<?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>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:49:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/travel-tips/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The rise of Pay Lounges at airports ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lounges in airports are fantastic. It completely changes the way you look at travel. I think that most people absolutely loathe being in an airport waiting area and it is easy to understand why. Most of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/the-rise-of-pay-lounges-at-airports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/the-rise-of-pay-lounges-at-airports</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trip-hop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 02:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcuB8x6MG6skSeKf9fsajJXhmzyYdYAUmftmgqpaMAYhPZidmRXgNV2DYb5DnpbKTb2j7Sj9UATGy4xQVXe494fwXgvDtCLAdS6H7v863k8DqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel hacks:  Bring very little with you, return with a lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first started backpacking over 2 decades ago I remember reading a physical book about this because we didn't use the internet for just everything damn thing ever! at that point in my life. In these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/travel-hacks-bring-very-little-with-you-return-with-a-lot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/travel-hacks-bring-very-little-with-you-return-with-a-lot</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trip-hop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:54:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCXd2uBoRMpRKrMggdnZfpmWjo7mnRajGsQuD79xeGtS6gp4JpjLpXRSuzbkQwyAiweiriWxw7qA9wWvWPbWtNSLjk1wDVETnwd3pDx4SsszPekh4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel horror stories:  Getting drugged and robbed on a night bus]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story didn't happen to me, so some of the details are going to be a bit dodgy but the person that it did happen to is someone that I have known for a long time and they stood to gain absolutely nothing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/travel-horror-stories-getting-drugged-and-robbed-on-a-night-bus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/travel-horror-stories-getting-drugged-and-robbed-on-a-night-bus</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trip-hop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:22:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf8RCfUM2fmwYGtPcdXYPDrNWEaGfMKEAB6pq5DEgsaQ3gsiDGUYZWum63Xxox2aGqHhvzLgdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If traveling to warm climates, leave most of your clothes at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've seen this happen so many times that I don't even dare to try to count how many times it has happened. People decide to hit the great unknown but the only places on their travel itinerary for the entirety]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/if-traveling-to-warm-climates-leave-most-of-your-clothes-at-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/if-traveling-to-warm-climates-leave-most-of-your-clothes-at-home</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trip-hop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 23:54:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPAJvKgGjNnv2cDUqK4gFJAsG5eLkeybP2EUUuJJLbdgZmBmmwSKUyiYRhVq3Mms5BHUMXcvw1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips to not getting ripped of by taxi drivers.... globally]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been to all of the continents on this planet other than the really cold one that only researchers go to way down south. 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Travel is one of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/another-country-drops-all-covid-restrictions-iceland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@trip-hop/another-country-drops-all-covid-restrictions-iceland</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trip-hop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 04:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPgTeemu15uMYgUFDvfepFE4773cCiNtnMSj3ezgmzFUsmucyuCNFEFrtn4tRrFZEqmAdNxypz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't carry your cards with you while backpacking]]></title><description><![CDATA[These days it seems as though everything is digital but in the backpacking world cash is still king. 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The easiest way to introduce rafting activities is through YouTube. 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