<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:59:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/expat-life/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Living in a country that doesn't match your passport:  Part 1, the benefits ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What started out as a prolonged vacation has turned into a multi-year existence in a place that while I did enjoy visiting it, I never really thought that I would or COULD end up living here. 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Vietnam is a relatively easy country to get visas for and the process is rather no nonsense. 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Visa woes continue for people too stubborn to take the path of least resistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the only downsides of being a digital nomad and living in countries significantly less expensive than the one that is on the cover of my passport is the fact that in order to stay here legally,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@gabe.radke/use-an-agent-visa-woes-continue-for-people-too-stubborn-to-take-the-path-of-least-resistance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@gabe.radke/use-an-agent-visa-woes-continue-for-people-too-stubborn-to-take-the-path-of-least-resistance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabe.radke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 20:01:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4fa8NBN2B3qW57FXmsJJbzCGfWqUVReouWHjpE1RdakPNbxgt6chFcJ8TYH11wWyEjVeedzZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam isn't for everyone:  Two friends depart after just a short while living here]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the most part I really enjoy living in Vietnam and don't want to not be living here any time soon. 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