Daniel Stables

1 week ago | nationalgeographic.com | Daniel Stables

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “Safe travels. And don’t touch the bomb!” It’s a disorientating message to hear crackling through my phone as my Deutsche Bahn train glides through the outer suburbs of Dresden on a chilly, darkening evening. I feel like Billy Pilgrim, the time-travelling protagonist of Kurt Vonnegut’s war novel Slaughterhouse-Five, barrelling headlong into the 1945 firebombing that remains intertwined with the fate of this German city.

2 weeks ago | lonelyplanet.com | Daniel Stables

Japan is home to an estimated 80,000 shrines dedicated to the kami – nature spirits – of Shintō, the country’s indigenous folk religion. None are bigger, more famous or more memorable than Fushimi Inari, a complex of shrines and walking trails that sprawls up a mountainside in the east of Kyoto. No doubt you have seen pictures of the avenues between the shrines, lined with 10,000 vermillion (shrine gates), which are a huge hit on social media. There’s nothing like being there in person, though.

1 month ago | national-geographic.pl | Daniel Stables

Spis treści:Pula ChorwacjaHistoria IstriiZwiedzanie PuliPula – atrakcjeDumnie, ale lekko – tak miasto Pula w Chorwacji nosi swoje dziedzictwo. – W pierwszym wieku Pula była znana jako Pietas Julia – wyjaśnia Vesna Jovicic, lokalna przewodniczka z długimi włosami w kolorze brązu i grubymi fioletowymi okularami przeciwsłonecznymi. – Cesarz Wespazjan miał kochankę z Puli, zwaną Antonią – wyzwoloną niewolnicę, która została jego towarzyszką po śmierci żony. Zbudował dla niej amfiteatr.

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Daniel Stables

On the central coastline of Dalmatia, where the River Krka winds its way to the Adriatic Sea, lies Šibenik. For those in the know, the city provides a relaxed blend of history and natural beauty. It’s home to two UNESCO Heritage sites — more than anywhere else in Croatia — and has long attracted TV and film producers who have made use of its honeyed stone streets, grand old buildings and dramatic natural setting.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Phoebe Amoroso |Daniel Stables

India beat Australia by four wickets in Dubai in the first semifinal at the 2025 Champions Trophy. Virat Kohli led the way with 84 runs off 98 balls as India beat Australia by four wickets to reach the final of the Champions Trophy. Kohli’s 74th ODI half-century helped India finish with 267-6 in …