<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:25:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/rajasthan/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Flashback to October 2025 🇮🇳 A Walk Through Bikaner, Rajasthan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought of writing a post about why India is hard when you stay long there but then I realized it's better to stop - too easy to slip into a dark cloud after an overdose I got. Especially because I am]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@x-rain/walk-through-bikaner-rajasthan-india-street-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@x-rain/walk-through-bikaner-rajasthan-india-street-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x-rain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyQ18VLt1ZjsceRpWS5a3fnxpHzVTWyZ1edEgdFCWQq267npWvVwhJHEXA2gH3H2Q5uSTUdcfEjFGwwswF9SbzSZtsAvkcbPBXhwrLVCMc7R8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Not Upvote]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have so many pending trips to write about, and on top of that, I'm lazy and travel so much. When there's a long gap in my travels, I feel like making a plan and going to become a "free soul."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/a-road-trip-from-jaisalmer-9bec693a840c5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/a-road-trip-from-jaisalmer-9bec693a840c5</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:29:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Road Trip from Jaisalmer to Longewala and My Experience Volunteering at a Running Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have so many pending trips to write about, and on top of that, I'm lazy and travel so much. When there's a long gap in my travels, I feel like making a plan and going to become a "free soul."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/a-road-trip-from-jaisalmer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/a-road-trip-from-jaisalmer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathKmcw9DFWd7LkKuDTGjf6FJrAM6f6oSzgdkryobPGrZ19NnjxZVsz5THG7Z34CQANYELw3zcRa8iXfDeDQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomad: Frames I Took While Chasing the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've brought back some more black and white photos from Jaisalmer, and I'm posting them thinking this post will go viral, every Hive user will upvote it, and I'll have lots of money. 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Sharing my last story about Pushkar, summarizing a month I spent in this unusual town in November-December 2025... 3$-a-Day Guesthouse Home sweet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@x-rain/pushkar-on-a-tight-budget</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@x-rain/pushkar-on-a-tight-budget</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x-rain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCfFvtgMSUozuJNWzNZVcknrAyKc9SNFgnhiSPPdFtmmAWvbXXcmMHuWBBctCSVCzY9VGkxAqXF41YfYZAW1RYCY7mqPdf7ohwGasJnCUx85tRU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cats, Langurs, Mynas, and Dogs 🇮🇳 More Impressions from Wonderful Pushkar, Rajasthan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of unexpected circumstances forced me offline: the guesthouse was promising to fix Wi-Fi for two days, then I started migrating (on trains and buses) to Nepal for the sake of the "90 more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@x-rain/cats-langurs-mynas-and-dogs-more-impressions-from-wonderful-pushkar-rajasthan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@x-rain/cats-langurs-mynas-and-dogs-more-impressions-from-wonderful-pushkar-rajasthan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x-rain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:46:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyQ18VLt1ZjsceU2h8b1Vb6mL2LwEp9ztrnnabUGxgfYKSReX5CiPKwK1bCKcfRdaqo2FLGubjCYDGE1FqRXxj8arZmHdf4ScdaJnKs1DQtiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another solo one : Jaipur Diaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends, Hope y'all are doing great. So, it had been long time I was out on a trip. I wanted to go to the mountains but my friends were busy doing shenanigans of various sorts and kept delaying plans.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@emnem101/another-solo-one-jaipur-diaries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@emnem101/another-solo-one-jaipur-diaries</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emnem101]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qygvKQLxbMqCTkw7us6Vm2tfEqswHuUo8Pv1pYHwiHZdf8TzxPNhf8kdRxdWQtqbYW2cTBMn9eH77w71WaK94eia7R53mwEADw4dvdxzaFJSXPj4txGJzjvQswZ5C6n7e9ArgkadQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parrots, Camels, Monkeys, Francolins. Hiking in Pushkar, India]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many opportunities for hiking around Pushkar - trails up rocky peaks, normally leading to a Hindu shrine or temple. 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But the vegetation is much more diverse and lush in creeks and around lakes and ponds.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@x-rain/birdwatching-in-rao-jodha-desert-rock-park-jodhpur-india</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@x-rain/birdwatching-in-rao-jodha-desert-rock-park-jodhpur-india</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x-rain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyQ18VLt1ZjsceRrs7sszYh28dDPwsCcj9TxzxZ3dCa6D8M6U6p4kZ8ZtrbHB2jkSwhV28Czb3SDmB6QRnZqt1ZUqoFkHqf5c18711TysyFze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset over Lake Pichola in Udaipur, Rajasthan, with the iconic silhouette of the Taj Lake Palace floating on the shimmering water]]></title><description><![CDATA[The palace shown in the picture is the Taj Lake Palace, also known historically as Jag Niwas, set magnificently on an island in Lake Pichola, Udaipur. 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