Best of CH 2014: Travel

From Tokyo's skyscrapers to the Blue Ridge Mountains, a look at 10 of our favorite travel stories from 2014

Travel serves as one of the greatest sources of new ideas, perspectives and creative inspiration. Over 2014, the CH team was lucky to have ventured around the world to renowned and remote destinations alike. Adventure remained a constant theme throughout the year, which saw us taking in a tiny music festival in the Faroe Islands, speeding across the world’s largest sand desert in Saudi Arabia …

Test Drive: Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle

Japan hopes to revolutionize the auto industry once again with the world's first consumer level hydrogen-powered engine

by Justin Kaehler People often say the next generation of automobile must offer a “magic bullet” solution to our current energy needs, which really means we need vehicles that eliminate our need for gas completely. There’s a lot of talk about the myriad ways we’ll be powering our future cars; depending on who you ask, your next car will run on anything from algae-produced biodiesel …

Dining at Yakumo Saryo in Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Japanese designer Shinichiro Ogata conceives the menu, tableware and even the structure for his dream restaurant

On a cloudy day, we visited Tokyo’s quiet suburban neighborhood of Yakumo (which, fittingly enough, translates to “Eight Clouds”). It was a small trek to our final destination in Meguro-ku, which is southwest of the hip Nakameguro and Shibuya areas. After about 15 minutes of walking from the Toritsu-Daigaku station and some retracing of steps, a slightly clandestine stone staircase came into sight, leading the …