The "Oh Crap I'm Turning 30" Trip

Up until this point, all of my trips have been to the USA and Mexico. Most of these trips have been to hot places with great beaches and I really can't complain. However, about four months ago, I acknowledged that I am quickly approaching 30 without having traveled to Europe. As far as I am concerned, this is rather lame even with the meager excuses I can conjure up (baby, job, step-parent to a teenager starting at the age of 22, blah, blah, blah). Around the same time as this epiphany, I happened to see a price of $500 all-in return from Victoria to Dublin on aircanada.com. With hardly any hesitation, I had booked myself, husband, 2 year-old, and (gasp!) my mom on a 2 week trip to Dublin. Now, that sounds like a wonderful trip in itself. However, it quickly turned into plans to go from Dublin to Cyprus (and a Greek orthodox baptism and banquet afterwards for my daughter) to London with a quick 5 hours in Munich. Can we do it? What will it be like with a potty-training TODDLER???!!!!! Will the airlines remember my vegetarian meals? Will the flight map work on the Air Canada flights? Can we manage the London Underground with all our luggage, a carseat, and a TODDLER???!!! Just what kind of deals will I find...?

Stay tuned.