Celia Littleton has a souvenir from her travels that no one else in the world will ever own.

She scoured the world for just the right mix of ingredients to compose her own perfect personal perfume.

This scent

Trejo took her from France and Italy to Morocco, Turkey, India, Sri Lanka,

Yemen, in an island where they even know how to turn a

secretion of sperm whales into one of the world's most sought

after aphrodisiacs. I mean a good scent should never shout at you. It should be

subtle in the wake of somebody leaving you will smell a slight cloud of

their scent and their presence. Celia shares her discoveries as she made her

personal fragrance on the scent trail in just a moment.

And travel writer Don George shares some of the stories he's collected in which the kindness

of strangers made all the difference.

I'm Rick Steeves.

Stay with us for an hour that promises to refresh both your senses and your spirit.

It's coming right up on Travel with Rick Steeves.

Today on Travel with Rick Steeves were mixing travel and perfume.

Celia Littleton was raised with an appreciation for the subtle fragrances that graced her childhood home in Tuscany.

Her desire to concoct her ideal personal scent took her around the world to visit

regions that cultivate particularly sought after fragrances and to understand their customs.

She'll tell us what she discovered on the scent trail in just a moment.

And we'll also share stories of the kindness of strangers that saved the day in our overseas

travels with Don George a little later in the hour.

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