Whatever you say about Google, staff at the search engine giant are not without a certain sense of humour. Try this little experience…

1) Go to the Google Maps UK site (http://maps.google.co.uk)

2) Click “Get Directions”. Type in “New York” as your starting point and “London” as your destination. Click the search button.

3) In the highly-detailed instructions that Google returns, note the slight athletic challenge in Step 24.

Don’t forget your trunks!