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Tyler Brule

Tyler Brûlé writes the weekly Fast Lane column for the FT Weekend Life and Arts section. - -

Seamless and streamlined travel

Tyler Brûlé offers a little taster of Monocle’s list of the best, the most refreshing, the truly innovative and the wholly trustworthy in the world of travel

Young dragons take to the skies

A group of students tackles JAL’s woes and proposes a radical solution, including pre-boarding bento boxes and an apologetic rhinoceros, that intrigues Tyler Brûlé

Party all night or sleep tight?

Tyler Brûlé goes through a checklist of questions to determine if he should slip away early from a friend’s birthday celebration in order to prepare for an early morning flight

Little shop of horrors and joys

In a media landscape that offers limitless downloads, Tyler Brûlé remembers bundling up for a late-night walk to the neighbourhood video rental shop

So many readers, so little time ...

As travel requests come thick and fast to the Fast Lane Global Concierge Service, Tyler Brûlé tries to deal with the queries through a list of frequently asked questions

High in the sky

Catching up on office gossip with a colleague, Tyler Brûlé journeys well beyond the safe surrounds of St Moritz towards Tokyo

A long wait in St Moritz

While recovering from a knee operation, Tyler Brûlé settles in with his keenly anticipated copy of a new men’s magazine that is both a commercial and editorial piece of craft

A fine example of clinical excellence

Tyler Brûlé undergoes orthopaedic surgery and thinks that the Klinik Gut – at the centre of the action rather than hidden away – is, perhaps, the model for the future of healthcare

Bliss of a Twitter-free moment

On a trip to Tokyo, Tyler Brûlé feels a sudden wave of envy upon learning that his Japanese acquaintances have never heard of the social networking service

Dear Diary, I’m off to a conference

Swamped with invitations to summits, fairs and expos this time of year, Tyler Brûlé and his assistant come up with a screening system

A city in need of some TLC

Downhill like an Alpine descent

The future dawns with the rising sun

It’s common sense, just ask my Mom

A pass with flying colours

When Sweden is sodden

Inert interns need not apply

An air of confidence

I put out an SOS: save our summer

A sing-along made my plans go wrong