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Maps
- Orissa Tourist Map
- Bhubaneswar Map
- Puri Map
ATM Counters
All major cities and towns of Orissa now have ATM's which
accept VISA and Mastercard as well as bank ATM cards. The full list of
ATM's is available HERE.
Currency Changers
Most banks now have currency conversion facilities. In addition, the
following organizations also provide conversion facilities:
- LKP Forex, Mastercanteen Square, Bhubaneswar
- SITA Travels, Bapuji Nagar, Bhubaneswar
Weather
There are a number of sites on the Net that give details of the
weather in various cities of Orissa. Some of them are:
- http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=india
- http://www.imd.ernet.in/section/nhac/dynamic/osimd.htm
Cuisine
Most of the hotels in Orissa have restaurants which offer a good variety of Indian and Continental
and Chinese food. You will also find restaurants that specialize in
a certain cuisine such as South Indian, Marwari, Gujurati, Thai,
etc. On the highways, you can sample the taste of Punjabi food at
the dhaba's that are frequented by long distance truck
drivers.
Orissa however has a distinct cuisine of its own
with unique dishes that are both nourishing and mouth-watering. Most
of the reputed hotels have an array of traditional Oriya dishes
available. In addition there are some restaurants such as Dalma in
Bhubaneswar which provide only traditional Oriya cuisine.
Government Tourist Offices
There are a number of Tourist Offices run by the State and Central
governments for the benefit of visitors to Orissa. The list is
available HERE.
Communications
Telephones:
You can find public phones (called STD/ISD booths) at most places in
Orissa where you can make long distance calls. Orissa currently has
two GSM based and two CDMA based mobile phone services. BSNL and
Reliance Telecom offer GSM based mobile services and have pre-paid
cards which can be used by tourists.
Internet Cafe's:
Most of the towns and cities in Orissa now have Internet access and
one can find Internet cafe's at all major centres. Though the
connect speed is slow, visitors can check mail and browse
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