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A Trip To Vung Tau - Modern Vietnam is a nice place to visit and you wouldn't mind staying there for a while
Modern Vietnam is a nice place to visit.. and you wouldn't mind staying there for a while. Being an American and growing up during the Vietnam War era, I always wanted to see what the post war Vietnam was like now a days. During the Vietnam war I...
Bus Travel in the US--an Overview for Visitors
Bus travel takes a different role in the car-driven culture of
the United States than it does in most countries. Because the
area of the US is so vast, flying is often the most attractive
transportation option for traveling between cities and can...
Do Not Miss Beautiful Ubud For Your Bali Vacation
What is it about Ubud that one should visit this beautiful
village? Because Ubud has much to offer; from its stunning
panorama of Ayung River valley and the terraces rice filed, its
most talented artist, its typical traditional market and...
San Francisco
San Francisco, a city in western California is coextensive with San
Francisco County. Famous for its beautiful setting, San Francisco is
primarily located on the northern tip of a peninsula at the entrance
to San Francisco Bay. It is...
Toronto, the New York City of Canada
Toronto, my city of birth, is the largest city in Canada with a population of about 3 million (5 million in the greater area) and it keeps growing every year as it seems to be the first city of choice for immigrants from around the world. With over...
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AC Adapters - Know Where You Are Going!
So you’ve got the plane tickets, packed all the things that you need, but did you know that if you are going to another continent - or even just another country - you may need ac adapters to plug in any electrical items you may have packed. Without these foreign plug adapters your electrical appliances are only going to be as good as doorstops.
In North America (and South America, Japan and some parts of the Caribbean) we use an ungrounded electrical plug that has two flat prongs (See Fig.1 Power Adapter examples below) or a grounded plug that has an additional third prong. In most of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and other parts of the Caribbean they use a plug with rounded prongs. If you want to be able to plug a device from another country into an outlet you’ll need an ac adapter.
I’ll outline the other kinds of
power adapters you may need. Most electrical adapters come in a both grounded and ungrounded versions but some counties only use three pronged plugs so the only travel adapter listed will be a grounded adapter.
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and China use a slanted two prong adapter.
Great Britain, Ireland, Africa, Hong Kong and Singapore use a three prong plug, with two flat prongs in line and one perpendicular.
Some places in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Central America and the Caribbean use a grounded adapter.
Italy uses electrical outlet with 3 rounded in-line prongs.
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