When the God of Israel scattered the Ten Tribes, he also managed to scatter the plug makers. Hence, depending on where you go in this world, you'll need to adapt in order to plug in your plethora of personal electronic devises. For most of Europe, and all of Italy, here's what you'll be looking for:
Marisa and I have about five of these scattered around the house in various places. Luckily, we always manage to find one before we leave town. The adapter pictured here is from Amazon and costs around $5.00 (Plan on $3.00 - $5.00 for one of these).
Just a couple of things to remember when taking your electronics abroad: 1) Many electronics, such as computers, iPods, cameras, video game devices come with a voltage range of 100 - 240, which means you can plug them in with just an adapter. 2) Other electronic devices, such as hair dryers, electric razors, electronic typewriters, blenders, etc. will not work in Europe without a dual wattage converter. Actually, let me rephrase that. Your appliances will work without the wattage converter, if you consider sparking, melting, or catching on fire still some form of work, albeit not a very useful and potentially hazardous form.
For wattage converters, go to your local electronics or travel store, or search "travel voltage converter" online. Here's a converter that I found quickly on the Brookstone site. If you like bargain-hunting, however, I'm sure you can find something similar for less. Just remember, you're looking for something that allows you to use U.S. 110/120-volt appliances in 220/240-volt outlets.
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