Hacker Friendly Summer Retreat Locations
The Olympics are coming to London and I predict a huge clusterfuck. To maintain my sanity I'm looking for somewhere that I can go for approx two weeks. From ~30th July to ~12th August.
I work at a start up so I can't just drop everything and go climb Everest.
* I need somewhere that has good / reliable internet.
* Somewhere I can get by knowing only English
* Similar timezone to the UK (a nice to have)
* Not have to worry about my laptop getting stolen
What I have:
* UK Passport
* £1000-2000 budget
My own research strongly points to Berlin, the rents are cheap, the co-working spaces are plentiful and the flight costs virtually nothing.
I've also considered Reykjavik as I've always wanted to visit Iceland but it is quite a bit more expensive. New York and SF are both viable options too, just that there is so much to do in NYC that I'll get distracted and I know if I go to SF I'll probably end up getting offered many jobs that I would find hard to turn down.
Have I missed anywhere? Any reasons why I shouldn't choose the places I mentioned?