Plug adapters for Europe

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In August, my wife and I are traveling to Croatia, then Italy. Croatia, like most of Europe, uses a type 'C' outlet, which is 2 circular prongs, roughly 4mm diameter, 19mm on center. No problems there. Italy however, from what I've researched, uses a combination of type 'C' and type 'L' outlets, the latter being the same spec, with the difference being that there is a ground prong in between the 2 outer prongs. Now, from what I've gathered, a type 'C' plug WILL plug into a type 'L' outlet; it just leaves the ground prong empty, which is fine because we'll just be charging one phone and a camera battery (which can plug into 230v/50 Hz out of the box). Am I good just buying a few type 'C' adapters, and having them work on both outlet types? My wife also has a travel hair dryer, which does have a ground prong, but doesn't actually need it to function. The adapters in question can handle the current draw of the dryer as well.
 
Buy the US to EU adapter and don't worry too much about the L type....the middle pin is just the grounding.

As for the hair dryer...most hotels have 110 V US type power outlets in their bathrooms.
 
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Most hotels in Europe have a 110v outlet in the bathroom that is amp limited, for shavers only. The hair dryer will blow the fuse/CB.

Is her travel dryer dual voltage? If so, just use the adapter. If not, time to shop...

Just get the 2 pin adapter. That's all you need. If you're stopping in the UK, get an adapter for that as well. Being able to charge is important.
 
Almost everywhere we went in Italy provided a dryer.

They probably found it was cheaper to provide the dryer than it was to fix what was broken when travellers tried to use the razor outlet.
 
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