What’s your favourite smell in the world and why

This is another assignment for my blog tour group. This may sound weird but my favorite smell in the world is gasoline. It just brings back this nostalgic feeling from my childhood.

I grew up in Texas and cars, garages were a big part of my childhood. It's your father in the garage with his friends, beers in hand as they talked about carburetors and engines or what not. Rock n roll blaring from the radio. I loved being in there just listening and feeling safe.

Gasoline also brings to mind other Texas memories, family reunions by the lake. I would watch my cousins fuel up their dirt bikes. I would wait there hoping for one of them to take pity on me and take me for a ride.

Gasoline also brings to mind the summer trips I took with my Dad. Loading up on junk food and gas at the station before taking off to Disneyland, or Friday Harbor to visit family, or Las Vegas where Dad would give me a bunch of money and send me up to the kids part of Circus Circus while he happily gambled in the casino.

Gasoline has always brought up pleasant memories and good times in my life.

What City I Would Like To Visit

This is for the blogroll thing I am in. The topic is what city in any country would you like to visit. The city I would like to visit is not really a city all but an Indonesian island, Bali.

I have always been obsessed with Bali and the culture. For instance Gamelan music ( a popular percussion orchestra music) has always been a favorite of mine. Whenever I listen to it I feel changed somehow. I love Indonesian food, particular favorites include Nasi Goreng and Satay.

Now I guess one would assume that that wouldn't be enough reason to want to visit the place but the main aspect of my desire to go there is how I feel about going there. Whenever I read a travel book or watch a documentary on Bali I feel this buzz go through me. It seems like a place that I would adore, a place where I could feel inspired and challenged.

My only concern is that I know Bali is a popular tourist destination, I'd hate to have to share my Bali with some ignorant tourist who only wishes to party. Or worst have the locals think that I am one of those ignorant tourists.

Still if I ever manage to make it there it would be a dream come true.