If you are going to travel this summer, you should keep in mind that we do not always have the same plugs everywhere. And you will need an adapter. Because when we travel we take all kinds of electronic devices with us: the mobile phone charger, the camera charger, your hair straightener, the laptop… And be careful, you won’t always be able to connect them when you arrive at your destination. So it is convenient to know what types of plugs there are.
If we arrive in a country where we do not have a connector or plug like our devices, it is very likely that we will find stores at the airport that allow us to buy an adapter. But it is always better to know before you go out and find plug adapters that are cheaper and that are not missing when preparing our luggage.
There are more than ten different plugs. Not every country has one or we would go crazy, but it does depend on the area in which you travel that one plug or another is used. Not only does the type of plug itself vary, but the voltage is also different. And all this must be taken into account.
Type A plug
Surely you have seen the Type A plug many times because it is the one used in the United States. The American plug. Even some products that you buy online already include an adapter or if you buy abroad you will see that it has come with this type of plug. We will need an adapter of this type when we are going to travel to this area, but not only if you go to the United States, you need this adapter, but also to other countries around the world.
You will also find this plug in Japan, China or other countries such as Canada, Bahamas, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Yemen, Laos, Taiwan, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica …
Of course, although they are all Type A, not all are the same and the voltage varies in each country.
Type-C plug
The one you always use, ours, the European one. Two rounded pins, two slots. The one you have in Spain on all your devices and in most European countries. In this case, you will not have to buy an adapter if you travel to a country that uses this type of plug.
We find it in European countries, China, Egypt, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Madagascar, Morocco, Bangladesh, South Korea, Iran, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nepal, Mauritius…
G type plug
Another of the usual ones is the type G plug and one of the adapters that you have surely used or seen at some time. If you travel to the UK, you need it. They are three rectangular holes. A smaller vertical hole and two others, in parallel.
We need it if we are going to travel to the United Kingdom or Ireland but also to other countries around the world such as Dominica, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Singapore, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Cyprus, Malta, Brunei, Qatar, Gambia , Kenya, Malawi, Falkland Islands, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Uganda..
It is very easy to find this type of adapter and it is one that should always be on hand if we are going on a trip.
Other plug types
There are many other plug types. Up to fifteen different ones and you should know what they are and what they are like when you go on a trip. Some are very specific and are hardly widespread, such as the Type O plug that is used in Thailand and is exclusive to this country with three round holes placed in a triangular shape. Or the type N plug that is used in some countries like Brazil and South Africa but not in the rest of the world.
They are many and very different and what you should do is look specifically for the information of the country you are going to travel to to also know the voltage in which they work. In addition, there may be countries that allow two different types or simply that it is compatible with others: the L plug used in Chile or Cuba is compatible with the C, for example.
