<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Seven Seas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven Seas]]></description><link>https://www.sevenseashc.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:45:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sevenseashc.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ceylon: A World of Spices, Coffee &#38; Tea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Ceylon had an export industry, it already had an international market. As early as 2,000 BC, cinnamon from the island was travelling along ancient spice routes towards the Middle East. In the centuries that followed, Ceylon became increasingly connected to trading networks spanning Asia, the Middle East and Europe, its spices passing through the hands of merchants long before the emergence of the modern export trade. Successive European trading powers competed for control of this...]]></description><link>https://www.sevenseashc.com/post/ceylon-a-world-of-spices-coffee-tea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab15b41e2a799ad9cc8090a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:03:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/044fad_7632bf90ee3d4597802ee6c955e6ab9a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nikita Shuhumar</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>