Launching TripDad makes me remember our first “test trip” to Barcelona, Spain and why we feel that Mallorca rocks for family travel. We stayed in Spain for a month and jaunted over to the glorious island of Mallorca for 5 days of fun with the kids. Mallorca Rocks in the Baleric Islands Mallorca is just of the coast of Spain and is apart of the Baleric Islands. It is one of the hottest European vacation destinations, and for good reason, it has over 200 Beaches! Mallorca rocks! Unlike the neighboring party island of Ibiza, Mallorca is a great family dstination. In fact a lot of the hotels and resorts cater to families by offering playgrounds, club activities and childrens entertainment.   We stayed at Viva Cala Mesquida in Playa Mesquida home to the very popular Galactic Super Hero Bufo!  Oh yes, they have a mascot of sorts and he entertains the children nightly at the Mini Disco! They also have Bufo Kids Club , a drop off child care service during the day. We had quite the room with a view, most of the apartments are located beachside. It was a very short and easy walk down to the sand. Playa Mesquida, Mallorca rocks the holiday for families every time.     No matter how you slice it, Mallorca Rocks! We rented a car from the hotel so we could drive into the beach side town do do some tourist shopping and found another huge playground swarming wiht kids!  We also drove to the Capital city of Mallorca, Palma. The city of Palma is very easy to push a stroller around, we literally walked around the entire city. It is the most charming city with cobblestone streets (made with Mallorca rocks), cute cafes and some very historic buildings.  The most famous building is La Seu, [...] Continue Reading >>