If only I could go around the world and fish for people. If only I had a net that would filter only the 1000 greatest ones. I would put them all in a big bag, find a place big enough for all of them and organise a party with them on a long week-end. Damn! I would have the time of my life!
 
Well, I don't need to do all that. Someone I know already did it. All I have to do is join the party. It's called Berlin Beach Camp. It's an hospex event. It has taken place for 5 years. I'm just back from it.
 
A beach in Berlin? Yep, this city has everything. There are quite a few swimming resorts that are accessible with the mass transit system of Berlin. Wherever there's a lake or where the river gets large, they will build a beach (you can build a beach ; German engineers can build anything), some showers, a little junk-food booth, a storage room that can be used for small concerts, a fence and an entrance gate with a cash register. Some are small, some are big.
 
This time, there was a huge one booked for us (the 1000 coolest people on Earth and me).