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Travel Itinerary: Six Days in Paris with Kids

In spring 2024, my family and I visited Paris for six days. It was our first trip to Europe in six years, and our boys experienced it for the first time. Having never visited Paris, this was the last major European city on our bucket list. We found spring an ideal time to explore the city—the weather was pleasant, the crowds at major attractions were manageable, and accommodation prices were lower than during peak season. Rain was in the forecast most days, but it was generally a passing shower, which gave way to sunshine and pleasant temperatures. Low 60-degree temperatures made it ideal for walking around the city and exploring the beautiful and diverse neighborhoods that Paris is known for. Since it wasn’t peak season, award redemptions on American Airlines and Air France were plentiful and required relatively few miles compared to the summer. Here is a day-to-day breakdown

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Malaysia

Day One

After wrapping up our journey in Bali, we took the roughly 2-hour-45-minute flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We flew a low-cost carrier, Batik Air, and our experience was awful. Their operations are pretty chaotic; they don’t communicate well during delays, and sadly, their flight attendants are left to answer questions they may not have answers to. I chose this flight because its schedule aligned well with our check-out time. We arrived in Kuala Lumpur about three hours later than our scheduled arrival time, forcing us to cancel some of our plans for the day. While in Kuala Lumpur, we stayed at the beautiful Mandarin Oriental in downtown. We applied my American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts $200 credit toward the booking cost, which allowed us to have a bargain price for this five-star hotel. This hotel is located adjacent to Suria Mall and the Petronas Towers complex. It is also a short walk from Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park, a beautiful 50-acre park with a two-acre children’s playground and splash area. Once we checked in and settled, we grabbed dinner and called it a night.

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