Get to nose your surroundings with Avis

Due to popular demand, Avis Rent a Car is once again offering its customers the chance to guarantee a convertible this summer; at over 30 of its top locations! Hopefully this summer won’t be the wash out experienced in 2007; as the weather hots up, let your top down and become part of your scenery with Avis! Having already pinpointed the most beautiful drives on the wetryharder.co.uk blog, Avis can now reveal the best smelling routes for top down driving, and those to avoid.

Smell is one of your most evocative senses; the power of scent can take you back to childhood memories; favourite places or even affect what mood you’re in.

Romantic break? Then set the mood; cruise through any of these sweet smelling scenic routes and feel all your tension float away… Remember to keep your eyes on the road!

Drive via Invermorriston from the shores of Loch Ness; throughout late summer take in the aroma of the heather clad hills to the Kyle of Lochalsh.

Enjoy a sensual drive through the lavender fields of Valensole, France (in bloom from late June to mid October), and visit the beautiful village of Moustiers-ste-marie famous for its wonderful pottery shops.

Take the winding roads through Tuscany; inhale the aromas from the vineyards and fresh smelling melons.

The Cornish coast is the UK’s most southern point, feel your way around the rugged coast line, taking in the sea air and infamous mouth-watering Cornish Pasty smells.

For a more Mediterranean feel, take a detour through the olive and orange groves of the rolling Andalusian hills.

Caution: behaviour may change due to sweet smells; one study found that the amount of money gambled in a slot machine increased by over 45% when the site was odorised with a pleasant aroma! – So stay clear of Las Vegas!

Shut the sunroof and re-circulate the air-con for these not so sweet smelling locations;

Roofs up in Runcorn; the smell from the Granox can be more than a little off-putting.

Avoid the ‘Slough Stink’ off the M4; J6&7.

Visiting Rotorua, New Zealand? You may be hit by the rotten egg smell from the sulphur springs.

The Hull chocolate factory gives off a scent of rotting carcasses.

The sugarbeat factory off the A17 on the way to Kings Lynn.

If you have your own favourite smelling places, or have had an awful nostril experience somewhere else, then why not let everyone know on the Avis blog? (wetryharder.co.uk)

“With the launch of the Avis blog a year a go, we’ve been able to tap in to what our customers want. The feedback has been fantastic and we pride ourselves on taking on board our customers comments, ensuring we’re proving them with the service they expect! We can now guarantee our customers a cabriolet, the UK is beautiful in the summer and seeing the sights with the top down really makes the Avis experience something extra special,” says Daniel McCarthy, Commercial Director, Avis.

The Avis fleet includes the Renault Megane CC, Peugeot 207CC and Peugeot 307CC. To guarantee yourself a convertible book online at avis.co.uk, the guaranteed convertible group is the latest initiative from Avis designed to increase choice and simplicity for its customers.