natnzin

For a lifestyle full of love and adventure. 💏🍕🚂 | by Nathan and Zinara. Based in Sri Lanka. #SriLanka #NatnZin

[natnzin @natandzin]

Cutting this down to 20 photos was the hardest. What is your fave safari experience? https://t.co/BH0Qc8Sirz

#VisitSriLanka #Travel #natnzin

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

Close to half of Sri Lanka's children under five suffer from some form of undernutrition. For @guardian, I looked at the worsening child malnutrition levels across Sri Lanka, which experts describe as an "alarming" situation.

https://t.co/GecWGp6soh

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

"Most children from the tea estate families are severely underweight."

Yet multinational companies & supermarkets are making a mint from that tea
#Poverty #Inequality
https://t.co/hqmB2X66GX

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

Sri Lanka is one of the largest manta and devil ray killers in the world, but their fresh meat is rarely consumed. For @guardian, I wrote about the gill plate trade and how it's increasingly becoming a threat to these endangered species.

#SriLanka #lka

https://t.co/FBxXt12kaY

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

Loved reporting this piece for @csmonitor about Sri Lanka's batik industry and artisans preserving this generational craft.

PS: If you find yourself in Matara, go join a workshop at Jezlook Batiks. Can assure you it's a wonderful experience.

Story: https://t.co/kNSzbxBSoc

[natnzin @natandzin]

Colombo filter coffee doesn't get any better than from Kaapi. Total Chennai vibes.

#srilanka #colombo #sosrilanka #srilankatravel

[natnzin @natandzin]

#Srilankas most beautiful train journey !!!

https://t.co/fcDds50ZEx @BBC_Travel

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

Just beginning the last day of an eventful week in Chiang Mai with APWLD and happy to see this live.

My latest for @BBC_Travel is about my favorite train journey:

https://t.co/hHMGJxvE8U

[Sebastian Modak @sebmodak]

“The world around me, once bright with the magic of traveling somewhere new, crumbled.” A heart-wrenching story of survival and pulling the light out of the darkest of moments. Thanks for sharing this story with us @Zin10SantaFe https://t.co/HfmgWTAxrn

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

Wrote about something dear and near to my heart: my father's tiny backyard turmeric garden he began after his retirement and what this golden spice means to us.

https://t.co/svmIZhZcDd

📷: from the parents' in Kurunegala. 2021.

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

@meghtourism—you might like this one ☺️

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

Down with a wisdom teeth infection & fever, but happy to have my first piece for @BBC_Future.

I wrote about why researchers are learning about living root bridges in Meghalaya today, that are often considered as a form of indigenous climate resilience.

https://t.co/5lT5T1DuTY

[Sharell Cook @AboutIndia]

For centuries, indigenous groups in north-east India have crafted intricate bridges from living fig trees. Now this ancient skill is making its way to European cities. https://t.co/fkYHAea52p via @BBC_Future

[Dr. Neelima Sinha @PlantDevo]

How cool is this? https://t.co/4mq2VbAD0l

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

Sri Lanka's 'Ceylon cinnamon' is often regarded as the world's best cinnamon. For @AJEnglish, I wrote about the country's cinnamon industry, its long history rooted in caste oppression and colonialism, and the challenges today.

https://t.co/tIyn6fJTxN

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

In my latest for @thejuggernaut, I wrote about Enjoy Enjaami, caste politics and singer-lyricist Arivu's exclusion from a few things.

https://t.co/WucGtO2I9U

[BBC Culture @BBC_Culture]

The centuries-old sari is being reimagined by designers, artists and influencers, matching it with jeans, a t-shirt or trainers. https://t.co/ac4FwD5S0O

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

About four months ago I asked all of you to connect me with South Asians doing great things with the sari/saree. I spoke to some of those wonderful women and women-led brands to write this one for @BBC_Culture.

https://t.co/5IhENJdLUx

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

For @them, I wrote about four queer South Asian designers changing the fashion world. Featuring some of the remarkable Sri Lankan, Indian and Bangladeshi designers.

https://t.co/qepsz3gvXk

[Zinara Rathnayake @Zin10SantaFe]

I love @KolaGoodies, so I wrote about their kola kanda blend for @bonappetit.

https://t.co/iZEj3VOVwb

[Atlas Obscura @atlasobscura]

Names take on a different dimension in today's episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast. We're visiting a village in Kongthong, India, where every person’s name is a unique song, composed by their mothers as part of a centuries-old tradition. https://t.co/FlOvC2x5K8