<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:16:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@trek/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Monaco & Visa - The FUD Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been numerous questions and comments regarding Monaco becoming a Visa program manager. Much of it is completely false, so I want to explain the source of the FUD and the current state of Monaco]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monaco/@trek/monaco-and-visa-the-fud-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monaco/@trek/monaco-and-visa-the-fud-explained</guid><category><![CDATA[monaco]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:35:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishing for the elusive Giant Snakehead in Thailand near the Burma border [Photo Gallery]]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to see another awesome fishing report I recently did, check out: My River Monsters Adventure - A Fishing trip of a lifetime! Taking the ferry. They weren't sure where to put the tube holding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/fishing-for-the-elusive-giant-snakehead-in-thailand-near-the-burma-border-photo-gallery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/fishing-for-the-elusive-giant-snakehead-in-thailand-near-the-burma-border-photo-gallery</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 09:17:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNfHXWZprckqydWKtPXf1CcFjrxNEwZgTDXLYqBvdW5E2S6EF41kRkPewWr4BjaKJwML7mqWCN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 times already my post's thumbnail is showing as only grey. Am I doing something wrong?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've made about 3 photo posts where I dragged my photo into the text editor. The photo uploaded OK, but the post's thumbnail is grey. Is this a bug on Steemit or could I be doing something wrong? The photos]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem-help/@trek/3-times-already-my-post-s-thumbnail-is-showing-as-only-grey-am-i-doing-something-wrong</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem-help/@trek/3-times-already-my-post-s-thumbnail-is-showing-as-only-grey-am-i-doing-something-wrong</guid><category><![CDATA[steem-help]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 09:13:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[deleted]]]></title><description><![CDATA[steemit has trouble cropping thumbnails or something. post thumbnail is just showing as grey.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@trek/i-caught-this-little-pervert-watching-me-while-i-was-having-a-piss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@trek/i-caught-this-little-pervert-watching-me-while-i-was-having-a-piss</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:43:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My River Monsters Adventure -  A Fishing trip of a lifetime!]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things at the top of my list when I got to Thailand was to check out one of their exotic fishing parks. These fishing parks sometimes get a bad rap since it’s not a completely natural environment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/my-river-monsters-adventure-a-fishing-trip-of-a-lifetime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/my-river-monsters-adventure-a-fishing-trip-of-a-lifetime</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:10:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNc45SdvshQyygsuJ5CXPr16Lf2TUUbZMqbTSy88D6bhoFx4dGdGxt4SmpmhT49C8RNLWqKnXQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[deleted]]]></title><description><![CDATA[[deleted]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/igpjb-catching-huge-exotic-fish-on-an-island-in-the-gulf-of-thailand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/igpjb-catching-huge-exotic-fish-on-an-island-in-the-gulf-of-thailand</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:50:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people don't know about 3 Cushion Billiards, an incredibly difficult game to master]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's an extremely challenging game. Efren Reyes, arguably the best pool player in the world, is also a 3 cushion billiards player, which explains the complicated pool shots that earned him the nickname]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@trek/most-people-don-t-know-about-3-cushion-billiards-an-incredibly-difficult-game-to-master</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@trek/most-people-don-t-know-about-3-cushion-billiards-an-incredibly-difficult-game-to-master</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJnATbXBarSCq4R7NZSL9sTyt7UUw4aC2Gv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before & After: Fresh caught trout with lemon and butter cooked on the campfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[We picked the bones clean.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cooking/@trek/before-and-after-fresh-caught-trout-with-lemon-and-butter-cooked-on-the-campfire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cooking/@trek/before-and-after-fresh-caught-trout-with-lemon-and-butter-cooked-on-the-campfire</guid><category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga6ApauaWFTttHu4GjJpR1BZDEPyMaNyDiSRo6V4eBC9H6hDoBv99CTzVvgFxbT23SkSsdtDFrztmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tiniest scorpion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found this little guy in my house in Thailand.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@trek/the-tiniest-scorpion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@trek/the-tiniest-scorpion</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrhYsFmLHiGaUUJqDioQ1o8937tVQKpZJfgRvBLgS1Jq8YkpzrhMQQCUHKpzhScJcWDJKdnHBvGq3fvTdnr59YSTj4QL1WqGd1sLj4oguWz7YDRqZMJy2onLudoer4dVJCLsPU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not everybody knows this, but Thailand's roads are the 2nd most deadly in the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[And for motorcycle drivers the roads are the most deadly in the world. Many tourists come to Thailand and immediately hop on a motor scooter. Most rental shops don't even require you to show a drivers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/not-everybody-knows-this-but-thailand-s-roads-are-the-2nd-most-deadly-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@trek/not-everybody-knows-this-but-thailand-s-roads-are-the-2nd-most-deadly-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:41:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for the fish to bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately we didn't catch any fish.