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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><description>In September 2019 I was unemployed, living with my parents and anxiety was getting the better of me. So, I went away. I spent five months stepping outside my comfort zone and being kind to my brain. And then the world completely shat itself. This is 157 days Before Covid.</description><title>157 BC</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @scootermoyes)</generator><link>https://157bc.nz/</link><item><title>21 BC, Singapore - I paid 30 bucks for a Singapore Sling at the...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/404881ad773a9e60fa03a5a7418b2de5/d9afba150f486f63-b0/s500x750/d90834ee366e7c70c651aacdb728e0ba5c6bdfeb.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;21 BC, Singapore&lt;/b&gt; - I paid 30 bucks for a Singapore Sling at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. I then nursed a Stella for two hours.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616713830516637696</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616713830516637696</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:09:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>55 BC, Cliffs of Moher - It was supposed to be raining on this...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6cfc517d947415f6f24549421ac10711/e750cfafa51188c2-77/s500x750/e81348300d287c1d63740a1576ee2ada7358948c.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;55 BC, Cliffs of Moher&lt;/b&gt; - It was supposed to be raining on this day, so I was quite chuffed with blobs of sea foam that look like snow.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616713655393894400</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616713655393894400</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:06:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>113 BC, Washington D.C - Most things worth seeing in D.C are...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2efafb1be7ea557640e758d3d11cda4f/467b26fc4ad58f4f-98/s500x750/5c6874fe039132de41cc7fcc389a716e1062df2a.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;113 BC, Washington D.C&lt;/b&gt; - Most things worth seeing in D.C are free, which is ideal for someone who stupidly splashed out on a flashy Air Bnb. This is the Library of Congress.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616713342068850688</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616713342068850688</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:01:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>8 BC, Hue - Is it a little bit wanky? Yes. Do I care? Only a...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8f7255fe5d3ae6e70ad253a783ae1d73/04ce9308fdaa216f-ad/s500x750/6ee85bc08050a6a5105371bc883c91dd9f07ef10.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;8 BC, Hue&lt;/b&gt; - Is it a little bit wanky? Yes. Do I care? Only a little bit.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616713137890246656</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616713137890246656</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:58:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>117 BC, New York - The High Line is an old train track that’s...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7a9f9a991859d2633e89fc1a7f4cb721/b7be66ede6fd72ed-ac/s500x750/ec5d3b8cf7ad92ce93d02f1afcfadf75a3b50d26.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;117 BC, New York&lt;/b&gt; - The High Line is an old train track that’s been turned into a walkway. You’d probably have it all to yourself right about now.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616712859627536384</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616712859627536384</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:53:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>86 BC, Wadi Rum - I had to wake up at 5am about three times on...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4a04c3f9a61c769a0380cc1be6f3fb46/0b6a5c139aac5019-de/s500x750/d6e5f6804cf381291bf376a536eb389f4094c83b.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;86 BC, Wadi Rum&lt;/b&gt; - I had to wake up at 5am about three times on my trip. This was the only time it was worth it.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616711639520198656</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616711639520198656</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:34:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>48 BC, London - Just before Christmas, we went to Merry Yeezus;...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/13a9e1d42eeed42bdabed29b23187510/b21f9f3a09e3d41a-4e/s500x750/4dcfbf14659247a33318bc6ef10fd94ac09d73b7.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;48 BC, London&lt;/b&gt; - Just before Christmas, we went to Merry Yeezus; an orchestra belting out Kanye classics. A violin has never been so hardcore.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616711330115829760</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616711330115829760</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:29:16 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>41 BC, Berlin - Earlier in the day, I ate a pretzel on top of...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/142d01e090094bb859922e80b1ad37fb/100121ca75f55f96-6b/s500x750/1937afa6c51e4c297cbe978fe80bd0948d0e8ecc.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;41 BC, Berlin&lt;/b&gt; - Earlier in the day, I ate a pretzel on top of the place Hitler died (which is now a carpark).&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616711178176086016</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616711178176086016</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:26:51 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>17 BC, Hanoi - The scroll this man painted for me is just about...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/450c437b868f0353aae8b1f7b98f682b/6851054b95a86b5d-b4/s500x750/3fad345e3bfc378614b47b19d347966eb7357f71.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;17 BC, Hanoi - &lt;/b&gt;The scroll this man painted for me is just about the only gift I brought home after 157 days. Mum pretended she didn’t mind.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616711022392328192</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616711022392328192</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:24:22 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>34 BC, London - Street art makes you look really cultured, so...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/48b87446c27160eda9eef6b43dce5404/05e0e633d279f2eb-0d/s500x750/cbbe00d63bdb5bf7ebc06e3586f69d43fcc51179.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;34 BC, London&lt;/b&gt; - Street art makes you look really cultured, so here’s the Leake Street tunnel.