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Spring is upon us (at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), and we’re embracing it with open arms by highlighting seasonal must-dos from our amazing I Heart My City community.

National Geographic Traveler’s February/March issue is on newsstands now. Find out what’s inside…

Photos: Where You Went

Belize, the Seychelles, Madrid? We’re practically salivating over here. Here’s a taste of where our Facebook friends went this weekend.

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Photos: Where You Went

Our readers boast impressive travel résumés, which is why every Friday we ask you the same question on Facebook: Where are you traveling this weekend? See photos of where YOU went, and get inspired to plan your next trip. Photos by readers like you. Upload your favorite travel photos with a caption to Your Shot/Travel at ngm.com/yourshot. Tag all…

Deals: Madrid Hotels Under $175

By Andrew Ferren From the September issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. Hotel Vincci SoMa › Barrio Salamanca Located on Goya Street, the city’s bustling shopping boulevard, the Vincci SoMa is popular with fashion and business types who flock to the tony boutiques and cafés of the affluent Barrio Salamanca district. Just a short stroll to Retiro…

Isabel Eva Bohrer is a freelance writer and photographer livin’ la vida local in Madrid. In homage to the Spanish capital, she currently publishes MADbudget: The Ultimate Guide to Madrid. Here’s what she has to say about her favorite city. Madrid is My City The first place I take a visitor from out of town is…

Staying in Madrid’s historic center doesn’t have to break the bank. Check this list of affordable accommodations just a stone’s throw from many of the city’s top sites. [WhyGoSpain] Summer Sundaes: Don’t just eat ice cream this summer, see how it’s made. Here are ten ice cream factories and museums in the U.S. scooping out…

Saturday Night Out in Madrid

I arrived in Madrid a few weeks ago with only a handful of hours on a Saturday to show my fiancé around town, so I wanted a way to pack in as much culture as we could, and if possible, do it on the cheap. Enter my colleague Meg Weaver’s excellent Free City Guide to…

Euro Trip 2006

Before settling into her cubicle at Traveler, intern Allison Busacca took a three-week, six-city backpacking tour through Europe. She reports: Wanting desperately to flex our art history muscles, my three friends and I originally planned on doing a European mega-museum tour. However, we found that most paintings faded into the background as we experienced the…