I write about travel and culture for National Geographic and the BBC. My book Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity is out now 👇🏼
Manchester, United Kingdom
Joined October 2012
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🏆 Travel Feature of the Year – Europe
Congratulations to @DanStables, winner for his feature on Transylvania’s haunted forest in The Guardian.
In partnership with Athens Attica.
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🏆 Travel Narrative Book of the Year
Congratulations to @DanStables, winner for Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity in Icon Books.
In partnership with @tourismlk.
#BGTWAwards2026
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Another winner in the stable within a week! Congrats to Dan and the team at Icon Books for FIESTA 🪅 @TravWriters @iconbooks @DanStables
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🥁 We’re excited to announce the 2026 BGTW Members’ Excellence Awards “Travel Narrative Book of the Year” finalists, presented with Sri Lanka | @tourismlk
👏 Congratulations and good luck to @TravelTramp_UK, Juliet, @CarolineMills99, @DebbieNorth29 and @DanStables!
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Next month, join @DanStables at Richmond Walking & Book Festival!
This will be a fascinating conversation on human festivity, explored through anthropology, history, psychology, and folklore.
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Fiesta explores the vibrant tapestry of human festivity, delving into the extraordinary lengths we undertake to express our cultures and commemorate life’s milestones.
Join @DanStables at Richmond Walking & Book Festival to discover more.
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Keep the 19th September free for a fascinating event with @DanStables at Richmond Walking & Book Festival.
Delve into the lengths we'll go to celebrate our cultures.
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In two months, @DanStables will be exploring why we celebrate and commemorate life in the way we do at Richmond Walking & Book Festival.
Get your tickets now.
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The paperback of Fiesta by @DanStables is out now!
Pick up a compact copy of a delightful and colourful journey through festivity.
Order here: bit.ly/4eacu4i
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One for your bucketlist 😍 Less visited than nearby Lofoten but just as preternaturally beautiful, the archipelago of Vesterålen is a balmy natural playground deep in the Arctic Circle nationalgeographic.com/trave… via @NatGeoTravel #Norway #travel @DanStables
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It's festival season. For a calmer yet equally intoxicating take on it, get Dan's brilliant book. Equally, looks perfect when paired with a can of warm cider.
Fiesta is out in paperback on July 16th! Here I am looking very happy about it.
Pre-order wherever you buy your books - @bookshop_org_UK is a great choice, with every book sold supporting local bookshops.
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What lengths will we go to express our cultures and celebrate life's milestones?
Discover vibrant sights in the paperback of Fiesta by @DanStables. Out 16th July.
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This summer, uncover some of the world's most vibrant festivals within the paperback edition of Fiesta by @DanStables!
Grab your copy to unravel the universal threads of our global celebrations.
Out 16th July: bit.ly/4eacu4i
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Save the date for the 26th April at @mcrjewishmuseum with David Tuch and @DanStables.
Delve into the extraordinary life of Harold Derber, who sparked America's war on drugs.
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On the 26th April, join David Tuch, in conversation with @DanStables, at @mcrjewishmuseum.
Hear all about the Jewish sailor from Cheetham Hill who invented the modern drug trade.
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'affecting and articulate'
Read @TheTLS' review of Fiesta by @DanStables now.
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Taking place tomorrow afternoon 👇🏽
🌎 Catch @ShafikMeghji at the Globetrotters Club in London on 20 December to talk about some of the stories and journeys behind #SmallEarthquakes, from Buenos Aires to Easter Island, Patagonia to the Atacama.
🕒 2.45pm start, with book signing after.
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Read @perceptivetrav's reviews of Sh*tty Breaks by @benaitken85 and Fiesta by @DanStables.
For some excellent travel recommendations this Christmas, discover more about the UK's hidden gems and festivals around the world.
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Wonderful to see FOUR Agency writers in the British Guild of Travel Writers ‘Book Friday’ gift guide: Shafik Meghji, Daniel Stables, Mary Novakovich & Tim Bird 📚
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✨✨ NEW BOOK-TOUR ✨✨
A fascinating look at human celebration, from sacred rituals to wild street parties.
Vivid, thoughtful and beautifully written, blending travel writing, history and anthropology.
A joyful celebration of what connects us.
Purchase link⬇️
amzn.to/4oEzlrT
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#NonFictionBooks #TravelWriting #Anthropology #CulturalHistory #DanielStables #Fiesta #FestivalCulture
ALT A hand holding the book Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity by Daniel Stables in front of a blurred bookshelf. The cover is colourful and abstract, with bold painted letters spelling “FIESTA” against a vibrant background of splashes and shapes.