Bandera, Texas, USA
Airing Date: Jan 1st, 2002
Once you are there make a bee-line to one of the local 'dude' ranches to get some real local cowboy culture. 'Dude' was a term born here and it is the word local folk use to call city slickers.The Mayan Ranch, which is about 15 minutes from town, has been taking guests since the 1930s. Most dude ranches have an all-inclusive price, which includes all meals and activities so you can play cowboy to your heart's content.Every afternoon you'll get the chance to enjoy a good old fashioned sing-a-long, feed the locals and then cool your heels back at the ranch house.To get some real cowboy feed, head to the O-S-T Restaurant in Bandera's main street where they serve some mean Tex-Mex cuisine. To complete the authentic cowboy experience check out Arky Blue's Silver Dollar, which is an authentic honky-tonk with a clientele straight out of a western - something that should not be missed.
The facts
Air New Zealand flies to LA non-stop daily from $2204 from Sydney and $3004 from Perth.
Traveland
Tel: 132 002
America West Airlines fly from LA to San Antonio every day from $395 per person.
America West Airlines
Tel: 02 9290 2611
Hertz car hire in the US with unlimited mileage is available from $45 per day.
Hertz
Tel: 13 30 39
Bandera Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Tel: 00 111 830 796 3045
Email: bandera@hctc.net
Air New Zealand
