Tipping etiquette Tipping rates vary depending on the situation – though if you're a Texan, you tip often, and tip big. Taxicab tips run about 10%, while bar and restaurant tips are typically 20%. In a hotel, $4 is about right for a bellboy bringing two bags to the room and probably twice that if you are in the swankiest of digs. A daily tip of about $2 is average for maid service in a moderately-priced hotel.

Internet Cafes The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (nicknamed The Mac) at 3120 McKinney, tel 214 953 1622, offers free surfing and email retrieval at its Cybercafé Wednesday to Sunday. Also try the Dallas Tourist Information Centre, 100 South Houston; and to find directions to all 23 locations of the Dallas Public Library system which offer free internet as well, go to www.dallaslibrary.org.