We have been asked to share our to-do-list on the website. Below you find it with all the things that we had to do and issues that had to be sorted out before we could actually leave:

• define departure date (roughly)
• define route (roughly)
• quit job
• cancel rental agreement for appartment
• set-up website
• set-up social media profiles
• organize server for online storage of documents
• travel insurance – keep insurance at home? which insurance whilst travelling?
• cancel contracts & subscriptions: insurances, telephone, internet, …
• vaccinations 
• check passport / renew
• driving licence / international driving licence
• international motorcycle documents
• carnet de passage
• visa? – for which countries? – apply!
• bussiness cards / stickers
• banking account, get 2 credit cards, limits?
• get road maps & guidebooks
• GPS maps
• photocopy & laminate documents
• scan documents & put on server
• motorcycle equipment: check! what has to be exchanged, what has to be purchased?
• motorcycle maintainance: check everything, exchange wearing parts, check weak points!
• who could look after things at home (mail, finances, etc.)? – issue certificate of authority!
• who could send spares and other stuff when needed?
• clean out the house, garage, cellar, … throw away, give a way, sell everything!

Of course there were more bullets on our real list – mainly things that were related to our individual and personal situation  (e.g. living in different countries, getting married…). They are not listed here.