4 Days: Amsterdam HOTEL (4 nights + 1 night) Kimpton DeWitt AMS  163,000 points total for 4 nights (4th night free). For the second room, we used a Free Night Certificate + 7000 points for one night. This is a gorgeous hotel, excellent location, free room upgrade to very large corner King with great views, and free daily happy hour. Avenue Hotel  $162 (incl tax/fees) for one night. This hotel was next door and great for the price. DAY 1: PARIS to AMSTERDAM The four of us arr

4 Days: Paris & Normandy DAY 1: ETRETAT to HONFLEUR to CAEN Sienna and I landed in Paris, picked up our Sixt rental car and drove to the hotel to pick up Toy and Lexi for our Normandy adventure. We drove just under 3 hours to the beautiful seaside town of Etretat . From there, we headed 45 minutes to the port city of Honfleur , stopping at a boulangerie (French bakery) in Saint-Arnoult on our way. We continued on for another hour until we reached Caen, our final stop for th

10 Days: Madrid, Salamanca, Sevilla, Granada & Valencia HOTEL (4 nights) Hotel Indigo Madrid - Princesa 19,500/night (took advantage of IHG's 4th night free). A boutique hotel set in downtown Madrid in the Moncloa Argüelles area, a 10 minute walk of Torre de Madrid and Plaza de Espana. The hotel is ideally situated within 2km of other top attractions that Madrid has to offer such as Plaza Mayor and Royal Palace. DAY 1: MADRID We started the day with breakfast at Billy Brunc

8 Days in Egypt & 1 Day in Athens Giza Hotel (2 nights):   Giza Pyramids View Inn  - $46/night for a room with two single beds and a...

4 Days in Copenhagen & Sweden COPENHAGEN Day 1: We stopped in Priority Pass Krakow Business Lounge for an excellent breakfast before...

1 Day in Krakow Hotel (1 night): Hyatt Place Krakow - 5,000 points/night and located just three tram stops away from the historic Old...

2 Days in Budapest Hotel (2 nights): Heritage Home Apartments - $80/night for a studio with balcony, located in the Jewish Quarter near...

One Week in Portugal: Lisbon, Sintra & Porto LISBON Hotel (3 nights): Hyatt Regency Lisbon 14,000 points per night with a rooftop bar...

2 Days in London Hotel (2 nights): Hyatt Place London City East - 12,000 points/night with a rooftop bar and an incredible view (photo...

10 Days in Italy: Rome, Siena, Florence & Venice ROME Hotel (3 nights, 3 people): B&B JONIO Roma $197/night during summer (free...

8 Days in Croatia: Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Zadar & Zagreb ZAGREB Car Rental (8 days):  We landed in Zagreb at midnight and picked up our...

One Week in Spain: Madrid, Sevilla, Granada & Barcelona MADRID Hotel (1 night): Fuencarral 100  in Madrid City Center $143 (no longer...