<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:30:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@azircon/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Oh London!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh London! I came back from Netherlands on a Sunday, and on Tuesday I am back on the airplane again heading across the pond to London! Yeah, don't ask me why didn't I just take a train from Amsterdam to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@azircon/oh-london</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@azircon/oh-london</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[azircon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqNYBHsgrxTC6BfKfDN1zJH2Fh3XsPi8VPUL1Ytpfgtqs4C9RrLSiZRFDX2LqDBSTBgMatZvQgLxNzq5LNyrncwxfh16Ltzx2mFZvaXJxnpoAEEz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blossoms and Canals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blossoms and Canals Amsterdam is a city of layers. You can find whatever version of it you are looking for, depending on the time of day and the street you choose to turn down. On this particular Tuesday,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@azircon/blossoms-and-canals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@azircon/blossoms-and-canals</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[azircon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8W4cRUiwVkbwt49Gq2NCe4heCT9i7Tqo8uTmz45SFsTFuLaZsxZCDp3Y2wJg7nfCBwcmYgUCzXpT7upcifyjdbmYeg6GEB3e8sm5zrb6yjdKCfQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An afternoon at Amersfoort]]></title><description><![CDATA[An afternoon at Amersfoort I am so far behind on my travel posts, it has been a busy summer so far, but let me try and catch up. I didn’t set out looking for anything extraordinary—just a simple day trip]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@azircon/an-afternoon-at-amersfoort</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@azircon/an-afternoon-at-amersfoort</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[azircon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8W4cRUiwVkbwt48WaBNSfAv9WrG9BJXmXsm1nTm7zdjeMX6ozC8yr5ZyB7SwTFBEbtBbcxqtrbcoJsveXDy6uUQ4tceqxj7V9oczDePKNnUZTu2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Day Trip to Utrecht]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Day Trip to Utrecht It's been a more than a week since I am back from my trip to Netherlands, and yet I haven't found enough time to write about it. It has been busy around here. In fact, I had been]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@azircon/a-day-trip-to-utrecht</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@azircon/a-day-trip-to-utrecht</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[azircon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:54:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8W4cRUiwVkbwt49EfxuijKAtqsqxNWmvwoyAxQuZmX72NLkzEMJ8JzKxPtrBuKAYrEnbY4zTbEzNhArjMai7ykV73jm8bRMDyUubhM9Koi342tQn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haarlem: A day trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haarlem: A day trip from Amsterdam If you’re looking to escape the bustling streets of Amsterdam for a day, let me let you in on a secret: Haarlem is only a 15-minute train ride away, and it is absolute]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@azircon/haarlem-a-day-trip</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@azircon/haarlem-a-day-trip</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[azircon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8W4cRUiwVkbwt6skhMeA2u8ZTkpkN9yxCh8bFKGCzEMgusanELJuvnfjJSPYCJs7S9MRqCiysbLyzZa8P66vPLXufRCfQQTCQbShDYoksE13rhpS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero Day Vulnerability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zero Day Vulnerability First, a couple of disclaimers. 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