May 13 — June 2, 2026

Europe 2026

A family adventure across three countries

21
Days
3
Countries
4
Flights
12
Cities
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
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Part I

Ireland

May 13 – 19, 2026 · 7 days · Dublin → Cliffs of Moher → Doolin → Portmagee → Dublin
Wed
13
May
Leave for Ireland
Evening departure from Orlando MCO
✈ Flight
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Flight

MCO → Dublin (DUB)
Aer Lingus EI120 · Economy · Confirmed
Depart: 7:55 PM from Terminal C, Orlando (MCO)
Arrive: 9:10 AM next day, Dublin Airport (DUB)
Seats assigned
Booking: EI9QE9BUFP · Check-in ref: 22GGMW
Thu
14
May
Cliffs of Moher & Doolin
Arrive Dublin, drive west, Irish music in Doolin
🛏 Stay
▾

Activities

  • Fly into Dublin & drive to Cliffs of Moher (3.5 hrs)
  • Then on to Doolin (11 min) — known for Irish music

Accommodation

Rainbow Hostel
Confirmation: HMC54AQA82

Rental Car — Pick Up

🚗 Hyundai Tucson (or similar)
Pick up: Thu, May 14 · 9:00 AM — Dublin Airport
Return: Sun, May 17 · 5:00 PM — Dublin Airport
5 seats · Manual · 3 large bags · 4 doors · A/C · Unlimited mileage
Collision Damage Protection included
4 days · $153.20 total
Booking: 770058894
Fri
15
May
Portmagee
Drive south, explore, find the sheep
🛏 Stay
▾

Activities

  • Drive to Portmagee (3.5 hrs)
  • Explore Portmagee — find the sheep!

Accommodation

Atlantic Sunset B&B
Booking.com · Confirmation: 6174918199
2 Rooms · Breakfast: yogurt & cereal
Sat
16
May
Portmagee
Skellig Michael boat trip?
✓ Booked
▾

Activities

  • Maybe Skellig Michael boat trip in the morning
  • €130 per person — Skellig Coast Adventures
  • Booking ref: 22601043262240
Sun
17
May
Dublin
Long drive back, return rental car, explore evening
🛏 Stay
▾

Activities

  • Drive to Dublin (4.5 hrs)
  • Turn in rental car by 5:00 PM at Dublin Airport
  • Explore Dublin in the evening

Rental Car — Return

🚗 Return Hyundai Tucson
Return by: Sun, May 17 · 5:00 PM — Dublin Airport
Booking: 770058894

Accommodation

Castle Hotel
Booking.com · Confirmation: 5264226589
Family Room · Traditional Irish Breakfast included
Mon
18
May
Dublin
Guinness Tour, Hop On Hop Off Bus
⚠ Book
▾

Activities

  • Guinness Storehouse Tour
  • Maybe Hop On Hop Off Bus around Dublin

⚠️ Still to Book

Guinness Tour — not yet booked

Tue
19
May
Dublin → Edinburgh
Morning flight to Scotland
✈ Flight
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Flight

Dublin (DUB) → Edinburgh (EDI)
Emerald Airlines (operated for Aer Lingus) · EI 3554
Depart: 9:25 AM · Arrive: 10:40 AM
Duration: 1h 15m · Economy · Confirmed
Booking: 2CIYEB · No seats assigned

Afternoon in Edinburgh

  • Explore streets with the kids — World's End, Royal Mile, winding streets
  • Drop kids at hotel, go out for whiskey tasting or food tour (Sean & Kelley)

Accommodation

Residence Inn by Marriott Edinburgh
Confirmation: 80661927

⚠️ Still to Book

Edinburgh Whiskey Tour (S&K) — not yet booked

Rental Car — Pick Up

🚗 Peugeot 3008 (or similar) — Mid-Size SUV
Pick up: Tue, May 19 · 10:00 AM — Keddy, Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
Car Rental Centre, 176 Jubilee Road, Edinburgh EH12 9FT
Return: Tue, May 26 · 8:00 PM — Keddy, Glasgow Airport (GLA)
Car Rental Centre, Campsie Drive, Paisley PA3 2SG
5 seats · Automatic · 2 large bags · Unlimited mileage
Third Party Liability included
Confirmation: 1200069568
Keddy by Europcar: +4403713843406
Cancel 48+ hrs before pickup for full refund
Part II

Scotland

May 19 – 27, 2026 · 9 days · Edinburgh → Highlands → Isle of Skye → Glasgow
Wed
20
May
Drive to the Highlands
Edinburgh Castle, Battle of Culloden, Clava Cairns
🛏 Stay
▾

Activities

  • Maybe visit Edinburgh Castle or sleep in a bit
  • Stop at Battle of Culloden & Clava Cairns
  • Drive to Big Sky Lodges (3.5 hrs without stopping)

Accommodation

Eagle Lodge at Big Sky Lodges
Booking Ref: 1681/01/426
Thu
21
May
Highlands
Rest day at the cottage, slow morning
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Activities

