However, this will not necessarily allow you to phone Canada directly, especially in India. Get yourself a domestic phone card for the country you are in and carry this with you. You never know when you'll be in a situation where you have to make an emergency phone call without any money. Also, memorize your home phone number or another emergency contact number. This could come in very handy, especially if you are lost in the wrong part of town with no English speakers around.
Faxes are available almost everywhere.
As usual, check with those who have gone before, or in your guidebook, to find out the particulars of faxing from your country. Take a list of your friends' e-mail addresses, and surprise them with a quick update. E-mail may be essential for you to communicate with a Guelph professor about research you are undertaking. Check to see if you can access your e-mail while overseas. When the telnet screen comes up, go to connect and go to connect-remote system.