<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:41:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@windupbird/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day 13: Sunset Over the Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends. The last time I saw you I was celebrating Thingyan in Mandalay. Today's post takes place a little ways outside of the city at the world's oldest and longest teakwood bridge. U]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-13-sunset-over-the-bridge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-13-sunset-over-the-bridge</guid><category><![CDATA[travelsteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 17:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2fwqdWmRzps7H49ZZaqr8TxvD2qSnhkdZeRs1U6kGopNEHAn3ZMiBNwSH2ZVTbhcdaqm5jKJsh82VhoUPgCkjQUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Days 9, 10, 11, and 12 - Water Festival Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends. As you may have noticed from the title, today I am posting four days in one. I am not cheating, I swear. I spent four amazing days taking part in Thingyan, the Burmese New Year]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/days-9-10-11-and-12-water-festival-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/days-9-10-11-and-12-water-festival-time</guid><category><![CDATA[travelsteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 14:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChQbhQaSFxFrHHBsNfuNZ5KPzDmsuKNS43UqoaKiFTzrCfsZeK4WJJMJJVjRcwdVrBgWDg4qoE11czHZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 8: A Train Journey Around Yangon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends! I have some good Wi-Fi so I'm back for another post about my time in Myanamr. In my last post I was taking a bus ride back to the city of Yangon. Today's post is about another]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-8-a-train-journey-around-yangon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-8-a-train-journey-around-yangon</guid><category><![CDATA[travelsteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2PmtrTVJh75DG9PECcoFhNZsh9QAwjg7YbtW6jDgNap9xkGQAqAqHHtMpu2nCrCX86UoZfMDu1ALqVYuqzpQZrwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 7: Cheers to the Boring Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends. Today is going to be a bit of a boring post but as any traveller will tell you - some days are just boring. Travel blogs or social media posts tend to showcase all of the exciting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-7-cheers-to-the-boring-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-7-cheers-to-the-boring-days</guid><category><![CDATA[travelsteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2hKhUtX1NS1JtjgJb3wX7bb68t1gZzaKFPeU64JLpSsShh9CbvnFrkszD3rGMWquKUMKGpPvVos7VNqdiZTtVCei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 6: Wine Wine Wine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends! Today is all about wine. I enjoy drinking a glass of red wine or two but I have been struggling to find good affordable wine during my time is South East Asia. So I was very excited]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-6-wine-wine-wine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-6-wine-wine-wine</guid><category><![CDATA[travelsteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 02:08:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2EYEhb51DF846d4C9a5K9L1wc144GLAZUL4hBh3A1MyS1qDNN1JAhnpdBVtkrLS1QQQaBjcCQns42rsaVVkNZcQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 5: The Fishermen of Inle Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends. I am back for another day in Mynamar. Today I am going to share some photos taken from a boat in the middle of Inle Lake. We rented a boat for a day on the lake. 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Once again we started early to try and get some kilometers in before the day became]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-4-rice-fields-and-boat-rides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelsteem/@windupbird/day-4-rice-fields-and-boat-rides</guid><category><![CDATA[travelsteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:49:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2UZ51AcQDCmPsTPDd6XeDLzMiEpWFdUt4UTkFu64srMceQFiMirXueGyg2pX3p14AyDXpDS7hsWtVZKppMq7uokr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 3: The Trekking Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends and thanks for coming to check out Day 3 of my Myanmar challenge. Today is about the second day of my three day trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake. 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I last]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/experiencing-thaipusam-festival-in-george-town</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/experiencing-thaipusam-festival-in-george-town</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2TUmwTY4YXTx8ZJ5wf75KPivBogi32eTz698wXavgsvLcEY5ctihHzxod2oAxX1oKb16QFdDBaQLwgyyHWH7pKyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Streets Are Alive With Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my Steemit friends! I just spent an incredible day walking around George Town and want to share it with you. George Town is the captial of the state of Penang in the Northwest of Peninsular Malaysia.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/the-streets-are-alive-with-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/the-streets-are-alive-with-art</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75d8k62yryJ4FdpJJWnT9q7uvn1aRc822xcgmXdjXZWu7xWoJNTmLXXTj8mteB34ffTpBvPAr2FHHTovAAk8XVZc29uyst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Land of Tea and Strawberries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit friends, I'm back! It has been a while since my last post but I have been hopping around Malaysia. After spending a few days in Kuala Lumpur we decided to get out of the big city and explore]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/in-the-land-of-tea-and-strawberries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/in-the-land-of-tea-and-strawberries</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 01:44:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76SBGfRbn1c5wbhpyrAXa6QoNNdtsHNLAN5FSMGqeLfYjDzfGtBBSKfHHTXdPgMgtsH7MzYQAwF2WSAHP9zJQmou9ejiN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do You Want to Live in a UFO?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello again my Steemit friends! I am currently having some down time working out my travel route for the next few months so today I am going to write about a place I visited in November. I mentioned in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/do-you-want-to-live-in-a-ufo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/do-you-want-to-live-in-a-ufo</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2fxMjacT47FptsdjVhSz4jMkrYH86xa9Y9rCatfuHFn6gmckjYHTMnPL3RERLpyksKrTCR8gmt6TZsdvVinvYhre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbed in Kuala Lumpur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends! I have left the Philippines and I am now spending a bit of time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to map out my travel plans and visas for the next few months. visiting the Petronas Towers yesterday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/robbed-in-kuala-lumpur</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@windupbird/robbed-in-kuala-lumpur</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[windupbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 11:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2TASS9TJHCLx9J9Gw3qXC2RmYWm45irWRwFUxQA4yJaGfqYMWB3aewoiC7fWDpc3K3tCvpujhbNvn4QNyBQ3Ld74?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey Fellas; My Home Away From Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[While I love visiting different places and seeing new things, I think my favorite part of traveling is all the people I meet along the way. 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