tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post8776106928358269141..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: A Trio Of Bonkers Trips: More Tales Of The Unexpected...Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19404773612240860512012-01-14T19:33:28.968+00:002012-01-14T19:33:28.968+00:00PS And oh my goodness, yes - how awful to have she...PS And oh my goodness, yes - how awful to have shelled out the 89 euros *and* had an unusable iPhone case! Doesn't bear thinking about...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68880599334940263832012-01-14T19:32:00.764+00:002012-01-14T19:32:00.764+00:00Hi Marilie,
Thanks so much for your comment - I a...Hi Marilie,<br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment - I am aware that Germany features a lot in my travel posts, and it is great to actually meet a German reader!<br /><br />That wacky art hotel is a one off, granted, but I reckon Wuppertal's oddness has a lot to do with its being in a valley, being incredibly long and straggly - the Wuppertal exits on the A1 just seem to go on and on! - Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52443578275750961602012-01-14T16:52:02.641+00:002012-01-14T16:52:02.641+00:00I love your travel stories and this one in particu...I love your travel stories and this one in particular: I live in Wuppertal and I can confirm that it is weird :)<br /><br />Too bad that the iPod sleeve doesn't fit. But imagine you had bought it along with the Candy bottle only to get your hands on it! Think positive: at least your glasses have a pretty cover now. :DMarilienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83055441688962413772012-01-12T12:21:44.932+00:002012-01-12T12:21:44.932+00:00Hi Candy Perfume Boy,
...and the 52 year old woma...Hi Candy Perfume Boy,<br /><br />...and the 52 year old woman in me is not immune to the lure of innuendo!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-65174791305980068762012-01-12T10:30:50.211+00:002012-01-12T10:30:50.211+00:00The 14 year old boy in me cannot read the phrase &...The 14 year old boy in me cannot read the phrase 'stealth creaming' without bursting into fits of filthy, immature giggles.<br /><br />I love your travel posts and I REALLY want a disco shower, although I don't think Nigel would approve of it :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24230211489481660202012-01-12T01:30:08.188+00:002012-01-12T01:30:08.188+00:00Hi lovethescents,
It could have been either of th...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />It could have been either of those - it was so bland it was hard to tell. I'd guess carrot if I had to pick one, just because I come across carrot more in German soups, and it wasn't as voluptuous in consistency as you might expect from sweet potato.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1452181682223277762012-01-12T01:27:17.777+00:002012-01-12T01:27:17.777+00:00Hi Anna,
I'd say you have a real way with wor...Hi Anna,<br /><br />I'd say you have a real way with words yourself! I promise I am not biased because it is my own style that is the subject of your expressive turns of phrase. And I do aspire to be "unfettered", it is true. Well, there is certainly a lot of free association that goes on in my head, I'll say that... : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27350686720172159672012-01-11T21:11:17.920+00:002012-01-11T21:11:17.920+00:00Thank you, V. Everything I'm looking up is sh...Thank you, V. Everything I'm looking up is showing the carrot and ginger cream or sweet potato and ginger cream. Might there have been those in there?lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67981071072409099972012-01-11T13:46:42.846+00:002012-01-11T13:46:42.846+00:00Whatever you feel you need to do to accommodate ne...Whatever you feel you need to do to accommodate new tech., just keep posting in the unfettered and charming "one thing leads to another" style, please.<br /><br />I so enjoy your easy-going, chatty, observant, phrase-coining mode of delivery.<br /><br />cheerio, Anna in EdinburghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-86391127504094560622012-01-10T20:59:26.483+00:002012-01-10T20:59:26.483+00:00PS As for the ginger cream soup, I have no idea wh...PS As for the ginger cream soup, I have no idea what was in it apart from the aforementioned ingredients. It came with a couple of grilled king prawns on a skewer which was a nice touch.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81743286048622669872012-01-10T20:54:18.455+00:002012-01-10T20:54:18.455+00:00Hi lovethescents,
That shower was the business, I...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />That shower was the business, I must say. : - )<br /><br />Well, I do lead a sheltered life on the soup capuccino front, haha! It was my first encounter with such a frothy concoction. That mushroom one sounds delicious, btw.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-29767763128527545172012-01-10T20:51:11.351+00:002012-01-10T20:51:11.351+00:00Hi Anna,
"Weedy teas of the world" sums...Hi Anna,<br /><br />"Weedy teas of the world" sums it up! There's a place for Earl Grey in my repertoire, but my default blend it is not, which seems to be the assumption in some cafes abroad.<br /><br />Am flattered that you should compare the humour in my travel posts to a stealth creamed dish! I will try to make them shorter or split them up in future though. I bet it is a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18010120278527984162012-01-10T18:47:57.696+00:002012-01-10T18:47:57.696+00:00I can't stop laughing! LOVE this article!
...I can't stop laughing! LOVE this article! <br /><br />Okay, I need a shower head like that. Will do a web search now. How can you NOT be in a good mood under something like that? :-)<br /><br />Now as for the soup in the mug/cup, I've seen that many times before. When we do our wild mushroom soup, which is chockFULL of wild shroomies, we put it in cappuccino cups and top with frothy lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23292926974051647112012-01-10T18:42:52.915+00:002012-01-10T18:42:52.915+00:00So many good things, as always, Vanessa.
