<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MeeRik — Travel stories</title><description>Culturally immersive travel stories by Meeru and Rikta.</description><link>https://meerik.com/</link><item><title>The back lanes of Kyoto</title><link>https://meerik.com/kyoto-back-lanes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meerik.com/kyoto-back-lanes/</guid><description>A standalone placeholder story — not part of any trip series — about getting lost on purpose in a quiet city.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kandy logistics — money, SIMs, and transit</title><link>https://meerik.com/kandy-logistics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meerik.com/kandy-logistics/</guid><description>A placeholder logistics post — the unglamorous details that make the rest of the trip work: cash, connectivity, and getting around.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Riding the Ella train, slowly</title><link>https://meerik.com/ella-train-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meerik.com/ella-train-guide/</guid><description>A placeholder guide to the hill-country train — which seats, which side, and why the slow option beats the fast one.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arrival in Colombo, after dark</title><link>https://meerik.com/colombo-arrival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meerik.com/colombo-arrival/</guid><description>The first night of a long trip is always the strangest — a placeholder story about landing, the drive in, and the first cup of tea.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>