Originally Posted by Flic
geez dude, what happened to Dream, Dare, Do?
Yes, dream all you want. You might even have the dare in you, but dare can be borderline stupidity, too. As to the do? No, I don't think so... not because you haven't got the desire, but you just haven't got the wherewithall, on your own admission, to given you an even chance of succeeding. You just don't have a clue about bicycles, let alone cycle touring. You are so confused by all the well-meaning advice here that you've got no hope of sorting it all out by January. And there is that tiny budget you keep referring back to.
The most famous women cycling expenditioners have had some sort of (extensive) previous cycling experience and knowhow to get them through their adventures, as well as financial resources and a decent bike to start with.
Tell me... you have the tyres sorted, but what happened with the bike? Schwalbe Marathons work pretty well, but they do need a bike to be able to do it. When are you going to buy the bike? Have you even thought about the air travel with it?
You definitely need a wake-up call, and real fast.