Best of CH 2015: Travel

Our favorite travel stories, traversing Macau to Miami

The CH staff clocked in some serious airline mileage this year, visiting the four corners of the continental US and enduring long hauls overseas. But the destination itself isn’t what induces the thrill of travel—rather, it’s the heightened state of senses eager for discovery and new experiences. It manifests in so many ways, from realizing the beauty of fatigue on a historic bike “race” through …

The Black Collection by Travelteq

The Dutch luggage brand updates its popular bags in all-black colorways

Since its inception in 2009, Amsterdam-based brand Travelteq has continued its quest to design the perfect line of travel bags and accessories, mixing high-quality materials with minimal design, reliable function and practicality. With their latest release, the Black Collection, they’ve once again done just that. The brand has previously experimented with darker hues and new materials—as seen in their Moro Collection—but the new delivery sees …

SideStory City Tours, London

Different guided adventures like insight into London's graffiti and street art

It’s a freezing Monday morning in London and commuters hurry past, heading to the warmth of the Bethnal Green tube station, as Karim Samuels introduces the history of graffiti and the artistic legacy of East London by pointing out stickers covered in tags. It’s the beginning of a thorough three-hour tour with the London-based graffiti writer and expert, who is one of SideStory’s insiders. Samuels, …