Lists, lists and more lists

I think I've taken myself a bit too seriously with this idea of military precision and gone into list overload. There's the list for selling the flat, the list for selling the car, the list for what I need to take with me on my travels. I haven't even got to the list of potential destinations and vaccinations I'm going to need.

Can anyone say 'Obsessive compulsive'?

One thing I have resolved since Thursday is just how I can get round the world and across some of those vast oceans that were slightly worrying me. I have to admit I was contemplating spending a few months on a cargo ship if need be (it may still be required but I'll leave that under "Break in case of emergencies").

A map is only so good to someone like me. I'm a spatial person, so when I saw Jane's globe it gave me an idea. I can get from Asia/Europe to the Americas via Siberia. The distance between the two is only two and a half miles at one point. My research so far has thrown up a few other people who have attempted this, mostly by 4x4 and with differing levels of success. It seems the roads in that part of the world aren't great and then there is the small issue of corrupt officials and the fact that there are no commercial boats that take that route.

I think I'm going to have to put my thinking cap back on for this one...