Going to France next week. Decided I wanted some coffee making facilities, so I bought a portable induction hob (with adjustable power) so that I can run my moka pot, and warm some milk for mrs flap_jack, who likes a latte.

Just unpacked it for a trial run, and it comes on at max power, 2kW, which you then turn down. I was hoping you would ramp the power up.

Will I blow the trip in a modern hotel (an Ibis, in this case) room ? Or set the hotel on fire ?

Thanks.

it’s France. They’re pretty good at Coffee

They’ll probably have a kettle in the room. Otherwise, I’m sure you’ll be fine. The trouble in French hotels is that the after dinner coffee is usually good, but they started to brew the breakfast coffee before you finished eating.

Did you take some Rich Tea biscuits and your own toilet paper too?

When my uncle took his new wife on their honeymoon to France, in 1946, my grandfather warned them to take their own food as France would still be in ruins, and even worse than Britain.

So being the dutiful son-in-law he was, he took a suitcase full of tinned food with him.

Stepping off the train at Gare du Nord, he found that France was overflowing with fresh food.

You’re going to have the same experience.

Stepping off the train at Gare du Nord, he found that France was overflowing with fresh food.

You’re going to have the same experience.

🙂

Remember to bring some towels too. I’m not sure France has towels.

This is one of the most mental recent threads on STW.

They’ll probably have a kettle in the room

I wouldn’t bet on it personally.

it’s France. They’re pretty good at Coffee

Yep, they have just as many Starbucks, Costa’s and McDonalds as we do..!

This is one of the most mental recent threads on STW.

Nah we had sell by dates on rubber

Bring your own generator and diesel just to be safe.

I suggest it might be safer to get at the minimum a vw t6 and stock it with everything you need.
Although thinking about it a winnebago rv might be best so you can take the contents of your house with you just in case

I’ve never seen a Costa or Starbucks in France. Lots of Maccy Ds though!

Remember to bring some towels too. I’m not sure France has towels.

A few years ago I ran a course in a 4* hotel in Kendal. A young lady turned up for a 2 night stay, 3 day course, with two large suitcases containing towels. And bedding. Her mum had advised her to bring them.

#theywalkamongus

They’ll probably have a kettle in the room

Quite a British thing, not that common in Europe, in fact I don’t ever recall seeing one..

It’s 16A or nearly 4kW so it’ll be fine.

I live in Geneva and have been traveling Italy, Germany and France for most of the summer.
Most have in room facilities unless they are a small family hotel.

My wife fused an entire floor of a hotel in Barcelona with a 3kW hair drier…

It was a pretty shit hotel to be honest.

Thanks, Dave. I thought it was 16A but was struggling on google without my first coffee.

My mother is French, so I have lots of French family and have been there, ahem, quite often. They would certainly take their own stuff to an Ibis.

What’s the mineral content of the tap water? If it’s too high it can play have with your Moka pot.

Tomd 🙂

The reason British hair driers used to trip French electrics is that they tripped the 30 milliamp current loss breaker. Since britain adopted EC standards the problem has gone away.

Current French wiring standards mean the breaker will most probably be 16A, though there may be table lamp sockets on a 10A circuit. Use the sockets which aren’t obviously related to the lighting circuit and it’ll be 16A.

Thanks, Educator. Just what I needed.