  • Rest day at the cottage — at least a slow morning
Fri
22
May
Day Trip to Inverness
Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Glen Affric
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Activities

  • Loch Ness
  • Glen Affric
  • Urquhart Castle
  • Maybe the Loch Ness monster cruise with the kids
Sat
23
May
Highlands
Rest day — maybe a date night in Inverness
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Activities

  • Rest day
  • Sean & Kelley date night in Inverness?
Sun
24
May
Isle of Skye
Eilean Donan Castle, Sleat Peninsula, distillery
🛏 Stay
▾

Activities

  • Drive to hostel (2h 10m straight)
  • Stop at Eilean Donan Castle on the way (1.5 hrs)
  • Explore Sleat Peninsula on Isle of Skye (45 min)
  • Visit a distillery
  • Play with the horses

Accommodation

Flora Macdonald Hostel
Reservation: 263801-572930659
Mon
25
May
Isle of Skye
Hike Old Man of Storr & Kilt Rock
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Activities

  • Hike Isle of Skye — Old Man of Storr & Kilt Rock (1h 15m)
Tue
26
May
Drive to Glasgow
Glencoe, Three Sisters, Loch Lomond
🛏 Stay
▾

Activities

  • Glencoe for sightseeing — Three Sisters Viewpoint along the A82 (2.5 hrs)
  • Stop at Loch Lomond (1.5 hrs)
  • Drive to Glasgow airport hotel (40 min)

Accommodation

Holiday Inn Express Glasgow Airport
Confirmation: 89148227
1 full bed, 1 single & sofa bed · Free breakfast

Rental Car — Return

🚗 Return Peugeot 3008
Return by: Tue, May 26 · 8:00 PM — Keddy, Glasgow Airport (GLA)
Car Rental Centre, Campsie Drive, Paisley PA3 2SG
Confirmation: 1200069568
Wed
27
May
Glasgow → Amsterdam → Venice
Two flights, 8-hour layover in Amsterdam, arrive Venice late
✈ Flight 🛏 Stay ⚠ Book
▾

Flight Leg 1

Glasgow → Amsterdam (AMS)
KLM KL936 · Boeing 737-800
Depart: 9:10 AM · Arrive: 11:40 AM
Duration: 1h 30m · Economy · Seats assigned

Amsterdam Layover — 8h 55m

  • Go on a boat tour of Amsterdam!

⚠️ Amsterdam Boat Tour — not yet booked

Flight Leg 2

Amsterdam (AMS) → Venice (VCE)
KLM KL1637 · Boeing 737-900
Depart: 8:35 PM · Arrive: 10:20 PM
Duration: 1h 45m · Economy · Seats assigned
Booking: XZ48HH

Accommodation

Camping Venezia Village
Via Orlanda 8/C, San Giuliano, Mestre, Italy 30173
Booking.com · Confirmation: 6827214632
Part III

Northern Italy

May 27 – June 2, 2026 · 7 days · Venice → Bologna → Home
Thu
28
May
Venice
Explore Venice, maybe a food tour
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Activities

  • Explore Venice — full day
  • Maybe a food tour (street food or cicchetti walking tour)
Fri
29
May
Venice — Burano Day Trip
Vaporetto #12 to Burano, try the mall
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Activities

  • Grab the #12 Vaporetto from St. Mark's Square — ride 45 min to Burano
  • Explore the colorful houses and lace shops
  • Also try the mall
Sat
30
May
Bologna
Train from Venice, food tour
🛏 Stay ⚠ Book
▾

Activities

  • Train from Venice to Bologna
  • Bologna Food Tour (Sean & Kelley)

⚠️ Still to Book

Bologna Food Tour (S&K) — not yet booked

Accommodation

Lambrusco Apartment in the Heart of Bologna
Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 15, 40126 Bologna
Booking.com · Confirmation: 5317919331
Sun
31
May
Bologna
Pasta & Tiramisu cooking class!
✓ Booked
▾

Activities

  • Cooking class — Pasta and Tiramisu Small Group Cooking Class with Wine
  • Sunday, May 31 at 11:30 AM · 2 Adults, 3 Children
  • Viator Confirmation: 1735427925
  • Booking Ref: 1352309657
  • Explore the city after
Mon
1
Jun
Bologna
Portico di San Luca — longest portico in the world
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Activities

  • Walk the Portico di San Luca — the longest covered walkway in the world
  • Last full day — soak it in!
Tue
2
Jun
Fly Home — Bologna → Paris → Orlando
Two flights, long journey home
✈ Flight
▾

Flight Leg 1

Bologna (BLQ) → Paris CDG
Air France AF1229 · Airbus A220-300
Depart: 9:55 AM · Arrive: 11:45 AM
Duration: 1h 50m · Economy

Paris Layover — 5h 00m

Flight Leg 2

Paris CDG → Orlando (MCO)
Air France AF096 · Airbus A350-900
Depart: 4:45 PM · Arrive: 8:30 PM (same day, local time)
Duration: 9h 45m · Economy · Seats assigned
Booking: XZ2PT5
Reference

