Here’s a new way to discover a city – smell it


By AGENCY

Would a tree in New York smell different from a tree in Kuala Lumpur? Photos: dpa

“So, what smells did you pick up?” the smellguide asks. “Wet cement? Beautiful! Mouldy fabric? Nice! Wood? Great!”

Kate McLean offers “smellwalks” through major cities around the world. Visitors and locals lucky enough to catch one of the cosmopolitan researcher’s irregular tours announced on her website will be able to discover urban spaces in a way few others will have done before, by trying to track down as many scents as possible.

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