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/waiting-for-the-fish-to-bite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/waiting-for-the-fish-to-bite</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrBNFTFbX2j1NW6W374bPtb5JorhQbBkuMur2ePasWUqUXDDtwEqznxBHNDVVHjxJySN8c8LXwwbhzUW5L2wiwg8qwfZoJ94pRQKPSbaFS5hYKfnKXZzYvR5a2JNxww3cEMrYn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first attempt at homemade pizza]]></title><description><![CDATA[It turned out really good. The dough was a little bit too thick, since I prefer thin crust, so I next time I'll try to use less dough.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@trek/my-first-attempt-at-homemade-pizza</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@trek/my-first-attempt-at-homemade-pizza</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrHM63JRpu8qX5CoBxtwjETXpxYoAvmCACpfoCBymSd155rbNBTuShqH16aehjcUUpNsz8UqUrXN54pjyoU2vGPx4XnwuGpZumaou52WpT7StyfVVuaJPXvSmAsfNscgyjEMWW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My friends told me I should drink less...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funny picture I found online...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@trek/my-friends-told-me-i-should-drink-less</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@trek/my-friends-told-me-i-should-drink-less</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrHSHEFS2r6TGrHputFdAaCDmZqvtjYPh63U3QGTyMX7PVU5HfRPk4iemDo4twgtaFD6wqsrsZVe2adXzYEZ41R6DUkQg7kiRN7uze1xJg9CQ4y1g59m4Nm7AukSak64udhq2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shrimp, Cream Cheese, and Onion Omlette]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not many people have ever tried cream cheese with shrimp. You should give it a try!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@trek/shrimp-cream-cheese-and-onion-omlette</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@trek/shrimp-cream-cheese-and-onion-omlette</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrHUKDjRuAG7GhktoFYUw4JQusBWewx92jzVLQ95EArEt9pgE4MesfL4wdMtfLKdEJKWF6BsnX7sBW22BHTyjQaDWEzyiLm23FnMCcYsX5UKNUFJsDVgy2Wod8Ek5r4EWmFvmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Lost in Nature [Panorama]]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/get-lost-in-nature-panorama</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/get-lost-in-nature-panorama</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLkXm9NS3h1GhoCBxryMA6nkCUpEVVGZpf8VxCPR4w4tdCKEqrXF9e7PyGAfUqjTDVryqd8TRBpCfAwj85uXrx45DrWTJ33pwyaWqp18obbiuxsEkTiRdKJHtjdaTWv3zXc22?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful but Dangerous Caterpillar in Thailand]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found this caterpillar on a concrete bench. If you touch this caterpillar, your skin will start to burn.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@trek/beautiful-but-dangerous-caterpillar-in-thailand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@trek/beautiful-but-dangerous-caterpillar-in-thailand</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrPF7nELam3Q2zTMNCGbg84cQmfEActB2Ecu5mEkksgd1Sj6eKXWRHHYUAHfWRM4eTLthzk9rBk2U7uzFnXKvMyWkXZyNME6mpDHn7hB3MUjfmp9xPxBQsEAx3oMxxqYcsU6HU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catching the Sun]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/catching-the-sun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/catching-the-sun</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 19:46:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAspi9LssChkGUNFSRTcUtZwxkCqpgX5P7TBNVtBpviVSm5Te98BXUZtFFQgDeqBhvP9Wo1jxvAGn4DFmKLxwFRGVg5wgMri1ZqoMTiAr2sthPJ7uk3iM8ddUTANGvUAqz7jULffc43cyovAz3CFn3p8UcigybCU4aEhDzYW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gecko + New Lacquer = Half the man it used to be]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our wood door just had a new coat of lacquer put on and a gecko decided to walk across it... Sorry little guy! At least the important half got away.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/gecko-new-lacquer-half-the-man-i-used-to-be</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/gecko-new-lacquer-half-the-man-i-used-to-be</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 19:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrFeZWYurJm65qUkd36nbTdx7fmfQzVFxnAUeXVEBJu98NS5NDFHATL5T4XT2HgjXgT8AbQQtYUFWLAxMa1RugAuqfBS4BQjGk1eNhyvtrNJYdAV2KjKy9GCPQGBpAvxxz6FLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To keep Steemit filled with new and original content, please make sure photos aren't being stolen.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've reverse searched a few of the photos submitted in the photography category and found they were just stolen from other sites. Before upvoting any photos, please do a reverse image search and make sure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/to-keep-steemit-filled-with-new-and-original-content-please-make-sure-photos-aren-t-being-stolen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/to-keep-steemit-filled-with-new-and-original-content-please-make-sure-photos-aren-t-being-stolen</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 18:28:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[An elderly Thai woman unloading boats at the dock]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we were coming back from an overnight fishing trip, I spotted this elderly woman helping unload cargo. Who knows how many years she's been doing this for.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/an-elderly-thai-woman-unloading-boats-at-the-dock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@trek/an-elderly-thai-woman-unloading-boats-at-the-dock</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEoXBkCHx7Lth5QRxXxPywjf8Y4BFHTsknMwPF8Dtb9sJ37wP1am8z2HfdaNTdY193GZ7WadeuHmDrzfQze4YobyfNHw9HHGbVBo72VZbnFfNJB82HdQLXnX8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>