Paris Our day began in the south of Paris in LaPlace where I had been staying with one of the Alliance’s key advisers when we traveled to the stunning complex of buildings where the large labor union federation, CGT, has its headquarters in the eastern part of the city. CGT has been leading the bitter …
Category: International
There’s No Substitute for Winning
Paris It was the usual traveling ordeal of multiple plane changes, little sleep, weak coffee, and a lost bag when I hit Paris, but years of travel have taught that it’s best to solider on. Furthermore it’s worth it, as I found ordering a single espresso at a sidewalk café in the late afternoon in …
Beat Goes On But Ecuadorian Economy Reeling
Quito I had not visited Ecuador for three years. I sat for hours in the sparkling new airport that opened after my last visit or more specifically in the Airport Center across the street from the actual ticket counters, security, gates and airplanes. If modern airports have become shopping malls serviced by airplanes and runways, …