Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/thesrilankapodcast The show that explores what makes Sri Lanka Sri Lankan. 2024 The Ceylon Press 050497a9-15dd-5422-865b-cca221fe4bd7 yes en Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:30:24 +0530 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:31:37 +0530 http://srilankapodcast.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/JJn_5Y-da1XPfD6o-TmjwIDAMKBTfJkL5hCDVVwEAGk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZDY4/ZGM0NjEzNjhiNjBi/MWYzZTM1MTZjMmY5/MjgyNS5wbmc.jpg http://srilankapodcast.com episodic David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press The show that explores what makes Sri Lanka Sri Lankan. The show that explores what makes Sri Lanka Sri Lankan.. The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation The Ceylon Press owner@flametreeestate.com No No 106 106 Finding Gorgonzola | A Pilgrimage From Colombo full c08a2066-57ee-492e-b6ff-71da3a6d52b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ff46f24b Rich, salty, earthy, savoury, sharp – gorgonzola is not a cheese common to Sri Lanka, and yet its mere anticipation calls to mind on the island the seven stages of living.  And of them all,  how can you ever manage to make the last, last?

]]> Rich, salty, earthy, savoury, sharp – gorgonzola is not a cheese common to Sri Lanka, and yet its mere anticipation calls to mind on the island the seven stages of living.  And of them all,  how can you ever manage to make the last, last?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:09:41 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 531 Rich, salty, earthy, savoury, sharp – gorgonzola is not a cheese common to Sri Lanka, and yet its mere anticipation calls to mind on the island the seven stages of living.  And of them all,  how can you ever manage to make the last, last?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 79 79 Sun Kings | The Story of Sri Lanka's Icarus Dynasty full c7845e51-3b17-4ac0-9d68-f2a2f068e7f1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/656ee032 Like the cavalry of old, they raced on to rescue a stricken kingdom from itself.  But what did the Lambakanna dynasty really achieve – and why were they overthrown?

]]> Like the cavalry of old, they raced on to rescue a stricken kingdom from itself.  But what did the Lambakanna dynasty really achieve – and why were they overthrown?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:04:44 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 5386 Like the cavalry of old, they raced on to rescue a stricken kingdom from itself.  But what did the Lambakanna dynasty really achieve – and why were they overthrown?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 58 58 Shrews, Mice, Rats, Gerbils And Squirrels | Hearing From Sri Lanka’s Eminent Plebs full bcb48758-c3cb-4325-9f01-369330158c09 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7155edc3 Sri Lanka, like ancient Rome, has strict - albeit invisible - notions of caste and class. And class, not being exclusively human, is no less apparent within its smaller mammalian world – its rodents, and rodent-like cousins: its rats, shrews, gerbils, mice, and squirrels.

]]> Sri Lanka, like ancient Rome, has strict - albeit invisible - notions of caste and class. And class, not being exclusively human, is no less apparent within its smaller mammalian world – its rodents, and rodent-like cousins: its rats, shrews, gerbils, mice, and squirrels.

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:55:58 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1773 Sri Lanka, like ancient Rome, has strict - albeit invisible - notions of caste and class. And class, not being exclusively human, is no less apparent within its smaller mammalian world – its rodents, and rodent-like cousins: its rats, shrews, gerbils, mice, and squirrels.

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 96 96 The Long Farewell | A Super Pod History of Sri Lanka’s Last Lambakanna Kings full 58817a52-1085-4dce-b9ed-e678913ce12f https://share.transistor.fm/s/3e1cea0a Rescuing the nation from civil war and chaos, how was it that the returning Lankbranaka dynasty would then preside over the kingdom’s utter devastation, the like of which the island had never before endured? 

]]> Rescuing the nation from civil war and chaos, how was it that the returning Lankbranaka dynasty would then preside over the kingdom’s utter devastation, the like of which the island had never before endured? 

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:46:52 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 6205 Rescuing the nation from civil war and chaos, how was it that the returning Lankbranaka dynasty would then preside over the kingdom’s utter devastation, the like of which the island had never before endured? 

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 38 38 Sri Lanka’s Skinks | Inscrutable Angels full b5e08a75-0bf8-4a2e-a0d5-50b2e39f5116 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2872ee1 Sri Lanka’s skinks have a degree of subtleness that propels that immaterial attribute into the outer galaxy - fallen angels, perfect for being not what they seem. But how can you ever tell them apart?

]]> Sri Lanka’s skinks have a degree of subtleness that propels that immaterial attribute into the outer galaxy - fallen angels, perfect for being not what they seem. But how can you ever tell them apart?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:27:06 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1916 Sri Lanka’s skinks have a degree of subtleness that propels that immaterial attribute into the outer galaxy - fallen angels, perfect for being not what they seem. But how can you ever tell them apart?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 2 2 Kuveni | The Quest for Sri Lanka's First Queen full d10f2f3c-dc60-4130-a23a-e875b3143d31 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a77dd556 She was the pin-up of her times – but was it about the island’s first queen that caused so much disquiet, even now, and where might you still find her?

]]> She was the pin-up of her times – but was it about the island’s first queen that caused so much disquiet, even now, and where might you still find her?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:20:47 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1539 She was the pin-up of her times – but was it about the island’s first queen that caused so much disquiet, even now, and where might you still find her?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 105 105 On Being Absolutely Still | Learning New Tricks In Sri Lanka full b78b3989-850e-4b06-bb68-f532bd4084d6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/124eba83 Is life really what you best hear when you're absolutely still?  And if so, does knowing the names of different trees help at all?

]]> Is life really what you best hear when you're absolutely still?  And if so, does knowing the names of different trees help at all?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:16:18 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 467 Is life really what you best hear when you're absolutely still?  And if so, does knowing the names of different trees help at all?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 48 48 The Cat’s Pyjamas I The Story Of Sri Lanka’s Wild Cats full 1375f96d-58b7-413b-abac-e03c711a0f8c https://share.transistor.fm/s/d1a33155 There's more to Sri Lankan cats than their famous leopard.  What happened to its lions, and which beast breaks such wind as to call to mind Jean Patou’s famous perfume, 'Joy'?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> There's more to Sri Lankan cats than their famous leopard.  What happened to its lions, and which beast breaks such wind as to call to mind Jean Patou’s famous perfume, 'Joy'?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:11:42 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1042 There's more to Sri Lankan cats than their famous leopard.  What happened to its lions, and which beast breaks such wind as to call to mind Jean Patou’s famous perfume, 'Joy'?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 63 63 And That's How It All Began | A Super Pod Pre-History Of Sri Lanka full 2b0ac245-cfa8-4fec-b9c1-7e6336874ba0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b9cbc86 Packing a punch quite out of proportion to its size, Sri Lanka is distinctive and magnificent in the most Byzantine of ways.  But what is it that makes it so special – and how did it all begin?

]]> Packing a punch quite out of proportion to its size, Sri Lanka is distinctive and magnificent in the most Byzantine of ways.  But what is it that makes it so special – and how did it all begin?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:06:29 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 3656 Packing a punch quite out of proportion to its size, Sri Lanka is distinctive and magnificent in the most Byzantine of ways.  But what is it that makes it so special – and how did it all begin?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 69 69 Trincomalee | Finding Secret Gods And Ghosts full 60f0d24d-d61e-4d44-8055-964db84bb306 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4877bfbc Who are the gods and ghosts that can still be heard whispering in this little-visited town on Sri Lanka’s eastern seaboard?

]]> Who are the gods and ghosts that can still be heard whispering in this little-visited town on Sri Lanka’s eastern seaboard?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:57:10 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1863 Who are the gods and ghosts that can still be heard whispering in this little-visited town on Sri Lanka’s eastern seaboard?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 94 94 Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 5 | The Devastation full 915f5ab4-2c1e-48ac-bd0b-d74b7ca733d0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7271a477 The destruction of the 1500-year-old Anuradhapuran kingdom fell due – but was it destroyed by problems of its own making – or by a force so overwhelming that no power could ever hope to withstand?

