Comments on: Dreaming of Far Away http://www.creativedc.org/2008/03/dreaming-of-far-away/ Showcasing and inspiring creative living in Washington, DC Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.creativedc.org/2008/03/dreaming-of-far-away/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Anonymous Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/?p=267#comment-339 You're dreaming of warm places, which we don't have here in the city just yet. But here's how I'd plan the perfect day to get that get-away feeling. <br/><br/>First start with a yoga class in the morning. This gets your brain into the right kind of groovy wavelengths for the rest of the day. <br/><br/>Then, because the outdoor cafes aren't opened up yet, you have to plan a leisurely picnic for lunch. Take Italian or tropical lunch to a place near water, like the burbling brooks of Rock Creek Park or the seagull sounds at a picnic table at Haines Point. <br/><br/>If the day is truly cold and gray, choose to go to a casual restaurant right on the water, like Cantina Marina. The upstairs is enclosed and has a nice view of the river and Haine Point. You’re dreaming of warm places, which we don’t have here in the city just yet. But here’s how I’d plan the perfect day to get that get-away feeling.

First start with a yoga class in the morning. This gets your brain into the right kind of groovy wavelengths for the rest of the day.

Then, because the outdoor cafes aren’t opened up yet, you have to plan a leisurely picnic for lunch. Take Italian or tropical lunch to a place near water, like the burbling brooks of Rock Creek Park or the seagull sounds at a picnic table at Haines Point.

If the day is truly cold and gray, choose to go to a casual restaurant right on the water, like Cantina Marina. The upstairs is enclosed and has a nice view of the river and Haine Point.

]]> By: John A http://www.creativedc.org/2008/03/dreaming-of-far-away/comment-page-1/#comment-328 John A Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:46:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/?p=267#comment-328 Cheesy as it sounds, getting some of those travelogue style DVDs quenches a lot of that for me. Watching a beautiful sea or a dense jungle isn't the same as being there, but picking up some nice scents to match it and cutting out the other senses makes for a nice evening getaway on the couch. Very cheap too.<br/><br/>If you have a hi-def DVD player too, that enhances the immersion.<br/><br/>Personally, I love the ones with train getaways... a train ride through the Adirondacks or Old West. Great stuff. Cheesy as it sounds, getting some of those travelogue style DVDs quenches a lot of that for me. Watching a beautiful sea or a dense jungle isn’t the same as being there, but picking up some nice scents to match it and cutting out the other senses makes for a nice evening getaway on the couch. Very cheap too.

If you have a hi-def DVD player too, that enhances the immersion.

Personally, I love the ones with train getaways… a train ride through the Adirondacks or Old West. Great stuff.

]]> By: Mr. Emily http://www.creativedc.org/2008/03/dreaming-of-far-away/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Mr. Emily Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:21:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/?p=267#comment-327 We spent an anniversary at The Tabbard Inn:<br/>http://www.tabardinn.com/<br/>in Dupont.<br/><br/>Yummy food, awesome bar folk and killer neat rooms. This aint no Courtyard Marriot.<br/><br/>Not really emulating any country specifically. It's just the best of all worlds.<br/><br/>Good luck with your search. We spent an anniversary at The Tabbard Inn:
http://www.tabardinn.com/
in Dupont.

Yummy food, awesome bar folk and killer neat rooms. This aint no Courtyard Marriot.

Not really emulating any country specifically. It’s just the best of all worlds.

Good luck with your search.

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