What's that fantastic smell?

[ruski]

the thread made me think of


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6q9nBusrq8

[AliciaMaria]

I think its just the smell of South Florida, especially near the beach! The combination of the humidity and the vegetation combined make for a wonderful smell. My dad always called it "balmy night air" and youre right, you smell it and notice it right when you walk out of the airport. I LOVE it!

[manuelfromvienna]

It's literally everywhere, hotels, shops, toilets, airport,.. and I know what it is: the smell of sugared citrus aroma. I found it out when I unwrapped the little piece of soap I got from the Ramada Plaza hotel in ft Lauderdale lettered with its scent.. hope I could help you!

[cfbs2691]

Originally Posted by AliciaMaria

I think its just the smell of South Florida The combination of the humidity and the vegetation combined make for a wonderful smell. and youre right, you smell it and notice it right when you walk out of the airport.

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[BPcatlady]

I know this exactly though I haven’t been to Fort Lauderdale from what I recall. I finally moved to Florida exactly a year ago and I still smell it and it’s wonderful. For me it is nostalgia of our visiting family and other trips to FL in my younger years.
It depends where you are in FL.. it changes a bit from region to region. Mostly along the coasts it’s an organic smell of the palms, pines and high organic soil mixed with salt and water. As you get closer to the beach the salt get stronger or takes over. As you go farther inland the pine, palm and organic soil are stronger. It probably also changes seasonally as someone suggested with the citrus groves and other blooming plants though many bloom year round.
I mostly notice it on sunny mornings and it’s strongest after the rain.
I absolutely love it. Scent is one of the magical things that get linked in your brain with nostalgia and good memories. I have many fond memories of trips to Florida and now that I live here it is still linked this way. Btw I am in Tampa bay, most of my trips were to sanibel, Orlando and Daytona. But I’ve noticed it in Pensacola, the keys, Jacksonville. It almost changes the moment you cross the border from GA on 95. I noticed a change in each state on our way down from VA. The closer you got to FL the better.

[BNBR]

Originally Posted by BPcatlady

I know this exactly though I haven’t been to Fort Lauderdale from what I recall. I finally moved to Florida exactly a year ago and I still smell it and it’s wonderful. For me it is nostalgia of our visiting family and other trips to FL in my younger years.
It depends where you are in FL.. it changes a bit from region to region. Mostly along the coasts it’s an organic smell of the palms, pines and high organic soil mixed with salt and water. As you get closer to the beach the salt get stronger or takes over. As you go farther inland the pine, palm and organic soil are stronger. It probably also changes seasonally as someone suggested with the citrus groves and other blooming plants though many bloom year round.
I mostly notice it on sunny mornings and it’s strongest after the rain.
I absolutely love it. Scent is one of the magical things that get linked in your brain with nostalgia and good memories. I have many fond memories of trips to Florida and now that I live here it is still linked this way. Btw I am in Tampa bay, most of my trips were to sanibel, Orlando and Daytona. But I’ve noticed it in Pensacola, the keys, Jacksonville. It almost changes the moment you cross the border from GA on 95. I noticed a change in each state on our way down from VA. The closer you got to FL the better.

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