]]> The destruction of the 1500-year-old Anuradhapuran kingdom fell due – but was it destroyed by problems of its own making – or by a force so overwhelming that no power could ever hope to withstand?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:51:32 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1034 The destruction of the 1500-year-old Anuradhapuran kingdom fell due – but was it destroyed by problems of its own making – or by a force so overwhelming that no power could ever hope to withstand?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 93 93 Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 4 | The Long Goodbye full 73cab9b8-d7f9-4a95-bef8-f43521bc2dd1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b1c11bfb The Lambakanna king, Sena II, pulled victory from disaster.  Sri Lanka became one of the dominant powers in the Indian Ocean.  So how did it get from there to the doors of desolation in barely 125 years?

]]> The Lambakanna king, Sena II, pulled victory from disaster.  Sri Lanka became one of the dominant powers in the Indian Ocean.  So how did it get from there to the doors of desolation in barely 125 years?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:45:19 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1343 The Lambakanna king, Sena II, pulled victory from disaster.  Sri Lanka became one of the dominant powers in the Indian Ocean.  So how did it get from there to the doors of desolation in barely 125 years?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 92 92 Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 3 | Walking on Air full a9528812-71ea-406c-8765-497f3dc9e983 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8653ed50 How was it that, even as life seemed at its easiest, the plush and kind middle years of later Lambakanna rule almost came to an abrupt halt - courtesy of an Indian invasion?  

]]> How was it that, even as life seemed at its easiest, the plush and kind middle years of later Lambakanna rule almost came to an abrupt halt - courtesy of an Indian invasion?  

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:38:12 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1698 How was it that, even as life seemed at its easiest, the plush and kind middle years of later Lambakanna rule almost came to an abrupt halt - courtesy of an Indian invasion?  

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 90 90 Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 2 | Redeemer Victorious full 4056b652-986d-4169-b10d-8247515ff0f5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/476f7c34 King Manavanna was to restore the fortunes of the returning Lankbranaka dynasty, and his succeeding sons were to rule as if the kingdom merited nothing but the best.  But was the Anuradhapuran kingdom really that safe?

]]> King Manavanna was to restore the fortunes of the returning Lankbranaka dynasty, and his succeeding sons were to rule as if the kingdom merited nothing but the best.  But was the Anuradhapuran kingdom really that safe?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:29:38 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1164 King Manavanna was to restore the fortunes of the returning Lankbranaka dynasty, and his succeeding sons were to rule as if the kingdom merited nothing but the best.  But was the Anuradhapuran kingdom really that safe?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 89 89 Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 1 | The Land Of Plenty full 4e6a04ba-8f2d-49c5-9498-822a592f07cb https://share.transistor.fm/s/6981f55c As the Lambakanna kings retook their throne for a second innings, how was it that rice, that most ordinary of all crops, was to power the last glorious golden age of the one-island state? 

]]> As the Lambakanna kings retook their throne for a second innings, how was it that rice, that most ordinary of all crops, was to power the last glorious golden age of the one-island state? 

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:24:48 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1134 As the Lambakanna kings retook their throne for a second innings, how was it that rice, that most ordinary of all crops, was to power the last glorious golden age of the one-island state? 

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 19 19 Space, The Perehera - and Danby | Festival Frolics in Sri Lanka full ebafc33c-a676-4cd9-8257-13a95a690c4b https://share.transistor.fm/s/5be12d2b Enochlophobia may be one of ageing’s more agreeable symptoms – but what do you do about it when the Kandy Perehera is in full swing?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Enochlophobia may be one of ageing’s more agreeable symptoms – but what do you do about it when the Kandy Perehera is in full swing?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:14:36 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 517 Enochlophobia may be one of ageing’s more agreeable symptoms – but what do you do about it when the Kandy Perehera is in full swing?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 111 111 Losing One's Head | Seeking Non-Self In Sri Lanka full c2e5cd55-e4f2-4261-876e-968c3253524d https://share.transistor.fm/s/07d03cb9 “To be or not to be,” is the refrain of several Sri Lankan government departments – but how can they – or that -  free you from suffering?  From cravings?  From any need to cling to things?

]]> “To be or not to be,” is the refrain of several Sri Lankan government departments – but how can they – or that -  free you from suffering?  From cravings?  From any need to cling to things?

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:09:33 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 693 “To be or not to be,” is the refrain of several Sri Lankan government departments – but how can they – or that -  free you from suffering?  From cravings?  From any need to cling to things?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 17 17 A Jungle Spice Garden | A Super Pod Account Of Planting Paradise in Sri Lanka full 9872658d-1385-434e-aaf6-ceac904f7afb https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ce259c4 Given Sri Lanka’s remarkable facility for naturalising anything it takes a fancy to, counting its spices is a sure way to stir debates about everything from guilt and history to life expectancy and truth.  Hear some of this, as we lay out a jungle spice garden all of our own at The Flame Tree Estate in the mountains beyond Kandy.

]]> Given Sri Lanka’s remarkable facility for naturalising anything it takes a fancy to, counting its spices is a sure way to stir debates about everything from guilt and history to life expectancy and truth.  Hear some of this, as we lay out a jungle spice garden all of our own at The Flame Tree Estate in the mountains beyond Kandy.

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:03:41 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 6907 Given Sri Lanka’s remarkable facility for naturalising anything it takes a fancy to, counting its spices is a sure way to stir debates about everything from guilt and history to life expectancy and truth.  Hear some of this, as we lay out a jungle spice garden all of our own at The Flame Tree Estate in the mountains beyond Kandy.

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 76 76 Wicked Monarchs | A Super Pod Account of Sri Lanka’s Most Notorious Rulers full b4ef0915-1d35-4491-815b-cc939c3b4f89 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8011611b Sri Lanka was ruled by hundreds of kings and a handful of queens for over 2,000 years.  But which of them were among its six most egregious baddies – and why?

]]> Sri Lanka was ruled by hundreds of kings and a handful of queens for over 2,000 years.  But which of them were among its six most egregious baddies – and why?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:47:39 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 2873 Sri Lanka was ruled by hundreds of kings and a handful of queens for over 2,000 years.  But which of them were among its six most egregious baddies – and why?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 22 22 Sri Lanka’s Owls | In Search Of The Devil Bird full b94c81d1-12be-4644-b61b-1de2c6992cdc https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f4c0866 “A series of dreadful shrieks as if coming from a soul in great agony of torment,” wrote an anguished twitcher of the Sri Lankan Spot-bellied Eagle Owl.  But is it alone sounding so fierce?  What other owl howls might you encounter in Sri Lanka?

]]> “A series of dreadful shrieks as if coming from a soul in great agony of torment,” wrote an anguished twitcher of the Sri Lankan Spot-bellied Eagle Owl.  But is it alone sounding so fierce?  What other owl howls might you encounter in Sri Lanka?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:38:39 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1265 “A series of dreadful shrieks as if coming from a soul in great agony of torment,” wrote an anguished twitcher of the Sri Lankan Spot-bellied Eagle Owl.  But is it alone sounding so fierce?  What other owl howls might you encounter in Sri Lanka?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 85 85 Honey, I'm Home | Encounters with Sri Lanka’s Endemic Land Mammals full 581c0611-f691-4939-bb40-f436fc8f691a https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2810af4 Scientists - and most especially fastidious taxonomists – are giddily divided about quite how many of Sri Lanka's mammals are endemic: 19? 40?  But as their arguments rumble on, what are these mammals that have caused so much consternation, and where are you most likely to see them?

