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    • Friday, 17 November, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: A tale of two skyscrapers

      Two tall stories that take place up in the clouds, high above two dazzling Asian cities

    • Friday, 10 November, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: What your desk says about you

      My desk and I are having issues. I’m away so often, it’s decided to lead a life of its own

    • Friday, 3 November, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: Design that’s in a different class

      Is Bombardier C Series the plane business travellers have been waiting for?

    • Friday, 27 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: Can I walk around a hotel lobby in my underwear?

      From Hawaii to Hampstead, the columnist answers readers’ questions

    • Friday, 20 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: Toronto — a Scarry, busy city

      Toronto has a troubled history with its waterfront, much of which is cut off by an overhead expressway

    • Friday, 13 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: playing the train game

      The concepts on offer in Japan are exercises in extreme styling and peerless service

    • Friday, 6 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: What it feels like to be hit by a bullet

      The facts are very simple: automatic weapons have no place in civil society, even when licensed

    • Friday, 29 September, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: my plan to make Canada great again

      Young Canadians should do like Aussies and Kiwis by getting out into the world for extended periods

    • Friday, 22 September, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: why all the world is going to Lisbon

      While other countries spend a fortune attracting ‘influencers’, in Portugal it has happened organically

    • Friday, 15 September, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: Where am I?

      ‘It’s a snapshot of a nation on the go, but in the most courteous and respectful manner’

    • Friday, 8 September, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: how newspaper delivery has missed a trick

      Many media companies still maintain a direct relationship with readers — but few still have access to foyers

    • Friday, 1 September, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: what makes the best in-flight experience?

      I can’t help but question if airlines wouldn’t be further ahead if they had just stuck to getting the basics right

    • Friday, 25 August, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: from Swiss post to Swedish retail

      A few of late summer’s more frequently asked questions

    • Friday, 18 August, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: what you can learn from Bangkok

      Your boss and possibly you have a completely outdated view of the Thai capital and need to give it a fresh look

    • Friday, 11 August, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: A Swiss bunker and other border myths

      The Swiss bunker mentality has always felt at once quaint, menacing and oddly reassuring

    • Friday, 4 August, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: house rules for Hotel Brûlé

      Your company secrets don’t need to be revealed to the tanning masses. Your shareholders will thank you

    • Friday, 28 July, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: how to embrace a stint in the slow lane

      Returning to 500 emails that need attention is far worse then checking in every other day

    • Friday, 21 July, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: pining for an old favourite

      The great thing about many Alpine resorts is that they understand the value of leaving things alone

    • Friday, 14 July, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: summertime, and the working gets easy

      A summer office set-up reminds us that we don’t need gimmicks in the workplace to keep colleagues happy

    • Friday, 7 July, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: blinded by the light

      Eurostar’s new on-board lighting makes me think of an operating theatre lit for intricate surgery

    • Friday, 30 June, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: who’s going to be the ‘global culture cop’?

      ‘What does it mean if you can’t comment on a sector of society unless you’re part of it?’

    • Friday, 23 June, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Why Tokyo’s tourism boom is a barometer for Europe’s health

      The capital is the cleanest, most orderly and safest bet for spending time in a global city

    • Friday, 16 June, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: The key to a healthy neighbourhood

      Casual familiarity triggers a sense of belonging and happiness in most of us and this in turn makes us more resilient

    • Friday, 9 June, 2017
      Life & Arts
      How to travel with grandmother

      For her 99th birthday my granny wanted to fly from Ottawa to Italy and get out her bikini

    • Friday, 2 June, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Fast Lane: Round the world in seven days — and counting

      Avoid eating too much and say yes to that extra glass of wine before you go to sleep in flight

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