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Travel adapters & chargers
CepticsUSB-C and USB-A on the block.
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Why it gets packed
1–4 weeks · Required
Hotel and apartment sockets are round-pin. USB-C in the adapter so you are not also packing a brick.
1–4 weeks · Required
Italy is Type C, F, and L at 230V. Older palazzi and agriturismi still have Type L. A C-only stub falls out of those walls. This block covers all three.
1–4 weeks · Required
The UK is Type G. A Spain/France Type C stub is a paperweight in London. This block has the rectangular UK pins and the European ones if you hop to Paris.
1–4 weeks · Required
France is Type C and Type E at 230V. Type E has a pin sticking out of the wall. A flimsy C-only stub will not lock. This block seats on both.
1–3 months · Optional
Optional unless you leave Japan. Type A/B already matches the US. Buy this if Korea, Taiwan, or Europe is on the same ticket.
1–3 months · Required
Korea is Type C/F at 220V. Your US plug will not enter the wall. This is the row people skip because they just did Japan. Do not skip it.
1–3 months · Required
Australia is Type I at 230V — two angled pins. A Europe brick and a US plug are both useless in a Sydney kitchen.
10–14 days · Required
Type C/F for the Schengen hotels, Type G if London or Dublin is on the route. One block. No extras.
2–8 weeks · Required
Carry-on, for the first night. Spain is round-pin Type C. USB-C on the block charges the phone without a second brick; spare plugs cost a few euros there.
12–16 weeks · Required
Carry-on, for the first night. Spain is round-pin Type C. USB-C on the block charges the phone without a second brick; spare plugs cost a few euros there.
2–8 weeks · Required
Italy is Type C, F, and L at 230V. Older palazzi still have Type L. A C-only stub falls out of those walls. This block covers all three.
2–8 weeks · Required
The UK is Type G. A Spain/France Type C stub is a paperweight in London. This block has the rectangular UK pins and the European ones if you day-trip to Paris.
2–8 weeks · Required
France is Type C and Type E at 230V. Type E has a pin sticking out of the wall. A flimsy C-only stub will not lock. This block seats on both.
12–16 weeks · Optional
Optional unless you leave Japan. Type A/B already matches the US. Buy this if Korea, Taiwan, or Europe is on the same ticket.
12–16 weeks · Required
Korea is Type C/F at 220V. Your US plug will not enter the wall. This is the row people skip because they just did Japan. Do not skip it.
12–16 weeks · Required
Australia is Type I at 230V — two angled pins. A Europe brick and a US plug are both useless in a Sydney kitchen.
10–14 days · Required
Type C/F for the Schengen hotels, Type G if the syllabus includes a London night. One block. No extras.
