Food for the soul – some of our favourite places on the planet
We may be stuck at home during lockdown but sometimes it's nice to be reminded of the big wide world out there. We’ve put together the following gallery which includes...
Family holidays at Christmas – Tips for a successful Christmas Abroad
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” so goes the song and, for the increasing number of families escaping the grey and drizzle for the sun and sizzle, all...
Tantrum-free Travel Tips when Travelling with Toddlers & Young Children
It started with a 3,000-kilometre bike ride around South East Asia. With a toddler. Who didn’t eat rice. When Stubborn Mule founder Liddy Pleasants decided that having under threes were...
Ultimate Stubborn Mule Family Holiday Packing Checklist
It’s one of the questions our travellers ask us the most, whether it’s a short break to Morocco or a three-week trip to Borneo: what should I pack? As travelling...
Burma/Myanmar travel: yes or no?
In recent weeks there has been an escalation of violence in parts of Rakhine State, in the west of Burma/Myanmar, close to the border with Bangladesh. Access to the region...
Our Favourite Family Travel Bloggers – Read the inside story
Living and breathing family travel as we do, we LOVE being inspired by tales of family adventure travel, from our clients, from our FB and newsletter subscribers and from the...
National Geographic kids award for Stubborn Mule traveller, Josh (aged 11)
One of the most rewarding parts of our jobs is hearing feedback from clients following their trip. Like parents who cheer on the entire class come sports day, we thought...