<?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 08:19:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/kilimanjaro/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Swim Beneath Kilimanjaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some days while traveling feel carefully planned. Others simply happen. Today was one of those moments — a quiet afternoon at a swimming pool in Moshi, with Mount Kilimanjaro rising in the distance. Massive.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/moshi/@rubenstorm/a-swim-beneath-kilimanjaro</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/moshi/@rubenstorm/a-swim-beneath-kilimanjaro</guid><category><![CDATA[moshi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubenstorm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:21:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqhL9ZV7zVwbvAgWZBR78BxpGvx83zNHZ1vY9Hp8WR8vfGXPkAQDjJfbuya38H5pHj7jM67fmvGNxMw3Hmy9wC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yesterday in Moshi — A Slow Walk Under Kilimanjaro’s Clouds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday moved at a gentle, unhurried pace. After breakfast, I stayed a little longer over another coffee, letting the morning settle in before heading out. Lunch was simple and local — quick street food,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/moshi/@rubenstorm/yesterday-in-moshi-a-slow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/moshi/@rubenstorm/yesterday-in-moshi-a-slow</guid><category><![CDATA[moshi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubenstorm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:42:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqEKYGBXaBUcfP1Ay9Ya9Jp72wDHnWfpQEt88QGKwVCU7BBYjmqzKNhKyogeRGJg2LMWiRAykejreiT4qZG6Gv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Café Office at the Foot of Kilimanjaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Café Office at the Foot of Kilimanjaro Today, I spent the entire afternoon in a small café at the foot of Kilimanjaro and turned it into my temporary office. 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