Private deluxe buses are faster and more comfortable than state buses, usually depart from near the Ramakrishna Mission at the end of Main Bazaar, Paharganj, but some pick up passengers at hotels. Delhi is at the centre of an extensive bus network covering much of north India’s neighbouring states. The vast majority of state-run buses depart from the Inter-state Bus Terminal near Kashmiri Gate in Old Delhi , which has a cafe and left-luggage counter. However, services for some UP hill stations like Nainital, Almora and Ramnagar (for Corbett National Park) leave from Anand Vihar ISBT across the Yamuna towards Ghaziabad. Buses to Agra, Mathura, Bharatpur,Vrindavan, Gwalior, Jaipur, Ajmer and Pushkar leave from the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT south of Hazrat Nizamuddin. However, for Jaipur and other points in Rajasthan, the Rajasthan Roadways terminal at Bikaner House, India Gate has by far the best service, with a range that includes comfortable deluxe buses.
Popular tourist destinations near Delhi easily accessible by bus are:
Kullu
Manali
Dharamsala
Pushkar
Nainital
Agra
Mathura
Vrindavan
Bharatpur
You can easily book tickets a day or two in advance at the agencies in Paharganj or Connaught Place.
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Telephones and faxes services are availalbe in all the parts of Delhi. In case cannot find one, then ask the locals for STD/PCO, marked with yellow signs. All the STD Booths has ISD (International Dailing) service. Sporting direct-dialling facilities and LCD displays showing the length and cost of each call. You can ask them to receive an incoming call, but they may charge for that.
In case you are concerned about money, then do not make any calls from the Hotel. The charges in the Hotel are very high (most of the times about 3-4 times of the actual charges).
Contacts for disabled travelers
Britain and Ireland Can Be Done 7-11 Kensington High St, London W8 5NP ® 020/8907 2400. Specialist tour operators for the disabled.
Carefree Holidays 64 Florence Rd, Northampton NN1 4NA © 01604/634301. Specialist tour operators for the disabled.
Holiday Care Service 2nd Floor, Imperial Buildings, Victoria Rd, Horley, Surrey RH6 7PZ ©01293/774535. Provides information and lists of tour operators and should be able to help you get in touch with someone.
National Rehabilitation Board 25 Clyde Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4® 01/668 4181.
Tripscope, Alexandra House, Albany Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 ONE ® 08457/585 641, ®tripscope@cableinetco.uk,®www.justmobility .co.uk/tripscope. This
Internet access is as easy as getting a telephone booth in delhi. You can find internet cafes is most of the parts of Delhi. Prices range from a mere Rs10 per hour to around Rs100 per hour but make sure you check your connection by surfing first. Paharganj teems with internet cafes, all with very competitive rates, including Cyber Station at Downtown Hotel off the Main Bazaar and close to the New Delhi station gates, while the internet cafe at the Hotel Gold Regency is almost as lively as the streets outside.
The major players providing inteernet services in Delhi
Embassies & consulates in New Delhi
Afghanistan 5/50 F, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Algeria B-3/61, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi-29
Angola C-17, Malcha Marg, New Delhi-21
Argentine B-8/9, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-57
Armenia B, 8/2, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-57
Austria EP-13,Chandragupta Marg,Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Belgium 50-N, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Belize B-8/14, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-57
Benin 43-A, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi-20
Bhutan Chandergupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Brazil 8, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi-11
Bulgaria EP 16-17, Chanaragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Combodia Panchsheel Mrg., B-47, Soami Nagar, New Delhi-17
Congo C-56, Panchsheel Enclave,New Delhi-17
Chile 146, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-03
China 50-D, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Colombia 4/21, Shanti Niketan, New Delhi-21
Croatia 70, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar-III, New Delhi-24
Cuba E-1/9, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-57
Cyprus 106, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-03
Czech Republic 50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21
Denmark 11, Aurangzeb
Mail services in India are quite reliable. Apart from Government opertaed General Post Offices (GPO's) known as "Daak Ghar" in India, there are many courior option available in India. FedEx, UPS, XPS, DHL and other major players operate from many cities. Many other local courior services operate from all other smaller cities. Generally, a mail can take anything from three days to four weeks to get to or from India, depending largely on where you are; Stamps are not expensive. You can also buy stamps at big hotels. Having parcels sent out to you in India is not such
