Airbnb offered the chance to explore a different side of some of his favourite cities, by shacking up with the hosts in situ on a speedy global tour.
From the Brooklyn Bridge, quite adorable with thread standing in for cables, to the Villa Savoye, Le Corbusier's late 1920s "machine for living" in the suburbs of Paris; Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern and Renzo Piano and Richard Rogerss's Pompidou Center, the book offers a speedy grand tour of notable buildings.
In the section, would-be immigrants are taken on a speedy 56-page tour of the past 100 centuries, beginning with the Stone Age ("People came and went, following the herds of deer and horses which they hunted") and ending with a flourish at the climax of the 2010 election.
In the wake of the UK triggering article 50, comedian Jamali Maddix got three of his stand-up comedian mates – Fern Brady, Alfie Brown and Sean McLoughlin – together to do a speedy stand-up tour of Europe.
The offers range from whirlwind city tours and speedy shopping excursions to quiet hours at day rates in hotels for jet-lagged passengers who want nothing more than to catch some sleep.
Still speedy on adrenaline from the tour of New Zealand completed the day before, they're catching up with the "goss" in the familiar setting of Melbourne's premier culture cafe The Galleon.
Among the major monuments, Notre Dame Cathedral (notredamedeparis.fr), with its well-marked entrance and U-shaped tour, is both a speedy and awe-inspiring place for children.
They just released the speedy, snarling single "Another Soulmate" for this tour.
Strangely, the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which is the tour's endurance event, suits the speedy Johnson, who put himself in contention for a third title here after playing the first 36 holes in nine under par.
His scheduled European tour was cancelled, but Dylan made a speedy recovery and left the hospital saying, "I really thought I'd be seeing Elvis soon".
