It’s been a long time, Internet, but I’m back with another rousing edition of Travel Around the Internet. Yes, rousing. Below you will find a collection of travel-related links that have been pulled by hand from the worlds of Twitter, search engines and my inbox. I know, it’s all so glamorous. And strangely gratifying.

Here’s the latest in Internet travel news:

More Americans are visiting Cuba (MSNBC)

International toilet etiquette (GloboTreks)

4 Tips for a great family vacation (BabyCenter)

Mating turtles shut down JFK — the airport, not the late president (CNN)

15 homemade meals you can take on an airplane (the Kitchn)

Top things to do in Anaheim instead of/in addition to Disneyland (CBS)

Countdown to meeting the astronauts (Astronaut Scholarship Foundation)

The SoWa Open Market is a great way stop in Boston (SoWa Open Market)

Getting ready for the beach or the 4th of July (JoeShopping)

Meet Mickey Mouse and get some exercise (Disney)

July discounts at GO Airport Express (Go Airport Express)

Tips to survive Carmageddon (Patch)

Top 10 American landmarks (Fodor’s)

Top 10 US boardwalks (National Geographic)

Great deals on Hawaiian airfare (Hawaiian Airlines)

And that’s it for this edition. If you want to be included in a future Travel Around the Internet please send your links to the editor (that’s me) at: vacations.blogeditor@uptake.com or tweet us on the Twitter!

Have a great 4th!

Main street. Picture courtesy of pittravel.com

When I was wondering what I would do on the Fourth of July, I of course had fireworks, grillin’ and fun with family and friends. The opportunity arose to take a training rise with my cycling team in and around Fredericksburg, Texas. I suddenly thought ‘wow, riding through the Hill Country on the Fourth of July’. The town of Fredericksburg as we know it today was originally settled in 1845 as a second settlement to that of New Braunfels, Texas by John O. Meusebach and within a few years had a thriving population of around 1,000 settlers. Houses were built, stores sprouted up and oh what fun they had! The area was perfect for their needs. Plenty of water, atone of trees. All was set.

Over the last 150 or so years since it started, Fredericksburg has seen a lot of growth. It even started the first celebrated county fair in Texas. With the advent of the San Antonio, Fredericksburg and Northern Railway in 1913, the town was no longer just a quaint little town for those in the know. The town was headed for more and more growth.

With arriving on the Fourth of July, I was in for a treat. After getting 40 miles of cycling in around the area, I needed lunch and a place to watch the annual Fourth of July parade. Knowing where I wanted to go, I headed over to The Fredericksburg Brewing Company.

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Like a blast from the past!

The Fourth of July is this Sunday, and as such there will much in the way of fun and fireworks.  Whether you and your friends and family are enjoying the big, fancy celebrations that occur all across America, or the small town parades that consist mainly of dogs and candy (like this one in Issaquah, WA — that’s Jak’s in the photo), it’s our holiday, America. Enjoy it.

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Photo by Whit Honea

Mystic Seaport lies on the Mystic River near Long Island Sound.

If you like historic re-creations and you’re looking to spend the Fourth of July 1876-style…well then maybe you’re not into such newfangled things like the Internet and you’re not even reading this. But, if you want to spend the Fourth of July in 1876 and you are reading this, then Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut may be the place for you this holiday weekend. Read More »