<?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>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:35:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your phone is not your friend - Tech companies profit from your addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t get me wrong the smartphone is an amazing tool. I’d probably go so far as to put it right up there next to the wheel. But if you’re anything like me, or the other billion smartphone-users out around]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/your-phone-is-not-your-friend-tech-companies-profit-from-your-addiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/your-phone-is-not-your-friend-tech-companies-profit-from-your-addiction</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benjyhg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA8s8ug1tkfQsGeVNhvE9hh5j2RbMhSm3UYjsJB4QfC6RMhAXVhn55UsYBmvw9yT4Y8expfTrCoiTvKAkKFYzy53akdMAU6z2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiking in the French Alps]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love being in the mountains. Nothing frees the mind quite like hiking slowly through tough physical landscapes that reduce oneself to small isolated figure among the towering, rugged structures of the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/hiking-in-the-french-alps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/hiking-in-the-french-alps</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benjyhg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeLAoj3mdCAidBzKNQhMPccy94ySUjKfUKzDXPYAR7ZMM7QWg5dM3yw7vAdX2WChQaSbwoVHF7Ps4wp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a bookshop is an oasis in a desert – Morocco travel diary #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[For any book lover, coming across a bookshop in an unexpected place can often seem like water in a desert. Visiting a new independent bookshop and wandering the unfamiliar shelves is always a great way]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/when-a-bookshop-is-an-oasis-in-a-desert-morocco-travel-diary-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/when-a-bookshop-is-an-oasis-in-a-desert-morocco-travel-diary-3</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benjyhg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:34:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg1fEL4scwtWV9npTv1KuqnRBENnxdKtiLn7Ltinnqe7pE1NJMVLG5iYHTAemHesgiQcTjpNqSFnfNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eating snails at Marrakesh night market -Morocco travel diary #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jemaa El Fna, the large central market square, is the hub of Marrakesh life. As I explained in my earlier posts the weather was slightly outside of the usual climate associated with a city so close to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/eating-snails-at-marrakesh-night-market-morocco-travel-diary-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/eating-snails-at-marrakesh-night-market-morocco-travel-diary-2</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benjyhg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgaUmJoNkzTcuMTDKVR4kvQtffL7k5ppLhCVU41LYVZMckEV26pCyFj8dW7X3tfC3j9fACaNsj45u4z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostel Riad Marrakech Rouge – My favourite hostel ever!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of finding a home away from home when on the road is every traveller’s dream and nowhere has this been sentiment felt truer than on my Morocco trip. 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This is much easier to do when you’re not tied to kids' school holidays so I try to take advantage of it as much]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/rain-in-the-desert-my-morocco-travel-diary-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/rain-in-the-desert-my-morocco-travel-diary-1</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benjyhg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf337ym3dhWLwFMMsfcD2fdgMQM2ubWDBdXfYWp1a7a1LYhWSJdMwB3i4uX4ECe2hjDg6c8acujEkbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing myself: Your local drunk Irish writer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Streemit, how’s the craic? So I thought I’d do an introduction post to give you an idea of who I am and also to lay out what I’m aiming for in writing this blog. (way too flattering a pic, ) I’m a Northern]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/introducing-myself-your-local-drunk-irish-writer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benjyhg/introducing-myself-your-local-drunk-irish-writer</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benjyhg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz82yNZ1X1uzB5pBgFUN2evzyuiAUvY7BiWbeLjZzTAaS5Wodn3cogpYfMZU5AvUgX1FPQwD7t4MJD7kTvCFFWWNSZAskmE2sLZ8xanLUqZthtezVXziJNeKZ9jSAZjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ancient Greek historian and a hangover made me go to a deserted island]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when you take travel advice from c.400 BC? What happens if you act on that advice hungover? I found out on my trip to Athens a couple of years ago. 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