Charging Ipod in other countries

hi
im thinking about buying a 20 gig ipod while im in the US cause ipods are cheaper in the states (im just visiting, i actually live in europe).
The problem is charging the ipod up back home... since the 2 places have different voltages and such. i was told i need an apple power adapter, but then i saw that the 20 gig ipod came with somesort of an "AC adapter". are these the same things or what? im a little confused
To make things a little more complicated, i read somewhere that u need an ipod dock or such to use the power adapter...
All i need to know is how to charge and use my ipod in europe, without it breaking. Does the ipod ship with the things i need? if not, what accesories would i need to purchase?
Im really confused and i'd really appreciate if someone helped me clear some of these things up.
Thanks in advance

The power adaptor usually comes with the iPod. This is not to be confused the the plug adaptor, which is removable from the power adaptor so you can insert one which is compatible with your outlets.
The plug adaptor kit from Apple has several different plug adaptors for worldwide use, but its kind of expensive, better to buy a new power adaptor in the country you live, this will give you a spare power adaptor plus two plug adaptors.
I checked with Apple about buying individual plug adaptors and - no go!
I live in China and my first iPod, 40g b/w, purchased in Hong Kong, came with the huge UK plug adaptor. The second, a mini for my wife also purchased in HK came with a French style two prong adaptor. Finally my last ipod, 30g photo was purchased in Bangkok. They sold individual plug adaptors so I purchased a US type so now I have it all covered. The plug adaptors were much cheaper than the kit.
Hope this helps, BTW as previously stated in another post, the AC adaptor is multi-voltage 50/60Hz.
Pete

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