<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:15:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/azores/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee in the Azores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its been a while since I posted in the coffee community. I'm way overdo. To get back into the swing of things, let me tell you about some coffees that we had in the Azores. Here we go! The first coffee]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152524/@leaky20/coffee-in-the-azores</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152524/@leaky20/coffee-in-the-azores</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-152524]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leaky20]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqtzfeHk9FUVZbeNqDqtVxDNJqiELGqxZ3pLWkGyxugvHGYRpzGsrfqJoLGpTSway8BmQnDjbayyJFji2CXFHBi3KzqmFbQwU9ZyJV3uM3uXZ3Ua?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beer in the Azores]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this weeks #Beersaturday I've decided to change it up a bit and talk about some beers that I had in the Azores a while back. I hope you enjoy. Cold Body, Cold Beer Maybe not the first beer that I had]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187719/@leaky20/beer-in-the-azores</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187719/@leaky20/beer-in-the-azores</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-187719]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leaky20]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqtzfeHk9FUVZbeNqFkqHH4ehkcPqQBwLTYGku78xJpTDp14UEhPebVcZzBXPdaztybi2HraLfkbBsx5WHutyZxAEhXJUGdaERh7BDDfBJHNK81C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capelinhos: Volcano Faial Azores ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day I'll finish talking about my 2025 trip to the Azores, but not this day. Day one on the island of Faial was jam packed with activity starting with a visit to the Capelinhos volcano site and museum.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@leaky20/capelinhos-volcano-faial-azores</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@leaky20/capelinhos-volcano-faial-azores</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leaky20]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqtzfeHk9FUVZbeNpA4JejLCvDjH5u9xZr5aS3o3pNSeKkrBUnR3Su355PbGfmebmHWPyUAdo8oLUwPEN9yjJ1YAYZkbrYCd6tN44kkPKkAsfSLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lagoa do Fogo – Where the World Falls Silent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some landscapes speak loudly. This one does not. Lagoa do Fogo impresses not through spectacle, but through stillness. 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Okay I know that that was cheesy but sometimes you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@leaky20/sete-cidades-hike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@leaky20/sete-cidades-hike</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leaky20]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqtzfeHk9FUVZbeP1ktJcNqj8rcRLC8yJrGJpexcC9DRU8cjohuW5T1mhjgDmDHj8XLoF6C92rhMaziFTC3g4uKZTqzCfJN9rXaUoHX6jnsuBPTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Orinoco River.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Orinoco River is one of the most important rivers in South America 🌎(apart from the Amazon River), originating in and flowing through Colombia🇨🇴 and Venezuela🇻🇪. It is the fourth longest river]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@jracbless/the-great-orinoco-river</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@jracbless/the-great-orinoco-river</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jracbless]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqDyHs1UjmGK5LnHT6reVpHqkwTywN3Gj3PoY85ccVwt8eGs8F7EbHVFe6EGgQuCqCZYTMLvJAaMFw5qyxD9JW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ponta Delgada Azores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ponta Delgada is the largest city on the Sao Miguel Island and the largest in the Azores archipelago. It's located on the South Central part of the island a little to the west side of it. 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