreTbYgXTAXJV4SWUMvw7oJ9YEPAY7Jp1gLKiiQFuXzgyubMbAWhgYJ2MfRQ2JR7Yrei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>