<?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, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/backpacking/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Two Knives, One Fight for My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driving from Livingstone to Windhoek — but this journey took a dark turn. The day I arrived, I was attacked and robbed by two armed men. The first went for my stomach with a knife, and the second came]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@rubenstorm/two-knives-one-fight-for-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@rubenstorm/two-knives-one-fight-for-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubenstorm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJJFq9mNxy5v1De8pqckiu25no46L11zH7KQY9FTdRmVwEQmg6Yf3rTfffhRMGftwDwzCHCRprfkRKd9RNyTy7GWSJU3AU9kYEuNvSDm5hTa5upVEia2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sofia a City of Contrasts, and 7 Surprising Reasons Why You Should Visit Bulgaria ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sofia, a city of contrasts, was not what I expected when I landed in Bulgaria. And I say that as someone who grew up in Eastern Europe and genuinely thought she had a read on these places.I figured I'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@kolibrarium/sofia-a-city-of-contrasts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@kolibrarium/sofia-a-city-of-contrasts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kolibrarium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtKm2UoQvGxcBo4nsx4gvescrUZfBXtba2dYb8ySH4oZrZKNSCHy8DJFP3pftpsS5X1bBMtJtsKEEJwnzEQb9m5GnSN42nqTC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update: Arrests Made After the Robbery in Windhoek]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to share a serious update about what happened after I was robbed here in Windhoek. The two suspects have now been arrested. According to the judge, there were actually three robbers involved in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/namibia/@rubenstorm/update-arrests-made-after-the-robbery-in-windhoek</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/namibia/@rubenstorm/update-arrests-made-after-the-robbery-in-windhoek</guid><category><![CDATA[namibia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubenstorm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJJFq9mNxy5v1De8pqc7WNyR3Hfs3VcKvC5YzmwLf2fcyYDbvhjTWR7mqgA7yQWFmFdqPH3G8EWQeAh8UvziW2eTEu4wc5LEkd6gikNC3RaxRd99vibg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peak Lenin - Kyrgyzstan's highest mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peak Lenin with 7134 m (23400 ft) is the highest mountain of Kyrgyzstan and just below its mighty peak, there is the beautiful Tulpar-Kul LakeWe already wanted to visit Peak Lenin back in 2018 – and again]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@rtwriders/peak-lenin-kyrgyzstan-s-highest-mountain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@rtwriders/peak-lenin-kyrgyzstan-s-highest-mountain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rtwriders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPauPdRNRMU3MP8m4TzSfzqD8yECLBzb9iPxNBmSB89uEXUTbSYqxg1EmTQs9dok3ExXMpvMD7iBAcna?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore the Stunning Trails of Vrsic Pass: A Hiking Adventure ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stories of the mountain can be quite brutal. Without a doubt, giants deserve some serious respect. Even the not too demanding 3,5h hike on the old Vrsic Trespass. 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It was about moving forward, step by step, even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@rubenstorm/moshi-to-lusaka-a-long-road-south</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@rubenstorm/moshi-to-lusaka-a-long-road-south</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubenstorm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennC79381S9iYvJNAWex2MQSffhfGGxpDQFi5zFbiJAViGLdfEWW2DqKrrp9Luh56fv1K33GkANn4Gb3YKRif6dXCCFKTuecvbSdtpTdGyvZWf1YBUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siem Reap Botanical Gardens: 1 Free Must-See Gem]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Library That Wasn't a Library It started with a text message. A friend asked me to come meet her at a library she'd found, somewhere on the road heading out toward the Angkor temples. 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Landmarks to take picture of. But I believe that real travelers have another kind of bucket list. 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Money? Freedom? Becoming the next Warren Buffett? Or simply not setting an alarm ever again? 💰 Today, wealth is something we measure in numbers, posh lifestyles, constant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@kolibrarium/hallstatt-overtourism-the-cost-of-being-famous</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@kolibrarium/hallstatt-overtourism-the-cost-of-being-famous</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kolibrarium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtKm2UoQvGxcBo4nsx4gvescrUZfBXtba2dYb8ySH4oZrZKNSCHvW7g3FcFFvt85nWfYxG9k6cxCZmBexvfswZDj6iGaAJGn2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Backpacking Trip: Bees, Crocodiles, and Border Crossings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image ** Theses are the words from my journal... I may change the way it is written on paper slightly, but I can assure you that the stories are exactly as they happened. 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