I’m going off-piste today with this wonderful prompt! I’ve always been slightly obsessed with smells, perfumes, scents, whatever you want to call them. I don’t think the power of a particular smell, which can evoke a memory, can be underestimated.
I’ve also been obsessed with France and for a previous post I asked ‘What-is-the-essence-of-France?’ In other words ‘What does France smell like?’ I think this post links to the prompt perfectly! I wonder what you think?
Fancying France 
I’m attracted by the thumbnail! I never been to France so I don’t know the smell of France haha! (I want to go to France).
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Your comment made me smile – in a good way! France is well worth a visit 😊 Thanks for dropping by.
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We recently moved to Oregon coast because it smells right. Before that we lived in the state of Colorado, which was dry and deserty. It wasn’t bad at all, a bit high up there which gives you great views but not smells, if you know what I mean. Here in Oregon due to humidity smells are extremely potent. The views are stunning too. I also noticed that birds love humidity as well, so you can imagine the natural fragrances combined with birds singing year round. It’s quite magical!
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The Oregon coast must be lovely. I’ve always loved the smell of the sea. It definitely sounds magical 😊
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I’ve never been to France although it’s on my bucket list. And this is such an interesting post. I guess all places have distinct smells. Off to read the one you linked.
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I’m glad you found the post interesting. France is definitely worth a visit, although I might be biased! Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment.
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My pleasure.
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To this day I have a very good sense of smell. Yes, smells are s important and I think I’ve said this before but when I as younger France had a very very strong smell – less so now, but it’s still distinctive. Whenever I smell burnt toast I have vivid memories of my mother burning the toast – we didn’t have a toaster so she grilled the bread under the gas flamed grill and it always burnt!
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Interestingly, countries do often have their own smell. When I used to take students to France, on school visits, they often used to complain about the smell! I think drains were often the culprit back in the day!
I was very pleased to read that you have your IT issues sorted out with your blog. I haven’t been notified of your posts recently but I’ve gone looking for them!
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