]]> Scientists - and most especially fastidious taxonomists – are giddily divided about quite how many of Sri Lanka's mammals are endemic: 19? 40?  But as their arguments rumble on, what are these mammals that have caused so much consternation, and where are you most likely to see them?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:33:11 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 2316 Scientists - and most especially fastidious taxonomists – are giddily divided about quite how many of Sri Lanka's mammals are endemic: 19? 40?  But as their arguments rumble on, what are these mammals that have caused so much consternation, and where are you most likely to see them?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 60 60 Bejewelled I Sri Lanka’s Greatest Sapphires full 0f95b29c-4254-4509-8ea9-6deb7d0f2da9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6ba94a6 Sri Lanka may be Sapphire Centre as far as the world is concerned – but where exactly might you now find its greatest stones, and what stories have they to tell?      srilankapodcast.com

]]> Sri Lanka may be Sapphire Centre as far as the world is concerned – but where exactly might you now find its greatest stones, and what stories have they to tell?      srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:25:17 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1795 Sri Lanka may be Sapphire Centre as far as the world is concerned – but where exactly might you now find its greatest stones, and what stories have they to tell?      srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 21 21 What Sets You Free | Why May Days Matter In Sri Lanka full 5eedf702-8105-4f4f-99a2-d31eacaab592 https://share.transistor.fm/s/349d5abc Is May the moment to forsake madness and put aside all but the best supporting gods?

]]> Is May the moment to forsake madness and put aside all but the best supporting gods?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:19:42 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 559 Is May the moment to forsake madness and put aside all but the best supporting gods?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 42 42 Now Thank We All Our God I Sunday in the Sri Lankan Jungle full 184285c2-178f-4c3b-a945-e5777292e5bd https://share.transistor.fm/s/c1b7711d Is it possible to reverse-engineer the last 5 decades and make Sundays special again?  Perhaps.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Is it possible to reverse-engineer the last 5 decades and make Sundays special again?  Perhaps.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:14:47 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1876 Is it possible to reverse-engineer the last 5 decades and make Sundays special again?  Perhaps.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 10 10 River Tales | Journeys Down Sri Lanka’s Great Rivers full e1eaf090-14cc-4a64-a743-f3df83be65d9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f7490df Sri Lanka’s 14 great rivers describe, along their winding courses, the whole history of the island, throughfares crammed with remembered journeys, feasts, technology, alliances, nature, gems, spices and religion.  What are the stories they might tell us today?

]]> Sri Lanka’s 14 great rivers describe, along their winding courses, the whole history of the island, throughfares crammed with remembered journeys, feasts, technology, alliances, nature, gems, spices and religion.  What are the stories they might tell us today?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:08:37 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1876 Sri Lanka’s 14 great rivers describe, along their winding courses, the whole history of the island, throughfares crammed with remembered journeys, feasts, technology, alliances, nature, gems, spices and religion.  What are the stories they might tell us today?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 73 73 Shop | Retail Therapy in a Tuk-Tuk full a5dbdef8-c367-4415-bc91-8d7e657a5fc1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/772797fd Despite its understated fame, Galagedera’s high street, like those of most Sri Lankan towns and villages, is booming.  As high streets die all around the world, how is it that this one is so alive and well, and bursting with shops, shoppers, services, and action?  

]]> Despite its understated fame, Galagedera’s high street, like those of most Sri Lankan towns and villages, is booming.  As high streets die all around the world, how is it that this one is so alive and well, and bursting with shops, shoppers, services, and action?  

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:01:41 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1167 Despite its understated fame, Galagedera’s high street, like those of most Sri Lankan towns and villages, is booming.  As high streets die all around the world, how is it that this one is so alive and well, and bursting with shops, shoppers, services, and action?  

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 26 26 The 7 Wonders of Ancient Lanka | Part 3 full f3b0880e-9929-4022-a75c-a909c2e7a856 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc649895 Sri Lanka’s seven greatest wonders from ancient times include a palace to escape death, a dish, a book, and a fortress.  But what made them so fundamental – to the nation and the world – as to earn their place in history?

]]> Sri Lanka’s seven greatest wonders from ancient times include a palace to escape death, a dish, a book, and a fortress.  But what made them so fundamental – to the nation and the world – as to earn their place in history?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:57:10 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1523 Sri Lanka’s seven greatest wonders from ancient times include a palace to escape death, a dish, a book, and a fortress.  But what made them so fundamental – to the nation and the world – as to earn their place in history?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 25 25 The 7 Wonders of Ancient Lanka | Part 2 full e9207472-6dce-4683-b3c3-b7a8d89afe21 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e29e5ccd A tree – and a trio of stupas are among ancient Sri Lanka’s greatest wonders.  But why are any of these so important – not just to the island, but to the world?

]]> A tree – and a trio of stupas are among ancient Sri Lanka’s greatest wonders.  But why are any of these so important – not just to the island, but to the world?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:56:05 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 985 A tree – and a trio of stupas are among ancient Sri Lanka’s greatest wonders.  But why are any of these so important – not just to the island, but to the world?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 24 24 The 7 Wonders of Ancient Lanka | Part 1 full 349f7bc1-b8fc-4fae-a99f-346f3191f7a2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/57118257 Despite their iconic status, the original seven wonders of the ancient world pale in comparison to the seven wonders of ancient Lanka, the subject of the next three podcasts.    But why include Panda Wewa, a reservoir now lost in the jungle?

]]> Despite their iconic status, the original seven wonders of the ancient world pale in comparison to the seven wonders of ancient Lanka, the subject of the next three podcasts.    But why include Panda Wewa, a reservoir now lost in the jungle?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:46:09 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 971 Despite their iconic status, the original seven wonders of the ancient world pale in comparison to the seven wonders of ancient Lanka, the subject of the next three podcasts.    But why include Panda Wewa, a reservoir now lost in the jungle?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 46 46 Rambling in the Outer Gardens | A Walk at Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel full c31e4cd4-b2eb-4e03-ba75-7d40940d588b https://share.transistor.fm/s/cccc7f9a What might you discover within the sprawling plantation gardens that disappear off into the jungle around Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> What might you discover within the sprawling plantation gardens that disappear off into the jungle around Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:40:37 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1174 What might you discover within the sprawling plantation gardens that disappear off into the jungle around Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 64 64 Ambling in the Inner Gardens | A Walk at Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel full 9f096f42-39e5-464d-8607-65b1a4908c2d https://share.transistor.fm/s/e063251b What might you find as you amble gently around a home garden, wrapped in green and red, at Sri Lanka’s The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> What might you find as you amble gently around a home garden, wrapped in green and red, at Sri Lanka’s The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:31:45 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1345 What might you find as you amble gently around a home garden, wrapped in green and red, at Sri Lanka’s The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 75 75 Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 5 | A Royal Ruination full 42553e04-769d-4100-962b-3988d01ce237 https://share.transistor.fm/s/06788dcd What was it in the fatal combination of new money, old suspicions, religious strife, mercenaries and regicide that brought the last Moriyan kings to ruin?

]]> What was it in the fatal combination of new money, old suspicions, religious strife, mercenaries and regicide that brought the last Moriyan kings to ruin?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:50:26 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1862 What was it in the fatal combination of new money, old suspicions, religious strife, mercenaries and regicide that brought the last Moriyan kings to ruin?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 74 74 Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 4 | The Infernal Inheritance full f6d82414-90ce-42c1-9867-b19268ea8fae https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9d84879 Family dramas nearly unsettled the first Moriyan kings until King Moggallana took over.  Or so it seemed.  What was it about the choices he made that so brutally undermined his successors?

]]> Family dramas nearly unsettled the first Moriyan kings until King Moggallana took over.  Or so it seemed.  What was it about the choices he made that so brutally undermined his successors?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:42:41 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 891 Family dramas nearly unsettled the first Moriyan kings until King Moggallana took over.  Or so it seemed.  What was it about the choices he made that so brutally undermined his successors?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 65 65 Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 3 | Oedipus Lanka full 5b6c3a29-f8eb-4878-bb7c-fedb49e00d43 https://share.transistor.fm/s/78247963 Famed for building the 8th wonder of the ancient world in Asia, what drove the great Moriyan king, Kashyapa, to plunge a sword into his own body?

]]> Famed for building the 8th wonder of the ancient world in Asia, what drove the great Moriyan king, Kashyapa, to plunge a sword into his own body?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:35:59 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1031 Famed for building the 8th wonder of the ancient world in Asia, what drove the great Moriyan king, Kashyapa, to plunge a sword into his own body?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 64 64 Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 2 | The Return Of The King full 836e3e88-d10e-434f-8685-21ca1d7ef074 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9951c91e After decades of occupation and state madness, a great new Anuradhapura king set about putting things right.  But how did he end up as the poster boy of the most notorious assassinations in world history?

