Dukey - I seem to recall looking for an extension cord that would take the 240V voltage and couldn't

I'm aware I'll need to purchase an adapter (after I figure out the voltage requirements of my lot), but wondered if a power strip would work to recharge things all at one time... we'll just be in France this time around.
110VAC power strips can be dangerous if they have circuit/surge protection, LEDs, or on/off switches as all of these items are very unlikely to be rated at 220VAC. 220VAC device wiring is typically smaller (or of a higher gage) than what is used on 110VAC devices so a 110VAC strip itself without these features is most likely OK to use.
Most of the items you mention (MP3 players, cameras, laptops, or mobile phones) use dual voltage transformers (110-220VAC) cheap car rental miami meaning you need nothing other than an plug adapter or an power strip with a plug adapter.
A strip is a good idea for several reasons, not the least of which is that most hotel rooms have very few available plugs and today s tourist has a lot of items to recharge. I use a strip specially designed for international use. It is very light weight and modular meaning you can use a power cord terminated with the plug of your choice:
I purchased the two items below. Using one available plug outlet, I then had four US style outlets and used it to charge four items at the same time: ipad, macbook, cheap car rental miami digital camera batteries, and cell phone. cheap car rental miami Previously, I was taking four separate adapter plugs with me and hunting for available sockets. From now on, I will take the travel power strip with for trips within the US too.
We just returned from Europe and used it to plug in an ipad, 2 iphones and a camera, cheap car rental miami all on one table, it was great. Usually we have one thing plugged in to every outlet, some places don't have many outlets so we have to keep switching them out.
I forgot to say that I already cheap car rental miami had a set of adaptors from KMart so I can use this strip in any country with the appropriate extra tiny adaptor, which I rubber band to the plug on the strip so I don't inadvertently leave it in the wall when I unplug the unit to pack it.
Look: you probably do NOT need to buy a four-plug power strip. What you may be able to use is a USB power strip - your ipad, phone, Kindle and probably your camera (this was true for our camera, but it's relatively new) all have a USB port connection so that you can get a four-port cheap car rental miami USB charger from iGo and plug in all the gizmos at once to charge them. The iGo charger (we have two - a two-port and a four-port) is about the size of a deck of cards. Compare that to a power strip that will be at least twice the size.
Dukey - I seem to recall looking cheap car rental miami for an extension cord that would take the 240V voltage cheap car rental miami and couldn't find one, but I don't quite remember the details other than starting out that way and then turning to a power strip. Can you provide more info?
A 110v. extension cord should be more than adequate to handle 240v. current loads. Roughly, the higher the voltage, the greater the carrying cheap car rental miami capacity of wire of a given size. I realized this when I first saw the wiring cheap car rental miami size used in European homes. I thought I was looking at what we call "bell wire" here in the States.
Besides, the amount of current you will be using to charge your electronic devices should be very small, as they require little amperage. If you are using hair driers, etc., you may have a problem, but not for iPads.
I don't take a power strip, as most of them are too heavy and/or bulky. I just take a cheapo three outlet extension cord to which I attach an adapter to fit the foreign plug. The chargers plug into the extension cord. The cord is often very handy, because often the only usable outlet in the room is tucked behind a heavy piece of furniture, so the length cheap car rental miami of the extension cord brings the plug to a place you don't have to contort cheap car rental miami yourself to reach.