This trip has been filled with surprises. But the quirkiest one is the IKEA connection. Every single place we go there’s an IKEA reference, a tip, a symbol and most importantly, a CATALOGUE!

The night before we left Manchester, our IKEA catalogue arrived on our doorstep. It was the first correspondence we’ve got in our new house – even though we’ve never ordered IKEA before. Gillian thought it was such a shame we wouldn’t have time to browse the catalog, but little did we know…

When in Brussels, at the entrance to Verity’s apartment was an IKEA catalog. Of course, her flat is furnished with IKEA and that’s ok, a coincidence. But when we got to Turin, not only Francesca’s apartment was filled with IKEA boxes and furniture but we had a surprise as we walked down the Porta Palazzio. Holding our hot Pizzas ao Taglio, ready to eat them, we stumbled upon two IKEA catalogues, delicately balanced on a hydrant.  There were two, so we took one to Francesca’s apartment.

So far, no IKEA in Spain.  We’re loving Palma and we can’t wait to show you some of the good times we’ve had.

Love from Palma,

Gillian y Fritz

Hi, I’ve got some information that might be interesting. Turin is (by far) the city with most postcards requests. After that, the newbie Palma de Mallorca comes in second place – the response was amazing after we added this tiny but graceful leg in our route :) We’ve got only five requests for the ALL CITIES pack – which is a shame, since it’s an absolute bargain, 40% cheaper than ordering all cards separately. And wednesday night we STOP selling postacards – this means you have to order yours now if you still want one.

We’re trying to spend in Monaco one of the three days we’ll be in Italy. Does anyone know what’s the cheapest and/or fastest and/or easiest way to get there from Turin? Whoever comes up with the best answer gets a free postcard from Monaco! Answers here, in the comments, or via email – monaco (at) imineurope.com :)