]]> After decades of occupation and state madness, a great new Anuradhapura king set about putting things right.  But how did he end up as the poster boy of the most notorious assassinations in world history?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:30:22 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 971 After decades of occupation and state madness, a great new Anuradhapura king set about putting things right.  But how did he end up as the poster boy of the most notorious assassinations in world history?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 56 56 Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 1 | The Lion’s Paws full a5937964-8f17-4d56-b986-e62c8b55ca97 https://share.transistor.fm/s/858d3335 What is it about Sri Lanka’s lion – cherished by the Moriyan kings at Sigiriya and elsewhere – that so perfectly captures one of the country's most critical national traits?

]]> What is it about Sri Lanka’s lion – cherished by the Moriyan kings at Sigiriya and elsewhere – that so perfectly captures one of the country's most critical national traits?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:22:18 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 5601 What is it about Sri Lanka’s lion – cherished by the Moriyan kings at Sigiriya and elsewhere – that so perfectly captures one of the country's most critical national traits?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 88 88 Sigiriya I The Party That Lasted For 22 Years full 7e9a9b0e-fcfb-498e-9292-cf9e7c7571da https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4232351 When King Kashyapa took up residence in Sigiriya, he triggered a party that, like the ancient world itself, raced to its corporeal end with all the aplomb of the last serving of the lost martini on board the Titanic.  But what made it so extraordinary?   srilankapodcast.com

]]> When King Kashyapa took up residence in Sigiriya, he triggered a party that, like the ancient world itself, raced to its corporeal end with all the aplomb of the last serving of the lost martini on board the Titanic.  But what made it so extraordinary?   srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:53:35 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1794 When King Kashyapa took up residence in Sigiriya, he triggered a party that, like the ancient world itself, raced to its corporeal end with all the aplomb of the last serving of the lost martini on board the Titanic.  But what made it so extraordinary?   srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 51 51 Inside Kandy | A Super Pod Guide for Curious Visitors to Sri Lanka full f1ac627f-526f-4458-9ea8-503ce94fe728 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca1bafc4 Kandy guards its remarkable story so well that it is all too easy to miss.  Yet squirrelled away behind its traffic jams and shop hoardings, history is not dead; not even sleeping or dazed. It is instead ever on the lookout.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Kandy guards its remarkable story so well that it is all too easy to miss.  Yet squirrelled away behind its traffic jams and shop hoardings, history is not dead; not even sleeping or dazed. It is instead ever on the lookout.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:47:31 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 4141 Kandy guards its remarkable story so well that it is all too easy to miss.  Yet squirrelled away behind its traffic jams and shop hoardings, history is not dead; not even sleeping or dazed. It is instead ever on the lookout.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 53 53 Mongooses | On Patrol With Sri Lanka’s Guardian Beasts full 43eb91fd-bb9f-4351-a160-bf76e0aafdc4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a8b44945 When sleeping rough in the jungle, keep a mongoose by your feet.  Guarantors of safety, the little beast is the most overlooked contender for being Man’s Best Friend. But of the many that exist throughout the world, which ones will you find in Sri Lanka?  

]]> When sleeping rough in the jungle, keep a mongoose by your feet.  Guarantors of safety, the little beast is the most overlooked contender for being Man’s Best Friend. But of the many that exist throughout the world, which ones will you find in Sri Lanka?  

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:37:47 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 667 When sleeping rough in the jungle, keep a mongoose by your feet.  Guarantors of safety, the little beast is the most overlooked contender for being Man’s Best Friend. But of the many that exist throughout the world, which ones will you find in Sri Lanka?  

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 44 44 Manifest Mammals I In Pursuit Of Sri Lanka’s Jackals, Hares, Porcupines, Pangolins & Otters full e2cf513f-025f-48a9-a49d-101ecbca8743 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d5b2e704 Forget elephants and even leopards.  What are the five great mammals of Sri Lanka that most people overlook to their eternal cost, and what story do they have to tell?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Forget elephants and even leopards.  What are the five great mammals of Sri Lanka that most people overlook to their eternal cost, and what story do they have to tell?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:31:59 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 863 Forget elephants and even leopards.  What are the five great mammals of Sri Lanka that most people overlook to their eternal cost, and what story do they have to tell?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 87 87 Galagedera | A Super Pod Guide To The First Village in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands full 48391005-fcff-46b6-af9b-47b311c3d532 https://share.transistor.fm/s/504a70ba A hiding place for kings, a turning point for invaders: what is it about this lofty hilltop jungle village that makes the ordinary quite so beautiful?

]]> A hiding place for kings, a turning point for invaders: what is it about this lofty hilltop jungle village that makes the ordinary quite so beautiful?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:23:43 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 3005 A hiding place for kings, a turning point for invaders: what is it about this lofty hilltop jungle village that makes the ordinary quite so beautiful?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 1 1 Chinta | The Lady and the Loris full ea3c9f29-30a8-4176-a4bb-2fb6f4deb2a8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6293d948 Who was Chinta | And why does her death – and life – matter quite so much?

]]> Who was Chinta | And why does her death – and life – matter quite so much?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:13:27 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 480 Who was Chinta | And why does her death – and life – matter quite so much?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 41 41 The Jungle Hotel I A Look Behind The Doors At Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel full f3270e68-7286-460d-bcad-d46f99ac8e56 https://share.transistor.fm/s/25da07cb Whatever else is happening in the world, here there is a cake for tea, and birdsong from dawn to dusk.  But what else might you find?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Whatever else is happening in the world, here there is a cake for tea, and birdsong from dawn to dusk.  But what else might you find?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:47:07 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 2034 Whatever else is happening in the world, here there is a cake for tea, and birdsong from dawn to dusk.  But what else might you find?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 37 37 The Wicked Monarchs of Sri Lanka I Part 2 full 2d991191-61a3-439b-bcd5-4c9addc19daa https://share.transistor.fm/s/e9172f99 It’s often said that to rule, you must be ruthless to excess.  But exactly what were the excesses created by these final Sri Lankan kings as to earn them a place on a list of wicked monarchs?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> It’s often said that to rule, you must be ruthless to excess.  But exactly what were the excesses created by these final Sri Lankan kings as to earn them a place on a list of wicked monarchs?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:38:45 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1698 It’s often said that to rule, you must be ruthless to excess.  But exactly what were the excesses created by these final Sri Lankan kings as to earn them a place on a list of wicked monarchs?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 36 36 The Wicked Monarchs of Sri Lanka I Part 1 full 54bf1cb9-afdc-4e85-9cc9-613a8445d73d https://share.transistor.fm/s/8919b2ce Spoiled for choice, selecting the naughtiest monarchs of Sri Lanka is an arduous job.  But why does the list begin with its founding father, and a later queen who made a kitten out of Henry VIII of England?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Spoiled for choice, selecting the naughtiest monarchs of Sri Lanka is an arduous job.  But why does the list begin with its founding father, and a later queen who made a kitten out of Henry VIII of England?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:33:28 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1235 Spoiled for choice, selecting the naughtiest monarchs of Sri Lanka is an arduous job.  But why does the list begin with its founding father, and a later queen who made a kitten out of Henry VIII of England?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 80 80 Sylvan Swingers I Scaling The Monkeys & Lorises of Sri Lanka full a1e88661-dd93-4570-8a31-e1ae7d95b2ab https://share.transistor.fm/s/25161785 Die-hard individualists fail to fault the remarkable variation among Sri Lanka’s different species of monkeys and lorises.  So what are their arboreal secrets?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> Die-hard individualists fail to fault the remarkable variation among Sri Lanka’s different species of monkeys and lorises.  So what are their arboreal secrets?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:28:37 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1109 Die-hard individualists fail to fault the remarkable variation among Sri Lanka’s different species of monkeys and lorises.  So what are their arboreal secrets?     srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 83 83 Sri Lanka’s Bears, Buffaloes & Boars | The 3 Great “B’s” full 8b97cfd6-d456-4319-857a-ebe833900e88 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d04efed0 Of Sri Lanka’s bears, buffaloes and boars, which animal is its Bach?  Which its Bhrams?  And which is its heroic Beethoven?

