Category Archives: Travels

How To Sell Oranges – An Education

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Olfactoria

By The Husband Let me take you on a journey through the inner workings of a fictitious high-end store selling leather goods as well as silk products. As not to risk a libel suit (the store would be able to … Continue reading →

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(Her-)Mèsmerized In New York City – Olfactoria Travelled

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Olfactoria

I am a lucky woman in so many respects. The most fabulous one of them all though is surely my husband. (I know Portia would agree! 😉 ) The good husband works like a madman during the week – and … Continue reading →

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A Holiday Surprise From Atelier Cologne And Other Announcements

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Olfactoria

Hello all, instead of a Monday Question this week, I wanted to make a few announcements. 1) First of all, and with a lovely timing for the Holidays, I teamed up with Atelier Cologne who kindly created two discount codes … Continue reading →

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Visit to The Osmotheque, France – Monday 3rd November 2014

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara Last Thursday I saw on Twitter that Odette Toilette had a last minute spot available on her day trip to the Osmotheque Perfume Museum and Conservatory. I messaged her straight away and took the place. Exciting! Therefore, (not … Continue reading →

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Roman Holiday – A Travelogue

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Sandra Rome is one of the cities on earth where I feel completely relaxed and at home. We decided to take the one week of vacation that the Norwegian had, and fly to Rome for the full week. The … Continue reading →

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Summer In Italy – Scented Travels

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Olfactoria

We started our yearly trek to Italy once more in the city of Udine. It is very convenient to spend the night there, before venturing further south, since five hours of car travel are plenty for two young children. We … Continue reading →

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Off To Italy!

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Olfactoria

This is just a quick post to say goodbye for two weeks, I want to be offline as much as possible during this time to really recharge and experience the real world (and real books, even the Kindle stays home!). … Continue reading →

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Paris In A Day – Olfactoria Travels Again

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Olfactoria

For my last birthday, my dear husband surprised me with the (to be honest somewhat uncharacteristically) romantic idea to go to Paris for a weekend. Of course I was raring to go. I am almost ashamed to admit that I … Continue reading →

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Pia’s (Almost) Annual Perfume Tour, London – Saturday 17th May 2014

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara I was fortunate enough to go on one of the perfume tours organised by Pia (of the blog Volatile Fiction) two years ago and once again a group of us (Pia, her husband Timo, Sarah, Irum, Nick, Ella … Continue reading →

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Take Note – Smythson of Bond Street Makes Writing Luxurious

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Olfactoria

When I was in London I found myself entranced by something I normally don’t tend to spend a lot of money on – notebooks. I have been carrying around my trusty Moleskines faithfully for years, they are black and unobtrusive … Continue reading →

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