Travel adapters?!

Everything you need and so, so much more is on that site named after the river. There are many many options these days, you'll need to decide how you want to play it.

One suggestion is to take a strip of outlets, to plug into a wall socket. Frequently hotel rooms don't have enough outlets. I'd also recommend a 2 or 3 way splitter, so you can share a single outlet on a train or in the airport with a friend or stranger and carry it around with you.

Thanks, Phred.

As I mentioned in this post (in the first sentence)... I studied all I could find on the subject on Amazon as well as the internet in general. Spent 3 hours. Only when I could not find answers have I turned to this forum.

If you can offer the answers I'd be much obliged.

(Your suggestion about the power strip is a good one, thanks for that! :o}

As phred says, just search Amazon for travel adapter Europe. These C-plug devices will most likely work in all the three countries you mentioned. I'd also take 2 or 3 simple C plugs to have as backup.
You'll unlikely need to charge every device at the same time, so one adapter is likely all you need.

Make sure all your devices can handle 220 volts. If you plug a U.S. 120 volt device into a 220 volt plug, you'll probably destroy the device.

Make sure all your devices can handle 220 volts. If you plug a U.S. 120 volt device into a 220 volt plug, you'll probably destroy the device.

Pretty much all electronics convert AC to DC in their charger systems. I've never had an issue with charging phones, tablets, laptops etc. in Europe using a simple plug adapter. Similarly, I've recharged my Oral-B toothbrush and operated my C-PAP with no drama. Where people run into problems usually is with things that involve generation of heat: hair dryers and curlers being a prime example.

I'm not sure what "C and E/F adapters" are. Germany, France and Portugal all have the same variety of wall sockets.

I'm traveling to Germany, France and Portugal so I'm supposed to take both C and E/F adapters.

I've been to those places and the ONLY thing you need for electronics like a phone or Sonicare charger is the "adapter" that changes a US "flat" plug to the common Euro "round" plugs. Literally the US one plugs into the small Euro one and that goes into an outlet. Most electronics - but only some hairdryers(!) - have no issue going from US standards (110/60) to Euro (220/50) but you can always look on the plug itself to check (tiny small print).

It is not complicated and is really just a "mechanical" adapter that makes it so the US plug can work. No additional special stuff. They are like $3 and even available from the store here as a "Continental Europe Electrical Adapter". Then, just use your existing charging block with the adapters.

I do have a "all in one" that has a bunch of adapters that extend/retract depending on what region you select, and it has several USB outputs and allows a grounded 3-prong US to be plugged in to the Euro 2 prong outlet. Could probably have one of those with a modern powerstrip that also has USB ports too.

You already have all the US versions of the plugs, so with the exception of a three prong (MacBooks should be two prong now), you could just have a handful of the cheap adapters and be fine.

This may be all you need. I have used this on 2 trips now (Spain, Italy), charged everything just fine (phone, iPad, toothbrush) and worked with my travel curling iron. Not sure I charged everything all at the same time, but not sure why you would need to anyway.

Thanks everybody. I'm good now. Whew! :o}

I'm not sure what "C and E/F adapters" are.

Educate yourself here.

Germany, France and Portugal all have the same variety of wall sockets.

Not really. They are similar, but the type F, German "Schuko" socket has metal clips at the top and bottom to provide grounding. The type E, French socket has a metal pin protruding from the recess for the same purpose. Most E or F plugs today are E/F, i.e. they have both a metal hole for the type E pin and metal contacts on the sides of the plug for the type F clips, so they can be used in either type E or F sockets. Type E or F sockets are used all over the Continent except in Switzerland and older installations in Italy.

Portugal uses the type F (German) sockets, with the grounded clips on the sides.

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Honestly, just buy a plug at the first store you come to or even get one online. It's cheaper.

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Generika-USB-Power-Supply-White/dp/B08D3SRFTX/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GrptLykdMDCM9iw7Wi1QwXTce-mtBU_AAEeCuIoLMhcH3irkSXJ2bK0rjtZpRbI0616R1vOd-N8SJGUx5ex06Pnqg9QnSx3kj3M5x1pYJSM__juWMQhBRwtACL3qKjqbX_Ifi4Bv5SmXpncQ6xXXjxOn3FlbzOoW65XgzooSffVNXWePHJmK8OfLzxCSmUMEwwYsaQlKlpiqlPCXS1bcaQY3eN84I0WqSpIXkzfSpr4.H6pC1QvhqnuSSi4SXAVr07fxj0iyMv6lu1CjpG45dss&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb+stecker&qid=1718141439&sr=8-4

Thanks for that detailed explanation, Lee! No surprise coming from a retired engineer.

According to the World Standards website you linked:
- Type C is used in all countries of Europe except the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus.
- ..."types C & E/F (which are compatible with each other)...."

So, I'm taking one Type-C and will call it a day. :0}

Great list of which countries use which plugs (thanks Lee)
https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/#google_vignette