Is there anyone else who traveled once, later bought goods (shaving or otherwise) from there, and found the fragrance to practically take them back to the place? I just got my Arko and it is one of a few smells that I remember from spending time in Turkey as a young man. Anyplace where there were toiletries, they gave off a most basic-soap type fragrance. There was also a lemon cologne that people used to put on themselves regularly, such as after boarding buses. On another occasion years ago, someone presented me with a gift I had sent which had the smell of the particular town embedded in the fabric. I find that smells bring back a more acute sense of recollection than do pictures. One other time I'd heard mention of the phenomenon was a well-traveled geography professor who said different places had different smells, and he could teach an entire course on "The Geography of Smells".
The Geography of Smells
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