<?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 20:55:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tomatom/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Mindset of Floating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow it's been a long time since I posted on here. In fact I've been through two phones since I last logged in. I'm surprised this phone still knows my passkey! Not that anyone cares but for about five]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@tomatom/the-mindset-of-floating</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@tomatom/the-mindset-of-floating</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBFr6RX9vqaadD7hEh8JMecLNbMnUV92dhzkUvurgNMarRoo18iQrTjAC7dm6tDvmbWeY4GAiMA4ivHrVZ2HzJ6ra?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying out Betfair (100 Free spins)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a long time since I've been on here (again). As I have no longer be traveling (which I'm really starting to miss dearly) I feel like I've had nothing to write about. I could write alot of key]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/leofinance/@tomatom/trying-out-betfair-100-free-spins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/leofinance/@tomatom/trying-out-betfair-100-free-spins</guid><category><![CDATA[leofinance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 07:53:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab8YY5YfZWLUEiH5VeWWw2zm2gYT4jGz8BBwDJPNyDPodGbd1bGWKF9wvWJYhV6Ykys3bsi6bV6Vt9XCaFWyeF796fTxMrtMSGmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little is more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Probably my first and only post on this channel but who knows... Recently I've discovered something. It's something I knew in theory and something we all probably know but experiencing it is another thing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@tomatom/little-is-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@tomatom/little-is-more</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuzVQAp283SVsrZdSccJ9KjYwssEynekcxvKz9DhcQeyAhdFD82FTtVCDpVjraRzhy1aQR53YdeH6YUD7qsGQMTnizFtNsJG56QNVuNY5UhWW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got scammed!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't believe it! Considering how careful I normally am, I fell for this scam and lost alot of money! (At least to me anyway) So instead of just saying "oh well" I'm letting as many people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@tomatom/i-got-scammed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@tomatom/i-got-scammed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7ugq2M8LUdZFdGr1h8SxiCD6tUQUqnwJAnA94Vap9LThroYRxRTXRT7UbKoea9eAXi9Wf4NCCdxiYusaCS7TRjZ4zbop6DXEri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bus to Pan Thiet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello fellow travellers, Before you scroll down for the pretty pictures, let me inform you there is none. Sorry to dissapoint you but travelling isn't just about the locations and views. It's about the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/the-bus-to-pan-thiet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/the-bus-to-pan-thiet</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7vgJS8Hrz7p5wuZAZmfXu4FgfQaYSuUyoKWqkpPCMapMA9R5uMbkT1cZVEinvuy5f3KJR26RFBQEp1yvwAjM1WHJUhpyukMMDG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam - The Mekong Delta]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @tomatom/vietnam-the-mekong-delta by @tomatom.Hello all. If anyone likes reading crazy travel stories I'm going to post a few in the next month or so. It's Vietnam so somethings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@tomatom/vietnam-the-mekong-delta-hive-174578</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@tomatom/vietnam-the-mekong-delta-hive-174578</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:56:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam - The Mekong Delta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello readers, Towards the end of my last post I talked about me visiting the Mekong Delta. A trip which was advertised in my hostel from day one, but I simply didn't have to courage to go on it alone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/vietnam-the-mekong-delta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/vietnam-the-mekong-delta</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7uhyTm4FqyhVny2UyxA96j9QPhn2VFoEvNbgim6n9KqZS2qsnvVSSGg7D8Pzf3JTLzCPPVXu1oYBigNbWqF2nzAdJhDvFeYtAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam - Part 2 - A dose of reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @tomatom/vietnam-part-2-a-dose-of-reality by @tomatom.Hello peeps apparently I'm allowed ro crosspost so here we go :-/]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@tomatom/vietnam-part-2-a-dose-of-reality-hive-174578</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@tomatom/vietnam-part-2-a-dose-of-reality-hive-174578</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:40:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam - Part 2 - A dose of reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day 2 and I wanted to try and do something instead of just walking. A trip an experience...anything. But if you're from the UK or a western country like me and you arrive here alone it's quite scary to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/vietnam-part-2-a-dose-of-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/vietnam-part-2-a-dose-of-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7vHwPgERPWErgfVQ1H8hNRw4DFhwXow4zA3hCc7o9xpU2wi53s42XhHLAQUQyY8svD5uxwTMdyY5LC9LWHhqYtFubeqnSTAYEr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam - Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day 1, morning in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. I woke up after a hot sweaty night in my bunk with no one in sight. Just ready made beds and the fan sweeping the room. Breakfast was at 9am so I headed downstairs.