Hi David, you don't know me but I follow your informative blog and comments on the forum. I have a question if you have the time. I am still planning my eventual move back to France and of course, like you and June, I would like to take some electronic things with me that may not be practical. I have gone to the excellent site you mentioned - World Imports and I think that I will get a DVD player there rather than bringing mine. However, I have some small electrical items that have importance to me. One is a Tivoli brand radio and the other is a pair of brass lamps. I know that I can buy these things there but I think that you can understand that it is not the same. I am not bringing much, just a few boxes and artwork so I expect my move will cost more proportionally and that is okay. My question, can the Tivoli stand the difference and should I get a separate type of transformer for it? Can I just use converter plugs for the lamps? Thanks