<?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 15:44:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/expats/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pattaya gets even classier:  Naked man harasses community and destroys a statue ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things that we expats definitely don't like to see is when other foreigners do something really stupid and it ends up making the news. One aspect of Thailand tourism that really stinks is that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/pattaya-gets-even-classier-naked-man-harasses-community-and-destroys-a-statue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/pattaya-gets-even-classier-naked-man-harasses-community-and-destroys-a-statue</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAJMjFvQunNMq1WJrVR83eUKTx6MS2fYWC6JTsZ92Q5eVR9sTYP5C3XQHuAyzitgdkx9x1HNFzxV88u5CxCJ3Hf1HP3q7i5i29AASUkLpdkm4PjVRkCdpaa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officially Leaving the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look, I love it here in Bali, I really do. It’s paradise. 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This is part of my October]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@aljif7/ideas-from-bankrupty-to-bylines--6hy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@aljif7/ideas-from-bankrupty-to-bylines--6hy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aljif7]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 07:23:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South African Tax Man Targeting South African Expats]]></title><description><![CDATA[source SARS also known as the South African Revenue Service is desperate to plus the dwindling tax revenue as so many high earners have left the country over the last few years. With rising unemployment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/south-african-tax-man-targeting-south-african-expats-rk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/south-african-tax-man-targeting-south-african-expats-rk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUHqJW2WHfAnd9oDpBqtX82uirfN2nkzXnV6XLwDLJgdvLKLbr8H3aSsuKRQPvtLhjrGpDak9mdX7fW7bKhbocW5mb7yMQKdCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expats - a source of stable influx in local economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donations as influx During the pandemic, I alone managed donations around 15,000$ in order to provide food to hospital and police (in the beginning), assemble staple food kits for the inner city (April/May)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180505/@beelzael/expats-a-source-of-stable-influx-in-local-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180505/@beelzael/expats-a-source-of-stable-influx-in-local-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180505]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beelzael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hN8UfAbSMw2uSJKt3YmccdYFJ1xZ1QHHBnw6gjNzv4wE6jr3cZJTbqAyPqZYGJPCJRqML4Z46nQMFZPn4yTfbD4R7pQXoQswW2YsiUmrvFeMfKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arturo - taking a small leap of faith.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Irony of Arturo The spot in the corner at the entrance of the church, shielded by a white cardboard box, is Arturo. 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