My to-do list for this week has the “Book flight to Barcelona” task, to attend WP on Tour. For those who don’t know what that is:

The idea is to step out of your daily (office) environment and work at a challenging location somewhere in the world.

Like a holiday, but then with WordPress geeks :) Everybody is welcome: bloggers, designers, programmers, entrepreneurs, etc.

Simply one week of fun, working, sightseeing, brainstorming, relaxing and inspiring each other.

It should be lots of fun; one of the greatest perks of being part of the WordPress community is the ease with which you can connect with people who, under “normal” circumstances, wouldn’t have crossed your path. If you’ve ever been at a WordCamp, you know exactly what I mean; WordCamps are one the main reasons why I now know so many people in the community, but most importantly, why some of those people have become very good, personal friends.

Upon reading the comments on the WP on Tour’s and and WPCandy’s post, I could not help but notice how popular this whole idea of a WordPress-geek-week is. I also noticed that many people would really love to either join (the first edition is sold-out, unfortunately) or else host something similar.

News flash: you can do just that, right now. It’s supposed to be an informal week, for small groups that want to spend that time working “as usual”, but together. Think of it as 7 days coworking under the sun (or the snow, if that’s your thing) with the added bonus of probably getting to meet local developers, designers and bloggers.

It’s also easy to do. Since it’s meant for small groups, planning can be kept to a minimum, and all costs are shared. Not much more difficult than planning a family vacation. Come to think of it, it is a family vacation of sorts

So, there. Go ahead and organize your own WP on Tour. If you need pointers and help, you can always get in touch with Karim, the inaugural organizer, I’m sure he’s glad to explain how he did it.

Nota para los WordPressers de Barcelona y alrededores: nos quedamos en Sitges del 15 al 22 enero de 2012, que tal unas tapas y copas en Barcelona o una visita vuestra a Sitges?