]]> Of Sri Lanka’s bears, buffaloes and boars, which animal is its Bach?  Which its Bhrams?  And which is its heroic Beethoven?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:22:46 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1000 Of Sri Lanka’s bears, buffaloes and boars, which animal is its Bach?  Which its Bhrams?  And which is its heroic Beethoven?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 71 71 Twinkle | A Guide To Sri Lanka’s Gems; Where To Find Them, When To Wear Them full b73af50c-baa7-43b2-b97d-7e6d56ffa159 https://share.transistor.fm/s/92143886 With over 75 gemstones - from Hot Pink Sapphires to Sherry Topaz - found in its ancient rock strata, where can you see them and when should you wear them?

]]> With over 75 gemstones - from Hot Pink Sapphires to Sherry Topaz - found in its ancient rock strata, where can you see them and when should you wear them?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:16:11 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1518 With over 75 gemstones - from Hot Pink Sapphires to Sherry Topaz - found in its ancient rock strata, where can you see them and when should you wear them?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 70 70 Walking The Dogs | Sauntering Down A Red Sri Lankan Carpet full 23e9c292-c2d2-48e1-b044-64a851098374 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5e75524c If walking the dogs is anything, it has to be “Ordinary Special,” especially when taken down a path of flame tree flowers.  But of all these flamboyants, which is the most recalcitrant?

]]> If walking the dogs is anything, it has to be “Ordinary Special,” especially when taken down a path of flame tree flowers.  But of all these flamboyants, which is the most recalcitrant?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:08:40 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 568 If walking the dogs is anything, it has to be “Ordinary Special,” especially when taken down a path of flame tree flowers.  But of all these flamboyants, which is the most recalcitrant?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 30 30 The Art of Hermiting I Checking In At Some Sri Lankan Hotels full 1a560a13-7f4f-4527-bb28-147aed242896 https://share.transistor.fm/s/276d1aac Hotels nurture hermiting - as Diane von Furstenberg, Ravi Shankar, or Coco Chanel might tell you.  But which ones should you select when planning your Sri Lankan itinerary?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Hotels nurture hermiting - as Diane von Furstenberg, Ravi Shankar, or Coco Chanel might tell you.  But which ones should you select when planning your Sri Lankan itinerary?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:03:42 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 644 Hotels nurture hermiting - as Diane von Furstenberg, Ravi Shankar, or Coco Chanel might tell you.  But which ones should you select when planning your Sri Lankan itinerary?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 57 57 The Great Dynasty | A Super Pod History Of The Kings Who Made Sri Lanka full ba41bcd4-82a4-4950-b312-7c166b398533 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ab9356a4 Sri Lanka’s first kings laid the indispensable foundations of an entire island-nation state, their achievements evident in almost every aspect of life today.  But who were they?  Where did they come from?  And where did they go?

]]> Sri Lanka’s first kings laid the indispensable foundations of an entire island-nation state, their achievements evident in almost every aspect of life today.  But who were they?  Where did they come from?  And where did they go?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:56:53 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 7400 Sri Lanka’s first kings laid the indispensable foundations of an entire island-nation state, their achievements evident in almost every aspect of life today.  But who were they?  Where did they come from?  And where did they go?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 33 33 Imperial Flavours | Travels With Sri Lanka’s Colonial Spices full f54949a4-2c57-4c0c-a872-563a05abe6a7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b5a3bbb Some of Sri Lanka’s most beloved spices came in the ships of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British – but why were they brought here, and how did they throw off the trauma of transplantation to prosper and proliferate? 

]]> Some of Sri Lanka’s most beloved spices came in the ships of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British – but why were they brought here, and how did they throw off the trauma of transplantation to prosper and proliferate? 

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:20:47 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1086 Some of Sri Lanka’s most beloved spices came in the ships of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British – but why were they brought here, and how did they throw off the trauma of transplantation to prosper and proliferate? 

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 32 32 Reticent Flavours | Finding Sri Lanka’s Most Secret Spices full 9cb78b95-2c3e-4006-9158-8c3ea1627965 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa043e97 Sri Lanka’s secretive off-stage spices are every bit as treasured as its most famous ones.  But what are they, and how are they used?

]]> Sri Lanka’s secretive off-stage spices are every bit as treasured as its most famous ones.  But what are they, and how are they used?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:28 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 994 Sri Lanka’s secretive off-stage spices are every bit as treasured as its most famous ones.  But what are they, and how are they used?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 31 31 The Taste Trade | A Journey Around Sri Lanka’s Merchant Spices full 27816b63-81f0-4121-a4b3-db0fdbbb7ad3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/86f30c3a Few people ever packed light as they headed to Sri Lanka.  But what are the spices that arrived in the carry-on baggage its visiting traders, travellers and superpowers?

]]> Few people ever packed light as they headed to Sri Lanka.  But what are the spices that arrived in the carry-on baggage its visiting traders, travellers and superpowers?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:51:11 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1803 Few people ever packed light as they headed to Sri Lanka.  But what are the spices that arrived in the carry-on baggage its visiting traders, travellers and superpowers?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 30 30 The Golden Trinity | Sri Lanka’s Three Great Spices full c64e0eda-149d-4ac2-9767-9798677dc0b1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/db9a5bcc Three spices hold the key to every dish in Sri Lanka.  But which ones are they and why does their consequence stretch far beyond the humble kitchen?

]]> Three spices hold the key to every dish in Sri Lanka.  But which ones are they and why does their consequence stretch far beyond the humble kitchen?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:43:58 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1305 Three spices hold the key to every dish in Sri Lanka.  But which ones are they and why does their consequence stretch far beyond the humble kitchen?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 29 29 Magic | Growing Money in Sri Lanka full 4f9e6f69-26c8-48e0-8b2d-f7b583c576ef https://share.transistor.fm/s/9624d3b4 Enslavement is a condition that takes time to undo.  So how did it help to make a spice garden in the jungles of Sri Lanka?

]]> Enslavement is a condition that takes time to undo.  So how did it help to make a spice garden in the jungles of Sri Lanka?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:38:55 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1957 Enslavement is a condition that takes time to undo.  So how did it help to make a spice garden in the jungles of Sri Lanka?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 91 91 Sri Lanka’s Extinct Mammals | In Search Of A Lost World full eb5c2ee2-9358-47d5-b1f0-b746da0b535b https://share.transistor.fm/s/7ef3edb7 Sri Lanka was once home to tigers, lions, rhinos and hippos.  But where are they to be found today?  And what might disappear next?

]]> Sri Lanka was once home to tigers, lions, rhinos and hippos.  But where are they to be found today?  And what might disappear next?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:32:18 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1082 Sri Lanka was once home to tigers, lions, rhinos and hippos.  But where are they to be found today?  And what might disappear next?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 81 81 Deer Friends I On Safari with Sri Lanka's Deer, Ponies & Donkeys full 3dba7870-cc5d-405a-b207-bb7e584e6632 https://share.transistor.fm/s/66e9eaa2 To have a hoof in Sri Lanka is a privilege given to just a handful of species.  But what are they, and where might you find them?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> To have a hoof in Sri Lanka is a privilege given to just a handful of species.  But what are they, and where might you find them?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:25:42 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 650 To have a hoof in Sri Lanka is a privilege given to just a handful of species.  But what are they, and where might you find them?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 59 59 The Kerfuffle In The Kitchen | Getting Picky in Sri Lanka full 2ea4c324-f74f-449e-a0dd-c7335b074775 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f94ef394 If too many cooks spoil the broth, what ingredients best make it all up?  

]]> If too many cooks spoil the broth, what ingredients best make it all up?  

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:20:33 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 428 If too many cooks spoil the broth, what ingredients best make it all up?  

