Especially true of people from America, a part of traveling involves carrying electronics with you. Most backpackers will have a device or two on them that will need to be plugged in at one time or another. The most obvious of these has to be a cell phone, battery charger, or a self-charging phone.

The voltage in Thailand is 220. Most of the word operates on the voltage, so devices should work in Thailand. As is the case with most of the developing world, there are some safety issues in Thailand regarding wiring among other things, but unless you are moving there and building a house or plugging in a washing machine you really won't have to worry too much.

The big concern is for those people who are traveling from countries that use 110 volts in their electrical systems. Travelers from the United States should be aware of this difference because the different voltage in Thailand is likely to damage a device that is not what we would call "dual voltage" which means that the device can handle both voltages. The good news is that most electronics these days are dual voltage. Also, it is really easy to find out if something will work or not. Somewhere on the device, it will have this information. For example, your cell phone charger should have a sticker on it that says something like: Input: 100-240V. If you see that on your device, you are good to go. It means just what it says. The electricity to be used should be in the range of 100 to 240 volts. This means it can operate in a country that uses a 110 volt system and a country with a 220 volt system; hence the name "dual voltage" that was mentioned earlier.