<?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>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:36:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hive-104387/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of the Urban Explorer 'Resurrected' is LIVE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a meeting with @steddyman last Saturday, I concluded that 'Tales of the Urban Explorer' was ready to go LIVE. A 'Bacon and Eggs' breakfast is a Saturday pastime we occasionally indulge in while talking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@slobberchops/tales-of-the-urban-explorer-resurrected-is-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@slobberchops/tales-of-the-urban-explorer-resurrected-is-live</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slobberchops]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJNFKSaaJK1jB52b7CNn7YJeTmCNGJkENfNXqW6Gw5Ez8FrnYQS3qKdmicrBdhoBSBp6ciL4wi9qarBJPHkd2j5cUjJorvRkazVWB39P1FcWjWkdpKqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jelly for Jam Makers: The Sweet Secret of the Ghost Factory]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @koenau/jelly-for-jam-makers-the-sweet-secret-of-the-ghost-factory by @koenau.This is the strange story of VEB Ogema – a factory caught between socialist industrial power, shattered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/jelly-for-jam-makers-the-sweet-secret-of-the-ghost-factory-hive-104387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/jelly-for-jam-makers-the-sweet-secret-of-the-ghost-factory-hive-104387</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:55:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of the Urban Explorer: The William Shakespeare]]></title><description><![CDATA[How old is the ‘William Shakespeare’? There’s mention of the 1960’s, but in the UK, that is considered new. Someone else comments... the 1860's, but I doubt it, it does not have the look of a Victorian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@slobberchops/tales-of-the-urban-explorer-the-william-shakespeare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@slobberchops/tales-of-the-urban-explorer-the-william-shakespeare</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slobberchops]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJNFKSaaJK1jB52b7CNn7WDw4aTriZWjdataMH3HBJ8vXHs8ZTknYnk4jEtHqYug62HXjmyVUjzJ591avJxKReLHMsPm2VoFTMigTMfJKcMzsEmWbv5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On dry Land: The Mountain Pool on Peters Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @koenau/on-dry-land-the-mountain-pool-on-peters-hill by @koenau.Once the "Pearl of the Porphyry Rocks," the Bergbad Petersberg was a bustling summer sanctuary for thousands.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/on-dry-land-the-mountain-pool-on-peters-hill-hive-104387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/on-dry-land-the-mountain-pool-on-peters-hill-hive-104387</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:30:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned amusement park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I go to a place that is next to the road I take to go home. This once was a place to share and enjoy. Now it's in ruins. I'm talking about the amusement park of the José Martí district in Santiago]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@yecier/abandoned-amusement-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@yecier/abandoned-amusement-park</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yecier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCg2bdNVnhhwaC5iLJ2vzkHqzUQ7ZcxHNsQfTorKpySz7vHymNCwJpEzh19GhtYUDBTvu7mascVQpot3kFF6k3mQNKEwfMSnLnmjJ1ahdpwmvQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned Places: Holidays in a Barrel]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @koenau/abandoned-places-holidays-in-a-barrel by @koenau.Once the "Gabriel Péri" Young Pioneer camp in the Harz Mountains is a ghost of its former self—but its story is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/abandoned-places-holidays-in-a-barrel-hive-104387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/abandoned-places-holidays-in-a-barrel-hive-104387</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:44:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Drum Palace: Rockin' Ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @koenau/the-drum-palace-of-weissenfels-where-rock-history-meets-ruins by @koenau.What do AC/DC’s Phil Rudd and Nine Inch Nails’ Alex Carapetis have in common? Their legendary rhythm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/the-drum-palace-of-weissenfels-where-rock-history-meets-ruins-hive-104387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/the-drum-palace-of-weissenfels-where-rock-history-meets-ruins-hive-104387</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Monument: The Workers' Holiday Paradise]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @koenau/forgotten-monument-the-workers-holiday-paradise by @koenau.The first holiday resort built by the East German trade union FDGB itself. The "Fritz Heckert" holiday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/forgotten-monument-the-workers-holiday-paradise-hive-104387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/forgotten-monument-the-workers-holiday-paradise-hive-104387</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:50:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A walk through Santa Ifigenia cementery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, Santiago de Cuba is home to the cemetery that houses the most heroes in Cuba and that is perhaps why it is declared a national monument. But today I'm not going to talk to you about their history]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@yecier/a-walk-through-santa-ifigenia-cementery-hh9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@yecier/a-walk-through-santa-ifigenia-cementery-hh9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yecier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5XhsZZqvnpYxGbZpruTpZT5sETaYicdVksXgaW31JSnCHenzHgGtVQACSWAWx6b64nJnhwdJSGNyXMmkPkngRYAsYG8kPNN5jeeJYEUDoNFTygWWQ3qhqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dream Castle in the Middle of Nowhere ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @koenau/a-dream-castle-in-the-middle-of-nowhere by @koenau.Deep in the Uckermark, the skeletal remains of a magnificent English Tudor-style castle stand as a haunting monument to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/a-dream-castle-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-hive-104387</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@koenau/a-dream-castle-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-hive-104387</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:05:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of the Urban Explorer: The British Rope Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[My last trip to Liverpool was around two years ago, and it was one of the more fruitful expeditions I remember in recent times, in terms of quantity, but not necessarily quality. I arranged a trip with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@slobberchops/tales-of-the-urban-explorer-the-british-rope-works</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104387/@slobberchops/tales-of-the-urban-explorer-the-british-rope-works</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slobberchops]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:58:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJNFKSaaJK1jB52b7CNn7Y4CoWnifvvou9Pqqye4qH2XfAHvcWP6GDu48Nky1uG8t5t3Jic9CUQyvot3Ld9ezuaaJXs4Xr4vzbCSpcJXcxJjBbKojGzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of the Urban Explorer: Black Abbey Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[A whole row of derelict houses, or shops… or something. I spotted this terrible-looking street a few years ago, and since then, it has only got worse. 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