Scent is heavily tied to memory. Disney hacks it with aplomb. Hotels (especially major chains) try. With varying success.  The ladies discuss how to deal.   

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

0:29 – Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio)    Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake

1:06 - Piper stayed home -> but still went to a con: Taiyou Con

6:48 - Piper met Yaya Han (an awesome cosplayer) in a bathroom

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7:49 – Main Topic -> Hotel Scents!

• scents come from more than air fresheners and cleaners - many places like Hilton intentionally pump particular smells in
• be careful of wearing Estee Lauder near Gail
• lemon-scent does not necessarily mean clean
• sniff the hotel provided shampoo (etc) before you use it
• be on the look out for actual name brand toiletries (they're reliably good)
• don't eat tea
• Marriott changes their scents frequently
• Renaissance typically has more subtle scents
• Pro tip! -> many hotel toiletries have similar shaped neck joints that can join up with better lids from other hotel toiletry
• You can ask for a "non-scented" cleaning 24-48 hours before check-in
• Gail prefers to smell edible
• Shower tabs (with eucalyptus) can help one recover nose-wise
• Camfir with roller balls are both Thai and California hippy cure-alls

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24:40 – Gadgets! -->  Scent game on lock.

Gail – Steal toiletry choosedly and use bath bombs!    https://amzn.to/2LmE662

Piper – Aveda Blue Oil (essential cooling oil)    https://amzn.to/2svgUvl

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30:03 - Outro and thanks to: Producer Matt

Special thanks to Dan Sawyer of Artistic Whisper for editing this episode!

Thanks for listening; Travel smart and pack the snacks!

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