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Are you travelling abroad and are unsure of what travel converter you will need to use? Or if you will need one at all?

Each country in the world has either 110 V (like the USA) or 220 V like in Europe. If your appliance or electronics are made for 110 V and you take it to Europe or Australia (which uses 220V) then chances are you won't be able to use that electronic appliance while you are visiting that country. Or vice versa.

Now most newer cameras and laptops have dual voltage which means that it can be powered by either 110 V or 220V. If this is the case then all you will need is an adapter (a plug that fits your appliance on one side and the wall on the other).

However, if you need to actually transform the power from 110 V to 220 V or 220 V to 110 V then you will need a converter. Below is a list of converters that can be used in the area of the world that it covers.

To learn more about electricity, converting and adapting for travel, see this great video:

Here are some adapters/converters you may need by country:

World	Asia	Australia
North America	Hong Kong	UK Adapter
Japan	Spain	Africa
South America	Germany	Italy
New Zealand	Russia	China
France

Don't ruin or melt your electronics. I actually melted the back of a portable CD player in Australia once. (you can see how long ago that was - can you even buy a portable CD player anymore?) We also had friends in Europe bring a Wii with them and mess up the power converter by plugging it in without realizing that they needed a converter for it. They couldn't use the Wii at all after that until they got home.

I have also had to go an entire week in Amsterdam without a curling iron or flatiron as I totally forgot to bring a converter and couldn't find one when I arrived. So plan ahead and make sure you have the right travel converter or adapter.

Now you know what electrical apparatus you may need, have you got your biodegradable sunscreen, your TSA approved Locks or a luggage scale to make sure that you are within the airlines restrictions? Or maybe you are looking for a cool Travel Gadget.

Regardless we hope you have an amazing trip!