<?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, 23 Aug 2026 18:29:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/budget-travel/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Scams:   The "friend" buying you drinks ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This one is global and you hear about it in variations that exist all around the world. To me, this happened to me in Nicaragua and my mind has been a bit different ever since that day. The sad thing is]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@trip-hop/travel-scams-the-friend-buying-you-drinks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@trip-hop/travel-scams-the-friend-buying-you-drinks</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trip-hop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCXd2uBoRMpRKrMgh4vJ6tsniUtEtgYaH3GTEdCVVYuKZmhFmr59AFKsFSREw9YujG5VwqH6X3FrTA4HyNbzHFp4Q98Addvtn8gEHsNjD7KUWd32N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan is a new hotspot for vacation and I'm not sure exactly how ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan is a truly wonderful place to visit. 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