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 3 3 The Mathematics Of Mortality I Measuring Time In Sri Lanka full 5e346e5a-8efa-4be7-ae82-d5862993c050 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1cc7b0b8 How long is life, and what might you usefully do with the later bits?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> How long is life, and what might you usefully do with the later bits?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:14:05 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 387 How long is life, and what might you usefully do with the later bits?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 55 55 Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 4 | Last Chance Saloon full bcab36e4-9dfd-4ae4-8570-d663f75dd285 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69df0b13 Water flowed, and the kingdom functioned as the long, late Indian summer of Lambakarna rule drew to its end.  Or did it?  What drove the dynasty to destruction and laid the land open to invaders?

]]> Water flowed, and the kingdom functioned as the long, late Indian summer of Lambakarna rule drew to its end.  Or did it?  What drove the dynasty to destruction and laid the land open to invaders?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:07:08 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1672 Water flowed, and the kingdom functioned as the long, late Indian summer of Lambakarna rule drew to its end.  Or did it?  What drove the dynasty to destruction and laid the land open to invaders?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 54 54 Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 3 | The Time of Ruin full 6018d5ea-ef56-4906-81cb-962cdda65f2f https://share.transistor.fm/s/de2111e6 Regicide vied with restitution as the Lambakanna dynasty moved into its middle age – but just how well did the state survive these years of make-do, mayhem and murder?

]]> Regicide vied with restitution as the Lambakanna dynasty moved into its middle age – but just how well did the state survive these years of make-do, mayhem and murder?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:58:31 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1273 Regicide vied with restitution as the Lambakanna dynasty moved into its middle age – but just how well did the state survive these years of make-do, mayhem and murder?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 45 45 Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 2 | The Guardians full c54c89a9-8562-4f94-99e4-7cb44d63eef6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7ff5de85 After the ruinous excesses of the last Vijayan kings, Sri Lanka’s Lambakanna were to rule for two periods, the first lasting 369 years. But how did they rescue the state from ruin?

]]> After the ruinous excesses of the last Vijayan kings, Sri Lanka’s Lambakanna were to rule for two periods, the first lasting 369 years. But how did they rescue the state from ruin?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:51:43 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1407 After the ruinous excesses of the last Vijayan kings, Sri Lanka’s Lambakanna were to rule for two periods, the first lasting 369 years. But how did they rescue the state from ruin?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 44 44 Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 1 | The Kingdom That Walked On Water full 47a1a83a-ef09-47fd-8f0a-c9a41a365062 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6a2a924 It was the mastery of water that powered the Anuradhapuran Kingdom, but how did its first Lambakarna kings ensure so rapid a development of its technology as to superpower their domain?

]]> It was the mastery of water that powered the Anuradhapuran Kingdom, but how did its first Lambakarna kings ensure so rapid a development of its technology as to superpower their domain?

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:45:03 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1130 It was the mastery of water that powered the Anuradhapuran Kingdom, but how did its first Lambakarna kings ensure so rapid a development of its technology as to superpower their domain?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 40 40 The Lovely Now | The Glad Psychology of Sri Lankan Rain full 7844df65-5583-4226-b78f-a7d103f788c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d27672f2 It rains.  And it rains.  But why are Buddhism and rain quite so beautifully compelling, especially here in Sri Lanka?  

]]> It rains.  And it rains.  But why are Buddhism and rain quite so beautifully compelling, especially here in Sri Lanka?  

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:34:07 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 144 It rains.  And it rains.  But why are Buddhism and rain quite so beautifully compelling, especially here in Sri Lanka?  

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 52 52 The Pride Owl | Flying High in Sri Lanka full 944377d3-5de8-414f-9288-71bf2f8103a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/74cd1c05 He hooted when least expected and claimed his rightful place in Sri Lanka.  But who was he, and what made him proud?  

]]> He hooted when least expected and claimed his rightful place in Sri Lanka.  But who was he, and what made him proud?  

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:26:41 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 556 He hooted when least expected and claimed his rightful place in Sri Lanka.  But who was he, and what made him proud?  

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 61 61 Ancient Lanka | A Super Pod Guide to Sri Lanka’s Seven Ancient Wonders full a2492b0b-e5af-46bd-a4fd-4508838df54c https://share.transistor.fm/s/bcf94748 Unlike the classical world, Sri Lanka's ancient wonders are not merely buildings, including as they do a painting, a monastery, a book, technology, a shrine, and a tree.  But why do they also include a lake?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Unlike the classical world, Sri Lanka's ancient wonders are not merely buildings, including as they do a painting, a monastery, a book, technology, a shrine, and a tree.  But why do they also include a lake?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:20:53 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 2447 Unlike the classical world, Sri Lanka's ancient wonders are not merely buildings, including as they do a painting, a monastery, a book, technology, a shrine, and a tree.  But why do they also include a lake?    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 16 16 My Missing Sapphire Tiara | A Bit Of A Think Outside A Sri Lankan Water Board full f910e9ba-00f8-4929-a620-4c891f623cc6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1188b499 Sri Lanka’s gems are as perfect a thing for first nights as they are for crowns, thrones, diadems - and even my missing tiara.  But should it be enough to merely murmur their magical names, or must you wear them too?

]]> Sri Lanka’s gems are as perfect a thing for first nights as they are for crowns, thrones, diadems - and even my missing tiara.  But should it be enough to merely murmur their magical names, or must you wear them too?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:10:36 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 701 Sri Lanka’s gems are as perfect a thing for first nights as they are for crowns, thrones, diadems - and even my missing tiara.  But should it be enough to merely murmur their magical names, or must you wear them too?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 67 67 Death, The Drama Queen | A Walk with Henning Mankell full 54b2d01f-f076-470e-b6b5-e2b6a06a6f2d https://share.transistor.fm/s/bdccac49 Is death like checking in at The Ritz?  Or is it more agreeable still?

]]> Is death like checking in at The Ritz?  Or is it more agreeable still?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:00:35 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 517 Is death like checking in at The Ritz?  Or is it more agreeable still?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 20 20 Sri Lanka’s Sea Mammals | The Mermaid That Wasn’t full 09312c45-2394-455b-bbb2-4187561a8e4b https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b2f9b05 Which sea mammals can Sri Lanka rightly claim as its own – and did the Portuguese really find a mermaid on the shores of Mannar 500 years ago?

]]> Which sea mammals can Sri Lanka rightly claim as its own – and did the Portuguese really find a mermaid on the shores of Mannar 500 years ago?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:50:34 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1535 Which sea mammals can Sri Lanka rightly claim as its own – and did the Portuguese really find a mermaid on the shores of Mannar 500 years ago?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 66 66 Sri Lanka’s Bats | Ordered Disorder full 77a29a62-c28d-4766-aec0-247990fb0770 https://share.transistor.fm/s/57ff3ddd Though occupying barely 1% of the world's total landmass, Sri Lanka hosts well over 2% of its recognised bat species.   But are there 28 species here?  Or 29?  Or 37?  How exactly do you count bats?

]]> Though occupying barely 1% of the world's total landmass, Sri Lanka hosts well over 2% of its recognised bat species.   But are there 28 species here?  Or 29?  Or 37?  How exactly do you count bats?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:44:09 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1153 Though occupying barely 1% of the world's total landmass, Sri Lanka hosts well over 2% of its recognised bat species.   But are there 28 species here?  Or 29?  Or 37?  How exactly do you count bats?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 4 4 Secret Kandy Part 5 | The 200-Year-Long War full ca2661c8-69be-4676-addc-c0ff69208663 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc565a31 Protected by a necklace of high mountains and surrounded by dense jungle ideal for guerrilla warfare, the Kandyan kingdom’s natural defences helped it withstand repeated invasions. But what was this long-forgotten mountain war, fought for almost 200 years? 

]]> Protected by a necklace of high mountains and surrounded by dense jungle ideal for guerrilla warfare, the Kandyan kingdom’s natural defences helped it withstand repeated invasions. But what was this long-forgotten mountain war, fought for almost 200 years? 

