Walking under a lightly tinted oriental umbrella fit for the hot sun, but also the sudden shower of the tropics, I find myself savoring the sights and smells of exotic Singapore again as I reminiscence. Besides the lush vegetation, olfactory stimuli ex…
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Travel Memoirs: Singapore part 2
May 19th, 2008 — , Travel Memoirs, fruit, incense, john varvatos, magical moon, mango, singapore, timbuktu, un jardin sur le nil from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Travel Memoirs: Singapore
May 18th, 2008 — , Travel Memoirs, ange ou demon, orchid, singapore, vetiver from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Upon setting foot on the Changi airport at Singapore a different world unfolds itself ahead of your eyes or more accurately your whole being. The tropical humidity which reaches an all-time high during the monsoon season is catching your breath as you …
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May 11th, 2008 — , Travel Memoirs, aloewood, ambergris, arabic, frankincense, fumigation, oil from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Encountering other cultures is often revealing of prejudices of one own’s culture. And nowhere is this more apparent than upon glimpsing the fragrant rituals of the Middle East and in particular the Arab world. Immersed in the tradition of aromas, wh…
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March 19th, 2008 — , Travel Memoirs, a touch of spice, ayala moriel, hammam, istanbul, jo wood, loukhoum, politiki kouzina, rahat loukoum, sahleb, salep, turkish delight, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Desserts in Turkey take on many aromatic guises in their war-like mission to ruin one’s waistline and walking through the marketplace one faces its own portable amunition.
One of the most famous, referenced even in The Chronicles of Narnia, is Turkish …
Travel Memoirs: Istanbul, part2
March 17th, 2008 — , Cuisine, Food, Saffron, Travel Memoirs, fenugreek, istanbul, spice from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Much of the olfactory enjoyment when in Istanbul comes from the culinary exploration of dishes that delight all the senses and make one abandon all expectations of following a diet regime in a flash. It is no accident that the Turkish refer to Culinary…
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March 16th, 2008 — , Travel Memoirs, coffee, istanbul, rose otto benzoin, scent from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“The ghosts return at night, little lights for unredeemed souls
And if you gaze up at the barricades, you’ll see figures looking back at you
And it’s then that a complaint wanders you through the cobblestone alleys
Of Constantinople, a lover from …
Travel Memoirs: Istanbul
March 16th, 2008 — , Cuisine, Food, Rose Otto, Travel Memoirs, a touch of spice, benzoin, coffee, istanbul, politiki kouzina, scent, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“The ghosts return at night, little lights for unredeemed souls
And if you gaze up at the barricades, you’ll see figures looking back at you
And it’s then that a complaint wanders you through the cobblestone alleys
Of Constantinople, a lover from …
Travel Memoirs begin
March 16th, 2008 — , Travel Memoirs from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
By popular vote, Travel Memoirs will be the subsequent theme running through the next posts. We will traverse the length and breadth of the globe in search of olfactory memories and scent associations and you’re all invited in this virtual journey of r…
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