<?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, 21 Apr 2026 15:58:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/canberra/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What's the best job you ever had and why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best job I ever had was a long time ago, in the good old days. Looking back things seemed a little simpler. Not that easy but definitely better. I was in the final year of my electrical apprenticeship]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@new.things/whats-the-best-job-you-ever-had-and-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@new.things/whats-the-best-job-you-ever-had-and-why</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[new.things]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBF843FXWEEN917q92yyFnw9AvhZHxz7fhrbf4W56otvL5PUAwKxsD5aW9HqN8GvSa9AjKh2ApCVX4AD9AziGBBiyRqXgVfvCdDQPWjJYE3v8GQUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aulac, the BEST EVER Royal Vegan Vietnamese Restuarant at Woden in Canberra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feasting on the BEST. VEGAN. EVER! Oh yes and I did- FEAST that is.... But no, I did not eat it all that night- as I wanted to- because it was sooooo damn delicious, but I couldn't, I just couldn't fit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@chocolatescorpi/aulac-the-best-ever-royal-vegan-vietnamese-restuarant-at-woden-in-canberra</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@chocolatescorpi/aulac-the-best-ever-royal-vegan-vietnamese-restuarant-at-woden-in-canberra</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120586]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chocolatescorpi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL7537QM8i8obcNAxyHBhjAagt6dpYSwAnjrgM5P2kmjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fox and Bow: Canberra, AUSTRALIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife and I do a postering run around when we have our ensemble concerts coming up... in the early days, we would do it separately, but we did find in the end that it was actually quicker and more fun]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/fox-and-bow-canberra-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/fox-and-bow-canberra-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120586]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bengy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoXoKXhra9SSJeKjVt3HDpARFNVa5iTGFBaRH2jYf2G5caETeADYst7RDLbXqrCMFGnxFM8wVqepvvZdAUxmWoiJDMtVTVfZsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Ainslie: Canberra, AUSTRALIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mount Ainslie is situated just behind the War Memorial and overlooks much of the Canberra Parliamentary Triangle, making it a prime spot for seeing the federal institutions and monuments of Australia.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@bengy/mount-ainslie-canberra-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@bengy/mount-ainslie-canberra-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bengy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:46:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCKpyprYSyjm8SzGLpUt6pajHSxEdG2EER6nFmrfUKszEUiGSnDBkaUbbkWAdQ5PzJS8Dm5CYFV52dmBwEhRQLDmRhWHvW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SV Coffee & Bakery: Canberra, AUSTRALIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was a little coffee break that my wife and I took recently... our relatives were talking about a little coffee place that had started up during the coronavirus period in a residential area, and they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/sv-coffee-and-bakery-canberra-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/sv-coffee-and-bakery-canberra-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120586]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bengy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 23:10:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCKpyprYSyjm8SzGLpUt6pajHSxEdG2EER6nFmrfUKsqerakQR3zHwjv9fWwJnWj2UGMU5oJ1F5NK684x1LNZHWikGttjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parlour: Canberra, AUSTRALIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another year, and another birthday... this time for my wife! And as is tradition, we dump our kids and go out to a nice place to eat... its always nice to treat ourselves a few times in the year, and to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/parlour-canberra-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/parlour-canberra-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120586]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bengy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 07:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCKpyprYSyjm8SzGLpUt6pajHSxEdG2EER6nFmrfUKsqer8uWZWuwpSTke5UZYHGXPGurBp9hyPYtJmobmgB73LMY2rtCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Yards: Canberra, AUSTRALIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[This place was a strange find... my wife and I had a night out without the kids, they had gone to the coast with her parents, and so we were just looking for a nice place to have a dinner... nothing too]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/10-yards-canberra-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120586/@bengy/10-yards-canberra-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120586]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bengy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCKpyprYSyjm8SzGLpUt6pajHSxEdG2EER6nFmrfUKsYVbSdFvvJRHmbQNjFLN2tWJs8qGNXxbWbCcd8jiqXrFBknawp2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canberra airport, Australia.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got to love a small airport that is easy to get in and out of close to the city. I always thought I should have been Prime Minister of Australia. Lots of weird and wonder art works. There are 14 sculptures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/canberra-airport-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/canberra-airport-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[new.things]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy2z6mpDfofRjmshkiUa4Yh1sdcCeWp63wF5gtot73mu2qRhhVaGZka29y1aHBnwKh9Sd5FuEsTeydEsPyPb7MuySzwKDV5G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool things in Canberra.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was growing up Canberra had a reputation of being a boring place, the Australian bush capital. Either I have grown up to be boring or it has got way better. 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]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right in the middle of Canberra is Australia's National Botanical Gardens. It is nestled into the side of Black Mountain right underneath the Communications tower. Being located on the side of a mountain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/national-botanical-gardens-canberra-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/national-botanical-gardens-canberra-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[new.things]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeTuV76ah9WqLD2ZzcnZRZjTTgQiedaViLzsyAtrf2XAhwnGKVno5y9oBhsvbbEwPyQqRXkr9rLZ5xZaB1YQ5frYn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuggerong parkrun, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
]]></title><description><![CDATA[We got another new parkrun location for our collection on our recent trip to Canberra while visiting family.  All three of the Canberra parkruns we have done so far have been well set up and draw large]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/tuggerong-parkrun-canberra-act-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/tuggerong-parkrun-canberra-act-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[new.things]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32MeExgUUXJbBio3DqYcgkG7jDyEH3phcDoWijUs6XuMh55vHM1qfzD2aFTFgdTta8EHbBhdd3DZs5YuksQVku8n4UxDG8YTy8oxrhKU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramen O: Canberra, AUSTRALIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I think of Japanese food, I'm much more keen on the cooked foods like Ramen instead of the sushi... 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We were lucky enough to be there on the first Sunday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/historical-hall-village-and-markets-canberra-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/historical-hall-village-and-markets-canberra-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[new.things]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy2z6mpDfofRjmshkiUa4Yh1sdcCeWp63wF5gtot73mu2qRhhVaGZkauT75CRKWf5N95eabuTznRFaL9fg77cXzCWMnbx7Yr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sauna Suite, Canberra Rex Hotel, Australian Capital Territory.]]></title><description><![CDATA[They reconed the Rex hotel has been around for a while! Since 1959 that is 55 years and they have looked after all types of famous people from Royalty to world famous entertainers. I Though it would have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/the-sauna-suite-canberra-rex-hotel-australian-capital-territory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@new.things/the-sauna-suite-canberra-rex-hotel-australian-capital-territory</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[new.things]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoXoKXhra9SSJeKjVt3HDpARFNiHV5EL9qbbMucoRJdXdALvD6uBx2V1AiVvhDZcEwnLSw17qrskSaeFRzc4MV6TdpkKQhquWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Parliament House 2024 Canberra, Australia.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We flew down to Canberra for a long weekend so Caroline could visit some of there family. It always good to visit a few of the tourist sights as well and see if anything has changed. 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