my husband and i went to france and we didn't have an adapter. we found one in the airport (charles de gaule) in one of the little shops. maybe 6 or 8 euros. some hotels can lease one to you. also i brought my laptop with us, and our friend that we visited also had a dell. i was able to use his cord in my laptop and it worked fine. consider contacting the company of the item and seeing if you can get a cord. i wouldn't recomend this unless you travel often for work with your laptop.