In your ...So many good things, as always, Vanessa.<br /><br />In your blogs you do the humour equivalent of the "stealth creaming" chefs' creations, I feel: lots of good things with oodles more crammed in for good measure.<br /><br />OH is a tea-fiend too. He tells similar tales of woe about weedy teas of the world, and the unholy global dominance of weak Earl Grey. <br /><br />cheerio, Anna Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-53000706700365785072012-01-10T10:07:10.267+00:002012-01-10T10:07:10.267+00:00Hi anotherperfumeblog,
I am pleased to have raise...Hi anotherperfumeblog,<br /><br />I am pleased to have raised a smile! I guess travelling is maddening and amusing in equal measure sometimes! <br /><br />And I am happy to have given you a new term for infuriatingly weak tea bags - there are quite a lot of them about...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-63959000685826693292012-01-10T09:13:16.903+00:002012-01-10T09:13:16.903+00:00Hi Undina,
Thanks for your comment, and I do know...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, and I do know just what you mean about the length of these travel posts, especially if someone is reading them on a small device. I have thought long(!) and hard about splitting them up into smaller chunks - every time I write one in fact! But then I worry that some readers may think that this is not a perfume blog if they come across several postsVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-88860313236368029442012-01-10T08:32:07.264+00:002012-01-10T08:32:07.264+00:00Vanessa,
I don't want to say that I like you p...Vanessa,<br />I don't want to say that I like you perfume-related posts less, but I really like your travel posts! I just wish sometimes you wrote 2-3 shorter ones instead of one loooong. I'm not really complaining, I'd be happy to read two-three of this size. The problem is with commenting: as I read I want to say something about many aspects of the story but then, by the end, with Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61397340190571241152012-01-10T02:08:34.570+00:002012-01-10T02:08:34.570+00:00I am laughing so hard I've choked twice on my ...I am laughing so hard I've choked twice on my wine. These little quirks are what make traveling fun (or maddening, I suppose, depending how long you've been doing it). I am very grateful for the phrase "impotent tea bags" which I am going to adopt right away. I loathe impotent tea bags, and have been lacking a proper descriptor for them. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-10280475176718827182012-01-09T17:42:18.020+00:002012-01-09T17:42:18.020+00:00Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for your encouraging comment! ...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />Thanks for your encouraging comment! I feel emboldened to carry on writing these offbeat travel posts for as long as odd things catch my eye, and not worry too much about them being personal AND non-scent related. Now I haven't seen that film you mention (though I had heard the name) and feel sure I would love it!<br /><br />Also, it is spooky that you should mention Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4583569717272128292012-01-09T17:01:48.194+00:002012-01-09T17:01:48.194+00:00Tara said it brilliantly when she said that we don...Tara said it brilliantly when she said that we don't come to Bonkers for "normal."<br /><br />Have you ever seen the movie "Michael" with John Travolta playing an angel (albeit a very unusual one)? It's a rather fluffy film, but I love it anyway. Michael (Travolta) goes on a road trip to Chicago with some tabloid reporters and makes them stop at various places along Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23808832746130743962012-01-09T12:20:18.421+00:002012-01-09T12:20:18.421+00:00Hi tara,
You don't come to Bonkers for "...Hi tara,<br /><br />You don't come to Bonkers for "normal"?<br /><br />That's a bit of luck then...and thanks for reading! : - )<br /><br />"Sweet or savoury" is a load of nonsense, isn't it? The stewardess also said "stow" three times in one sentence, which irked me, referring to tray tables, personal belongings etc, and it struck me that that is the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-6216471487496198312012-01-09T10:45:17.797+00:002012-01-09T10:45:17.797+00:00We don't come to Bonkers for "normal"...We don't come to Bonkers for "normal"! :)<br /><br />Fantastic post, loved it. I learnt so many new things and totally agree that "Sweet or savoury" is NEI!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69808831679987812052012-01-09T10:43:27.725+00:002012-01-09T10:43:27.725+00:00Hi Olfactoria,
Thanks for your lovely comment - t...Hi Olfactoria,<br /><br />Thanks for your lovely comment - the non-topicality of Bonkers is something that concerns me from time to time, so it is nice to know that you think the pure travel posts work in the overall mix.<br /><br />I noticed that my (unsolicited!) Wikio Beauty Blog rating has just slipped back, so for fun I might also feature another beauty product soon. For example, I think I Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-54816146862874595632012-01-09T10:38:11.584+00:002012-01-09T10:38:11.584+00:00Hi Cymbaline,
I am glad I raised a chuckle, and t...Hi Cymbaline,<br /><br />I am glad I raised a chuckle, and thanks to Mr C for his forbearance!<br /><br />Maybe a "Sack of Santas" might have been more appropriate, but there were a lot of them hitting the deck, so the noise aspect was top of mind at the time!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24605781115704494262012-01-09T09:45:33.636+00:002012-01-09T09:45:33.636+00:00V, you really need not worry about not writing per...V, you really need not worry about not writing perfume reviews or New Year's resolutions, your posts are so funny and uplifting, I wouldn't wantt o miss them for the world. And I'm sure your othere readers think the same!<br />I hope you will travel again soon, since I love those posts so much.<br /><br />"Nanny dashboard" and "stealth creaming" are my absolute Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com