If all this liquid bliss is giving you Pacific Northwest stress, the Timberline Lodge in the Mount Hood area is a must. The old world aesthetics inside and the natural winter wonderland outside will make your winter heart sing. You can kick it up a notch with ski and some serious board activity or kick it way back in the hotel’s Ram’s Head or Blue Ox bar with local wines paired perfectly with provocative conversation for geeks and chics alike.

Before dinner in the award winning Cascade dining room, sneak away for a wee nap. After a small Timberline red left in your room, watching the loop of the lodge’s history and a fire crackling sweet nothings in to your weary urban overly educated ear, you’ll be sweet dreaming in no time. Dinner is divine, so ask for that wake up call.

You can finish off your love of all things liquid, at the tranquil, Portland Classical Chinese Garden in the heart of Portland’s city center, with a blissful Tao of Tea tasting and a series of small inspired bites. As you reach a new level of liquid Nirvana and you embrace your inner hipness, you’ll be so happy you’ll want to slap your square, sated self. So, do it and enjoy…Ommm.

To Stay: Ace Hotel, www.acehotel.com
For higher end geeks, the Heathman Hotel in downtown Portland is pitch perfect: www.portland.heathmanhotel.com
Outside the city, head to Timberline Lodege: www.timberlinelodge.com
For more info on Portland: www.travelportland.com