All Flights

4 flight days · 7 individual legs
Orlando → Dublin
May 13, 2026
Aer Lingus EI120 · Booking: EI9QE9BUFP · Check-in: 22GGMW
Direct Flight
MCO Terminal C → Dublin (DUB)
Depart 7:55 PM May 13 → Arrive 9:10 AM May 14
Economy · Confirmed · Seats assigned
Dublin → Edinburgh
May 19, 2026
Emerald Airlines EI 3554 · Booking: 2CIYEB
Direct Flight
Dublin (DUB) → Edinburgh (EDI)
Depart 9:25 AM → Arrive 10:40 AM
Duration: 1h 15m · Economy · Confirmed · No seats assigned
Glasgow → Amsterdam → Venice
May 27, 2026
Booking: XZ48HH
Leg 1
Glasgow → Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
KLM KL936 · Boeing 737-800
Depart 9:10 AM → Arrive 11:40 AM · Duration: 1h 30m
Economy · Seats assigned
Layover in Amsterdam
8 hours 55 minutes — Plan: boat tour of Amsterdam
Leg 2
Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) → Venice Marco Polo (VCE)
KLM KL1637 · Boeing 737-900
Depart 8:35 PM → Arrive 10:20 PM · Duration: 1h 45m
Economy · Seats assigned
Bologna → Paris → Orlando
June 2, 2026
Booking: XZ2PT5
Leg 1
Bologna Marconi (BLQ) → Paris CDG
Air France AF1229 · Airbus A220-300
Depart 9:55 AM → Arrive 11:45 AM · Duration: 1h 50m
Economy
Layover in Paris
5 hours
Leg 2
Paris CDG → Orlando MCO
Air France AF096 · Airbus A350-900
Depart 4:45 PM → Arrive 8:30 PM local · Duration: 9h 45m
Economy · Seats assigned
Checklist

Still to Book

4 items remaining
✓
Guinness Tour
May 18 · Dublin
✓
Edinburgh Whiskey Tour — Sean & Kelley
May 19 · Edinburgh
✓
Amsterdam Boat Tour
May 27 · Layover
✓
Bologna Food Tour — Sean & Kelley
May 30 · Bologna
All Confirmation Codes — Quick Reference
EUROPE TRIP 2026 — CONFIRMATION CODES
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FLIGHTS
  MCO → Dublin (May 13): Aer Lingus EI120
    Booking: EI9QE9BUFP | Check-in: 22GGMW

  Dublin → Edinburgh (May 19): Emerald Airlines EI 3554
    Booking: 2CIYEB

  Glasgow → Amsterdam → Venice (May 27): KLM
    Booking: XZ48HH

  Bologna → Paris → Orlando (Jun 2): Air France
    Booking: XZ2PT5

ACCOMMODATIONS
  May 14  Rainbow Hostel (Doolin): HMC54AQA82
  May 15  Atlantic Sunset B&B (Portmagee): 6174918199
  May 17  Castle Hotel (Dublin): 5264226589
  May 19  Residence Inn Marriott (Edinburgh): 80661927
  May 20  Eagle Lodge, Big Sky Lodges: 1681/01/426
  May 24  Flora Macdonald Hostel (Skye): 263801-572930659
  May 26  Holiday Inn Express (Glasgow Airport): 89148227
  May 27  Camping Venezia Village (Mestre): 6827214632
  May 30  Lambrusco Apartment (Bologna): 5317919331

RENTAL CARS
  Ireland — Hyundai Tucson (or similar)
    Booking: 770058894
    Pick up: May 14, 9:00 AM — Dublin Airport
    Return:  May 17, 5:00 PM — Dublin Airport
    Manual · 5 seats · $153.20 for 4 days

  Scotland — Peugeot 3008 (or similar), Mid-Size SUV
    Confirmation: 1200069568
    Keddy by Europcar: +4403713843406
    Pick up: May 19, 10:00 AM — Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
             Car Rental Centre, 176 Jubilee Rd, Edinburgh EH12 9FT
    Return:  May 26, 8:00 PM — Glasgow Airport (GLA)
             Car Rental Centre, Campsie Drive, Paisley PA3 2SG
    Automatic · 5 seats · Unlimited mileage
    Cancel 48+ hrs before pickup for full refund

TOURS / ACTIVITIES
  May 16  Skellig Michael (Skellig Coast Adventures): 22601043262240
  May 31  Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class (Viator)
          Confirmation: 1735427925 | Booking Ref: 1352309657
          11:30 AM, 2 Adults + 3 Children

STILL TO BOOK
  [ ] Guinness Tour (Dublin, May 18)
  [ ] Edinburgh Whiskey Tour — S&K (May 19)
  [ ] Amsterdam Boat Tour (May 27 layover)
  [ ] Bologna Food Tour — S&K (May 30)