Africa & Arabia Archives - Stubborn Mule Travel

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Holidays with teenagers: Exciting adventures with added ‘wow’

March 8, 2020Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Latin America, Trending

Whilst we may struggle to recognise our burgeoning adults as they juggle with hormones, hurdles and hand-held devices, we know as parents ourselves, and from your feedback that adventure holidays...

Toddler friendly holidays - close up of father and young son in Wadi Rum desert in Jordan

Toddler friendly holidays abroad – Top 10 holiday destinations for younger children

March 2, 2020Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

Mention ‘travelling abroad with a toddler’ and you’d be forgiven for hiding the Trunki, possibly until your kids are old enough to legally drive. Fear not! We at Stubborn Mule...

Jordan with Kids – Our Top 10 Favourite Activities

February 28, 2020Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Jordan

Jordan is a perennial favourite at Stubborn Mule. This fascinating destination is safe, just a five-hour flight from the UK and is packed with more than its fair share of...

luxury family holidays - Turtle Island Belize

Luxury Family Holidays – World trips with added WOW!

February 3, 2020Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

Maybe you’re wanting to have an extra-special, push-the-boat-out, once-in-a-lifetime family travel experience. Perhaps you believe in the idiom, ‘life is short’, so want to sample the very best the world...

Child kayaking on South Africa with kids holiday

South Africa with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family

January 27, 2020Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, South Africa

One of the most well-established yet exciting destinations we offer, South Africa has been ‘doing tourism’ for yonks – and it shows. With its winning combination of stunning scenery (think...

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Best Budget Family Holidays – Wallet-friendly World

January 23, 2020Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

As our children grow older, things just seem to get more and more expensive. As a result, the perennial question of how to make our money go further is a...

Two teenagers on a family trekking holiday in Nepal with Stubborn Mule

Family trekking holidays – Our Top 10 treks from Around the World

January 2, 2020Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Borneo, Latin America, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania

Family trekking holidays can either be a nightmare of cajoling and bribery or a High Five success. The trick is to pick your trek carefully and not bite off more...

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Family Wildlife Holidays – World’s Best Wildlife Encounters

December 18, 2019Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

... As voted for by kids. Ask your child what their favourite experience was during any given adventure holiday and we’d wager - if we were the betting sort -...

School holidays calendar - kids in Burma

Around the World in Six School Holidays – A Guide for Families

December 11, 2019Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Latin America, Trending

Check out our handy calendar of where’s best and when, for each of the school holidays. Whether you want to get the best prices for 2021 or you'd like to...

Family Travel 2020 - two children doing acrobatics by pool in Costa Rica

Family travel 2020 – What’s hot and what’s not

December 5, 2019Liddy PleasantsAfrica & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

It’s been another record-breaking year here at Stubborn Mule with more of you travelling with us to more destinations (nearly 30 in total, 3 new) than ever before. In the...

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