<?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 06:44:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/prabang/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[🌴Kiwi at Kwang Si🌴]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you come to Luang Prabang and do not see the Kuang Si Waterfall, it would be like going to Seattle and not seeing the Space Needle, or South Dakota and not seeing Mount Rushmore, or Paris and the Eiffel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@jeremiahcustis/kiwi-at-kwang-si</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@jeremiahcustis/kiwi-at-kwang-si</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jeremiahcustis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ9UQxJXb1Tj5qb14tog75XCtqukiT1bUhcd8Gif3NDPAM8vJJvpYNpiUWJSmGjFa7M7V8U1gy5yLiV1SjZdz9pe8AdskfBJ6VVc9AUkUkq4DZU6w7C5z2S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🇱🇦Wednesday Walk at the BOAT RACE🇱🇦]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boat races of Luang Prabang, Laos 🇱🇦 have many local people and tourists enjoying food, shopping, and cheers from the crowd as they drink 🍺eer, and gamble on their favorite teams or villages as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@jeremiahcustis/wednesday-walk-at-the-boat-race</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@jeremiahcustis/wednesday-walk-at-the-boat-race</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155530]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jeremiahcustis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJudAUVnnfhTdf4MG5xr2mehQVuQzuGKLmQGQbVSTe86Vy5EtLA2vGWR5pzrju2mrr6pnnYyZ7NNs7qHUdrxymuRDiUFnTe3dmn466undjyDr9AA3RA8rSWUDL2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rainbow at Rice Fields Restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife's friend was in town and my neighbors asked us to babysit their new puppy, Pepsi, so we took them to the famous Rice Fields Restaurant at the southwest edge of town near Pullman and Rosewood hotels.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@jeremiahcustis/under-the-rainbow-at-rice-feilds-restaurant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@jeremiahcustis/under-the-rainbow-at-rice-feilds-restaurant</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jeremiahcustis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyNF1Gdz4QwvpesUcHD12G9RtSLioPqwUV8HcrpDMnqdcifLUW7dSvDrevKipfA8KjTDeDFRGKueefGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Temple on the Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've noticed this temple for years but I never figured out how to get up there until today. 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