Melbourne        When first driving into the city from the airport, I thought Melbourne was significantly smaller than Sydney and more accessible, but once in the central business district and its canyons of skyscrapers the solidity of the city weighed more heavily.  Checking later, it turns out that the metro Sydney area is about 4.3 …

Buenos Aires    In the world of “let no good deed go unpunished,” Drummond Pike, founder and chief of Tides and an old and dear companero and comrade, found himself in the New York Times Sunday edition.  He is down steering a raft through the rapids and still waters of the Colorado River in the upper …

Mexico City     The subway has been a pleasant surprise in Mexico City. We took Linea 2 up to the Zocalo on Saturday night so the leaders could see the heart of the city and then walked back through the Alameda to the hotel. Victor Torres, the head organizer of Mexico City ACORN, says that …