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:35:52 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 762 Protected by a necklace of high mountains and surrounded by dense jungle ideal for guerrilla warfare, the Kandyan kingdom’s natural defences helped it withstand repeated invasions. But what was this long-forgotten mountain war, fought for almost 200 years? 

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 5 5 Secret Kandy Part 4 | Where The Grass Is Greener full 47da0df2-85ce-41b9-bcca-d154b2a2913f https://share.transistor.fm/s/4a30dcf7
City though it is, Kandy - sequestered within high mountains and deep valleys – has numerous secretive wild pockets of utter bewitchment.  But where will you find them – and what will you find when you get there?

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City though it is, Kandy - sequestered within high mountains and deep valleys – has numerous secretive wild pockets of utter bewitchment.  But where will you find them – and what will you find when you get there?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:27:07 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 747
City though it is, Kandy - sequestered within high mountains and deep valleys – has numerous secretive wild pockets of utter bewitchment.  But where will you find them – and what will you find when you get there?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 6 6 Secret Kandy Part 3 | Five Forgotten Stories full 0480c6d8-d262-4d5e-9382-cb925336a922 https://share.transistor.fm/s/faf3ecda Kandy is much more than its city.  And in an arc of land that spreads to the north are five places that tell stories of the kingdom that are almost entirely forgotten.  What are they, and why do they matter?

]]> Kandy is much more than its city.  And in an arc of land that spreads to the north are five places that tell stories of the kingdom that are almost entirely forgotten.  What are they, and why do they matter?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:11:18 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1281 Kandy is much more than its city.  And in an arc of land that spreads to the north are five places that tell stories of the kingdom that are almost entirely forgotten.  What are they, and why do they matter?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 7 7 Secret Kandy Part 2 | God & Mammon full 6971e91a-d613-4ad8-96b2-eefc4d9b4dad https://share.transistor.fm/s/8b73fa39 The Vatican City of Sri Lanka, Kandy, is a place built on religion, money, politics, faith, power, morality - and some of the most striking temples anywhere in the world.  But which ones should you visit?

]]> The Vatican City of Sri Lanka, Kandy, is a place built on religion, money, politics, faith, power, morality - and some of the most striking temples anywhere in the world.  But which ones should you visit?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:05:45 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1296 The Vatican City of Sri Lanka, Kandy, is a place built on religion, money, politics, faith, power, morality - and some of the most striking temples anywhere in the world.  But which ones should you visit?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 8 8 Secret Kandy Part 1 | Down City Streets full 6b8f17d9-d58f-4c1d-8339-3f46e7b939d8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0628eb93 Kandy’s deeper history is a byzantine tale of kings, caste, money, and religion. Here, history is not dead; not even sleeping or dazed. It is instead ever on the lookout. So what should you look out for?

]]> Kandy’s deeper history is a byzantine tale of kings, caste, money, and religion. Here, history is not dead; not even sleeping or dazed. It is instead ever on the lookout. So what should you look out for?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:57:47 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1290 Kandy’s deeper history is a byzantine tale of kings, caste, money, and religion. Here, history is not dead; not even sleeping or dazed. It is instead ever on the lookout. So what should you look out for?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 35 35 Hidden Trails I Stepping Off The Beaten Path In Sri Lanka full 5a0ad5a3-0b36-4287-afca-cce153df85ca https://share.transistor.fm/s/e09e1554 What really makes Sri Lanka tick?  Perhaps these 5 very local cameos might provide a clue.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> What really makes Sri Lanka tick?  Perhaps these 5 very local cameos might provide a clue.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:39:46 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1867 What really makes Sri Lanka tick?  Perhaps these 5 very local cameos might provide a clue.    srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 49 49 Escape I The Sri Lankan Reading List full 97ed7c1b-a380-427c-9fce-47e353d6376a https://share.transistor.fm/s/3df47786 Few other countries are currently producing as much world-class literature as Sri Lanka. So which novels should you read?  srilankapodcast.com

]]> Few other countries are currently producing as much world-class literature as Sri Lanka. So which novels should you read?  srilankapodcast.com

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:33:28 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1173 Few other countries are currently producing as much world-class literature as Sri Lanka. So which novels should you read?  srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 68 68 Sri Lankan Politics | A Family Art full 39a3fac0-f7c2-4a61-a8a3-36e26d70e7ab https://share.transistor.fm/s/61322d13 Sri Lanka may have lost its last king in 1815, but since Independence, its leading families have more than made up for the difference.  Who are they – and what are they up to today?

]]> Sri Lanka may have lost its last king in 1815, but since Independence, its leading families have more than made up for the difference.  Who are they – and what are they up to today?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:26:21 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 629 Sri Lanka may have lost its last king in 1815, but since Independence, its leading families have more than made up for the difference.  Who are they – and what are they up to today?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 50 50 A Little Bit of Expert | Panning For Skills In Sri Lanka full a0173eac-b365-451c-9648-72a2ea8aadaa https://share.transistor.fm/s/09bbb5f4 In Sri Lanka, the expert is there right next to you - on the train, in the street, everywhere in fact.  But what happens when you seek one in a doctor’s waiting room?

]]> In Sri Lanka, the expert is there right next to you - on the train, in the street, everywhere in fact.  But what happens when you seek one in a doctor’s waiting room?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:19:20 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 817 In Sri Lanka, the expert is there right next to you - on the train, in the street, everywhere in fact.  But what happens when you seek one in a doctor’s waiting room?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 39 39 At The Barbers With Dikrek | Unexpected Compensation full 99cd92fd-ba38-4ff4-9467-1d3f38e7474a https://share.transistor.fm/s/750c1fde Why is it always better to have your hair cut under frangipani trees?

]]> Why is it always better to have your hair cut under frangipani trees?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:13:22 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 332 Why is it always better to have your hair cut under frangipani trees?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 77 77 Homes From Home | Sri Lanka's Fifty Best Hotels full f8a6d1ee-d986-44ae-b614-5004277dd46b https://share.transistor.fm/s/24f8a987 Sri Lanka’s auberge actuaries estimate that the island has well over 2,500 hotels.  But if you had to stay in just fifty, which ones would you be most blessed to choose from – and why?

]]> Sri Lanka’s auberge actuaries estimate that the island has well over 2,500 hotels.  But if you had to stay in just fifty, which ones would you be most blessed to choose from – and why?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:57 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1998 Sri Lanka’s auberge actuaries estimate that the island has well over 2,500 hotels.  But if you had to stay in just fifty, which ones would you be most blessed to choose from – and why?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 104 104 All About Eve | Separating Serpents In Sri Lanka full 11a431f0-93b4-4d19-bc34-be43f7d18344 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4625475c Unlikely though it sounds, there is a Perehera still grander than that of the annual Kandy Perehera – but what has it got to do with Eve and her serpents?

]]> Unlikely though it sounds, there is a Perehera still grander than that of the annual Kandy Perehera – but what has it got to do with Eve and her serpents?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:45:25 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 476 Unlikely though it sounds, there is a Perehera still grander than that of the annual Kandy Perehera – but what has it got to do with Eve and her serpents?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 4 4 La Petit Mort | On Buggering On In Sri Lanka full 405853ed-58ca-4568-b462-e0f7bdf4095e https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2ba279f If you are English, do you really need sex?  Can you not encounter la petite mort simply upon waking up?

]]> If you are English, do you really need sex?  Can you not encounter la petite mort simply upon waking up?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:40:22 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 372 If you are English, do you really need sex?  Can you not encounter la petite mort simply upon waking up?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 43 43 Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 6 | The Tainted Crown full 1ea59d2e-da75-494c-ba67-91472e201099 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c4208fee It was a counterfeit lookalike king who presided over the bloodbath collapse of the Vijayan dynasty that had ruled Sri Lanka for over 600 years.  How did things ever come to such a pass?

