Micks' Musings

One of the challenges when traveling is being able to connect and charge all the different devices we take with us. These devices differ depending on the purpose of the trip (business or pleasure) but have the same challenges.When traveling for pleasure you may be staying with friends or at an AirBnB. What is available may be unknown. Many hotels cater for international travelers and have sockets that allow many different plugs to be used - The JW Marriott in Bangalore allows you to plug in any type of plug (all that I have seen!). One hotel in Sydney had USB charger ports available. The first challenge is being able to plug your charger in. When traveling for work I always carry two adapters that convert from the local plug standard to the plugs required for my devices and chargers. An alternative is to carry one adapter and a power board. The exception to the two adapters is when I am traveling to multiple countries which have different plugs! In those cases a universal adapter is ...

I bought a Bluetooth speaker online a few years ago and when it arrived it was much smaller than I expected. The picture made it look bigger and I failed to check the dimensions. I bought a sub-woofer before that and it was the size I expected. Then I bought another sub-woofer a week ago, expecting it to be a similar size. The price was about the same. The speaker came in a large box and is the size of a small fridge, at least 3 times the size I expected! The moral of the story? Pay attention to the dimensions!