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/vietnam-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/vietnam-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7vFccjJaSvVwSpb6sQqXHCJ3UZSLV7mwWa4jqdsSwKMbgAVpSSFsY84QzGAD7xUL49yDfyEgskshPSqsyAQCDLS3YDHH4HR1yQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Split Decisions- Vietnam]]></title><description><![CDATA[After travelling New Zealand for four and a bit months and seeing as much as I could I was ready to go home. Red = Interests/possible checkout locations. Green = Everwhere I'd been Gold = The best bits]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/split-decisions-vietnam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/split-decisions-vietnam</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7usHJD8xenD5xWqTdqDtGu6aU8oF1h9t1QquJPDhNpmKxc97rXQE6BpiFTZxGpoJwEQxLsAPTnv4JBjuA4w3YoH7B4Fq1smoc2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Adventure - The End]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've finally made it to my last New Zealand post. The adventure is sadly over. :-( Just writing up about my travels brought back so many memories and it's not until I look back, I realise just how much]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-the-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-the-end</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 06:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7vHErsyLHKQQ87SbF6YRtSyzzQ29eBhrc15p8NCyrdkeo51CMTddAp5ERayJ26CcYvJgPCRYqq7pDcuB9kWjsh2X2ByzqA2t2A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Adventure - Christchurch and Akaroa]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've read or at least looked at my blogs in the past you'll notice that I don't always put the most fancy picture up first. There's normally something better below. This is one of those posts.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-christchurch-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-christchurch-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7vssGZVifYc2ZDwaXLH6Su6acCS6ZLykXtPwUMhoKa1qZbcUcK51H2AG7pLCR9bsw7tqQKuqVaCNiiif2HtcYTZPcqmLe5DJcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Adventure - Picton to Christchurch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello again, After my time in Picton and comming do close to swimming with dolphins, it was time to move on to my final destination. Christchurch. But yet again, the journey there was better than the actual]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-picton-to-christchurch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-picton-to-christchurch</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7v5g2mKCB5WMBozB2vYe4jBRxpTSygE5ozkTT618BgRo5qowDQJBhDcK7ALpu5c6hEUvKeN9vSXDbk8meHZiQxKdSSNEWZSc46?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Adventure - Picton]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-picton by @tomatom.Hello there. This is a crosspost. Please let me know if I am wrong posting it here, I just wanted to make the most out of my post.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-picton-hive-174578</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-picton-hive-174578</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:24:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Adventure - Picton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello readers, In my last post I wrote about a nice drive to Picton and at the end I explained that it became a "hidden gem". Well now hopefully you'll see why... The bay Picton Itself is just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-picton</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-picton</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7vrHR5YCdqJg8yTYAxsXEisjdxf5bZanRPUEwhrk72eBuHcyA8BANZ3wUREseNeCuFTiF4mmX2TauzVAQ3VpcoDMnZ1xyy5KqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Gex!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! My name's Gex! Gex the Gecko ;-) I'm a leopard Gecko with an amazing owner :-) My human thinks I'm 25 years old and he's looked after me since I was very little. when @travellingbug first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196708/@tomatom/meet-gex</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196708/@tomatom/meet-gex</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196708]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCXUhzojYn26PFbVavaJXvNRaHf3s9MFjTPKBGYX68KUoTae1nMov28EtZmB1q9MBRxtnnPRJNdZ25Www8N1h43ktKRdHA6Re7GjEPBzV1wrnxA86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seaspiracy- Why you should watch it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello readers, Not quite my usual subject but I thought I'd write a post about this as it turns out it is more important than most people realise. Do you know what goes on in our oceans? Do you care? I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@tomatom/seaspearacy-why-you-should-watch-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@tomatom/seaspearacy-why-you-should-watch-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:39:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7vJPBDE7vhWGh57EpDeUMaxYefwuoZCbdpxqzENuV4e2Bv4esedD2NWtanq8eGxu9SpJUydgmMcFhjw9PaSMRimwUVrpLWo5fU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Adventure - Drive to Picton]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I looked through all my pictures and memories of this part of my trip, I found some pictures and places which I almost completely forgot about. This post is about my short but scenic drive to Picton.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-drive-to-picton</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-drive-to-picton</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2021 18:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHRQLSYPc83ab7uLX79zZMDjfzjjnEAk6VWMR9dBZfD2Ju42uPbVKavgnYQRn2P3Gj3FxY5kEo9412P2iHhbfVY5vdA6Sn6As2LfBEjkfVV9FXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Adventure - Nelson ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This place was one of the main "go to" places in my head before visiting here. I wanted to use it as a base to go exploring but in this particular journey I didn't have the time. But what was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-nelson</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@tomatom/new-zealand-adventure-nelson</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomatom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:03:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuzVQAp283SVsrcAksMmRYEA3UfoK9QHCYAfA4fw8X4TXBs4RW8pLCGKu9Fi8Qiop3eavyHKYKnocJRNDCogviWxGVfRdBFYaXswBVwtgiz6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>