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616709984871464960</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616709984871464960</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:07:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>125 BC, New York - I didn’t quite make it to Saturday Night...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e56ae15425b9a04313359d19397af656/7d4de4a66ae7029f-41/s500x750/ddedadf3b5e90a9e00ba023d61bc5f6eb3a699c0.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;125 BC, New York&lt;/b&gt; - I didn’t quite make it to Saturday Night Live, but I made it to the same building on the same night. If you look closely, you can see Taylor Swift.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616709754694352896</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616709754694352896</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:04:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>155 BC, Vancouver - When they say ‘talk to locals’, we didn’t...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/083790d4560b89f9cf81d937d59a17e4/920f3e2c13375bec-33/s500x750/c0986d0f18a788c44418cf6a2ce81c5caf3da989.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;155 BC, Vancouver&lt;/b&gt; - When they say ‘talk to locals’, we didn’t expect an elderly man to tell us a 30 minute story about the Canadian man who inspired James Bond.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616709432936660993</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616709432936660993</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:59:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>30 BC, Budapest - This macaron shop is famous for inventive...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/92f145c2a55cd721b68958cafa249c63/4965fe3f3bb29436-4d/s500x750/43000001a2bc1a522429a5cb98a5a071abd10cc8.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;30 BC, Budapest - This macaron shop is famous for inventive flavours. My favourite was ‘bourbon and bacon’, which was definitely more bourbon than bacon.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616709158561038336</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616709158561038336</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:54:45 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>11 BC, Halong Bay - This photo was taken just when Covid was...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ef36f534537f8dee48eafdec1ef6dfbb/34eb491147bf7613-a7/s500x750/da7dc539fe77ded58757ec648d36ff94c71dea88.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;11 BC, Halong Bay - This photo was taken just when Covid was transitioning from ‘moderate threat’ to ‘ pretty big deal’. The calm before the storm?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616708994794471424</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616708994794471424</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:52:09 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>59 BC, Dublin - I got my face printed on a pint of Guinness and...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/5f601cef0737f1754249e50c87f2a9b0/63ab691f3e3af1d3-d4/s500x750/78d46477a85a762f37d0d57fe46fbebbc14740a5.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;59 BC, Dublin&lt;/b&gt; - I got my face printed on a pint of Guinness and clocked Ireland with one photo.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616708720719773696</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616708720719773696</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:47:47 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>108 BC, London - St Paul’s Cathedral. Not a cloud in the sky....</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f1c5c3e64d40883464cc1fdcb70acca3/27c3ea7aed05855e-ee/s500x750/dc09058146300e32a12e8dcb44227bf0ced49ca9.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;108 BC, London - &lt;/b&gt;St Paul’s Cathedral. Not a cloud in the sky. This happens maybe once a year.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616708305142923264</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616708305142923264</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:41:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>126 BC, New York - The Nom Wah Tea Parlour in Chinatown is the...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/85794ecc9f493e9e215280c4acb72216/4a847ccf461cf526-79/s500x750/093d5aea8a203cc38519be59ab5b472f9bd8996d.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;126 BC, New York&lt;/b&gt; - The Nom Wah Tea Parlour in Chinatown is the oldest dim sum in New York. It’s almost as good as the one in Meadowlands.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616504163848814592</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616504163848814592</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:36:27 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>87 BC, Wadi Rum - Riding through the desert on the back of a ute...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ff9d78a4b67b3f65fc57f55e97ea8d3f/25c59f1dfa872530-f6/s500x750/15a1d53fea9bc1835164df506519297f09708927.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;87 BC, Wadi Rum&lt;/b&gt; - Riding through the desert on the back of a ute is definitely up there with preferred modes of transport.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616503880167129088</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616503880167129088</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:31:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>60 BC, Dublin - I’m pretty sure I was the oldest person on the...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/cec02de74590cd71237549ad606b3fd6/326ee002a72dd5e7-a9/s500x750/e85a1a54be52b16f10cdf55e9f545279fa352ca3.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;60 BC, Dublin&lt;/b&gt; - I’m pretty sure I was the oldest person on the pub crawl. Or maybe the German with the peach fuzz was 30.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616503194620723200</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616503194620723200</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:21:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>49 BC, London - The Natural History Museum. Can you spot the...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b2272c3b9d090d558e19055a6d78c1a8/5403cb7b4d45d99e-59/s500x750/7b1c3bb21bd1c7d870c09d649445b9cce9eb37cf.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;49 BC, London - &lt;/b&gt;The Natural History Museum. Can you spot the dead whale?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://157bc.nz/post/616502905780011008</link><guid>https://157bc.nz/post/616502905780011008</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:16:27 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
