UK iphone user - travel adapter advice needed

Hi,
We're heading off to Mexico shortly from the UK for a two week vacation. Since I intend to take my iPhone 3G with us for emergency use and to take advantage of the free wireless in the hotel (with data roaming switched off), I need some guidance re: charging the phone.
I realise that Mexico use US style plugs and voltage - will a travel adapter alone be sufficient, or will this fry my UK iPhone 3G phone. Would a step down converter be necessary?
The only other appliances I'll be taking are a dual-voltage hairdryer (so not an issue), and a Panasonic TZ5 camera and I need to check about whether a travel adapter is sufficient for the camera battery charger as well.

Yes, your iPhone charge can work just about anywhere.
Personally I use the Power Monkey Explorer (http://www.powertraveller.co.uk/) for travelling. Main reason is that it includes a battery pack that can charge the phone when mains is not available (can recharge the phone twice on a full charge) and the power adaptor to recharge the battery can also be used to recharge the iPhone directly (as well as a load of other items). The main drawback is it costs, cheapest place I have found so far is www.scan.co.uk

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