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Post Report of the Day

New Delhi, India

Is high-speed home Internet access available? How long does it typically take to install it after arrival?

Yes and it's incredibly cheap. The Embassy sometimes provides high speed internet to its apartments, but unfortunately ours had had it disconnected and so it was no longer an option for us. We spent weeks...

What kinds of gyms or other sports/workout facilities are available? Are they expensive?

The Embassy gym is the only one I would have considered using. There are gyms in New Delhi and I doubt they were expensive, but I don't know for sure.