]]> It was a counterfeit lookalike king who presided over the bloodbath collapse of the Vijayan dynasty that had ruled Sri Lanka for over 600 years.  How did things ever come to such a pass?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:56:59 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1173 It was a counterfeit lookalike king who presided over the bloodbath collapse of the Vijayan dynasty that had ruled Sri Lanka for over 600 years.  How did things ever come to such a pass?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 28 28 Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 5 | A Merry-Go-Round of Spinning Sovereigns full be0f86aa-57b0-493e-9f84-d755a9470c53 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ac1906ae As a third and fourth Tamil invasion subjugated Sri Lanka, who were the feisty avenging kings who rescued it from the suspicion that things are never so bad that they can't get any worse?

]]> As a third and fourth Tamil invasion subjugated Sri Lanka, who were the feisty avenging kings who rescued it from the suspicion that things are never so bad that they can't get any worse?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:50:19 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1244 As a third and fourth Tamil invasion subjugated Sri Lanka, who were the feisty avenging kings who rescued it from the suspicion that things are never so bad that they can't get any worse?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 27 27 Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 4 | The Time of Sorrows full aecfb4eb-f06b-4b20-9c60-15c3ecdd188a https://share.transistor.fm/s/983c034e Barely 300 years into its nationhood, Sri Lanka was invaded twice.  Why was it that no one saw the turmoil that lay ahead, and who were its conquerors?

]]> Barely 300 years into its nationhood, Sri Lanka was invaded twice.  Why was it that no one saw the turmoil that lay ahead, and who were its conquerors?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:41:18 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1293 Barely 300 years into its nationhood, Sri Lanka was invaded twice.  Why was it that no one saw the turmoil that lay ahead, and who were its conquerors?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 26 26 Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 3 | Heaven on Earth full 3c3ac758-3e56-420f-836e-eddd7fc67b56 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ca2dde8 Two great Sri Lankan kings ruled in quick succession – Pandu Kabhaya and Devanampiya Tissa. How did this double windfall hasten the tiny kingdom to burst into a great state?

]]> Two great Sri Lankan kings ruled in quick succession – Pandu Kabhaya and Devanampiya Tissa. How did this double windfall hasten the tiny kingdom to burst into a great state?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:34:54 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1394 Two great Sri Lankan kings ruled in quick succession – Pandu Kabhaya and Devanampiya Tissa. How did this double windfall hasten the tiny kingdom to burst into a great state?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 126 126 Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 2 | Dancing on Knives full 448b203b-f72b-4e64-b64e-0ab1642255b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/92c819f5 How did Sri Lanka, barely 7 decades old, survive the death of its founding father, Vijaya, and its first recorded civil war, which erupted over the death of Vijaya’s nephew?  

]]> How did Sri Lanka, barely 7 decades old, survive the death of its founding father, Vijaya, and its first recorded civil war, which erupted over the death of Vijaya’s nephew?  

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:28:30 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1290 How did Sri Lanka, barely 7 decades old, survive the death of its founding father, Vijaya, and its first recorded civil war, which erupted over the death of Vijaya’s nephew?  

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 14 14 Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 1 | The Making of Nirvana full f87d28f8-3236-45bf-9146-b205258a85fc https://share.transistor.fm/s/f955a3d4 Sri Lanka’s first recorded monarch established a family that would rule for over half a millennium, and a nation that flourishes to this day. But how did that all begin? 

]]> Sri Lanka’s first recorded monarch established a family that would rule for over half a millennium, and a nation that flourishes to this day. But how did that all begin? 

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:20:55 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1269 Sri Lanka’s first recorded monarch established a family that would rule for over half a millennium, and a nation that flourishes to this day. But how did that all begin? 

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 82 82 A Sri Lankan Garden Companion | The Gardens & Plantations of The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel full 7c7e452f-f2da-4b4b-a730-8d6838d8efac https://share.transistor.fm/s/7001ab05 From the Red Road to the Galagedera Gap, the two dozen acres around The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel demonstrate feral gardening at its best.  So what might you encounter as you meander through its plantations and tracks?

]]> From the Red Road to the Galagedera Gap, the two dozen acres around The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel demonstrate feral gardening at its best.  So what might you encounter as you meander through its plantations and tracks?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:12:19 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 2486 From the Red Road to the Galagedera Gap, the two dozen acres around The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel demonstrate feral gardening at its best.  So what might you encounter as you meander through its plantations and tracks?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 34 34 Mudras | How To Talk In Sri Lanka Without Actually Saying A Word full 5c198314-269e-4f2b-ba52-8c60ef2c7d87 https://share.transistor.fm/s/64259ab5 Lord Buddha is famous for his many-faceted hand gestures - or mudras.  But which were the main ones, and what do they actually mean?

]]> Lord Buddha is famous for his many-faceted hand gestures - or mudras.  But which were the main ones, and what do they actually mean?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:47:58 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 403 Lord Buddha is famous for his many-faceted hand gestures - or mudras.  But which were the main ones, and what do they actually mean?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 84 84 The Moriyan Monarchs | A Super Pod History of Sri Lanka’s Regicide Regime full 770079b8-17a7-410c-a523-9897cbc13450 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a56a9f9 Under its Moriyan kings, Sri Lanka soared to unequalled heights of artistic excellence. New ideas and philosophies had flourished.  So why was it that – overall – their rule had been, in the last analysis, disastrous?  srilankapodcast.com

]]> Under its Moriyan kings, Sri Lanka soared to unequalled heights of artistic excellence. New ideas and philosophies had flourished.  So why was it that – overall – their rule had been, in the last analysis, disastrous?  srilankapodcast.com

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:35:53 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 5616 Under its Moriyan kings, Sri Lanka soared to unequalled heights of artistic excellence. New ideas and philosophies had flourished.  So why was it that – overall – their rule had been, in the last analysis, disastrous?  srilankapodcast.com

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 13 13 Sri Lanka At Its Earliest Part 3 | Voyaging to Wonderland With The First Sri Lankans full c44263f0-e1d4-4172-ae9d-663ed8aceab4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/17864db8 From people to orchids, lions to river fish – how was Sri Lanka first settled? And what happened to its earliest inhabitants?

]]> From people to orchids, lions to river fish – how was Sri Lanka first settled? And what happened to its earliest inhabitants?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:34:54 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1168 From people to orchids, lions to river fish – how was Sri Lanka first settled? And what happened to its earliest inhabitants?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 12 12 Sri Lanka At Its Earliest Part 2 | The Island That Floated Away full 345b4040-c4de-4ff4-93a2-f30c4c464d4c https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8576524 The simple fact that Sri Lanka is an island has determined the country’s character; for “islands,” as Richard Dawkins remarked, “are natural workshops of evolution.” But how did this all happen?

]]> The simple fact that Sri Lanka is an island has determined the country’s character; for “islands,” as Richard Dawkins remarked, “are natural workshops of evolution.” But how did this all happen?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:21:25 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1292 The simple fact that Sri Lanka is an island has determined the country’s character; for “islands,” as Richard Dawkins remarked, “are natural workshops of evolution.” But how did this all happen?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No 11 11 Sri Lanka At Its Earliest Part 1 I The Great Conundrum full 0de2482c-ff11-4a48-a347-2a73db89c5f3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5786d93 In almost every aspect of its existence, Sri Lanka defies logic - yet still it spins a potent and inexplicable magic. So how exactly did it get to be like this? What makes Sri Lanka unique?

]]> In almost every aspect of its existence, Sri Lanka defies logic - yet still it spins a potent and inexplicable magic. So how exactly did it get to be like this? What makes Sri Lanka unique?

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:07:01 +0530 David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press 1269 In almost every aspect of its existence, Sri Lanka defies logic - yet still it spins a potent and inexplicable magic. So how exactly did it get to be like this? What makes Sri Lanka unique?

]]> The Ceylon Press The Flame Tree Estate and Hotel flametreeestate.com eBooks audio books podcasts companion download ceylonpress.com David Swarbrick Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Kandy Galle Dambulla Colombo Nuwara Eliya Ella Galagedera Pinnawala history travel nature poetry belief culture travel wildlife nature flora fauna birds elephants spice Temple of the Tooth luxury boutique hotel plantation No