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Given a large repository of geo-tagged imagery, we seek to automatically find visual elements, for example windows, balconies, and street signs, that are most distinctive for a certain geo-spatial area, for example the city of Paris. This is a tremendously difficult task as the visual features distinguishing architectural elements of different places can be very subtle. In addition, we face a hard search problem: given all possible patches in all images, which of them are both frequently occurring and geographically informative? To address these issues, we propose to use a discriminative clustering approach able to take into account the weak geographic supervision. We show that geographically representative image elements can be discovered automatically from Google Street View imagery in a discriminative manner. We demonstrate that these elements are visually interpretable and perceptually geo-informative. The discovered visual elements can also support a variety of computational geography tasks, such as mapping architectural correspondences and influences within and across cities, finding representative elements at different geo-spatial scales, and geographically informed image retrieval. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Personal narratives are presented which explores the authors' travel experiences in destinations such as the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monument in Utah, Botswana, and Paris, France.

The author offers reflections on living in Paris, France, for about ten months in 2018-2019. Topics include trying to learn to speak French, the April 2019 fire at the Notre Dame cathedral, and the results of the 2019 European Union elections.

Relates the travel experience in Paris, France. Closure of monuments to visitors because of the scarcity of labor; Climatology; Quality of life; Role of women in the society and business; Availability of delicious food and best restaurants; Social life and customs.

The article presents reviews of travel destinations for 2019, including Savannah, Georgia, Turkey, and Norway.

The article offers travel tips for Paris, France and includes recommendations for dining, accommodations and shopping.

The article offers travel tips for Paris, France and includes recommendations for dining, accommodations and shopping, as well as museum tours, wine tasting and excursions.

The article offers travel tips for Rue des Martyrs, market street, in Paris, France and recommends to visit Place de l'Opéra, 9th arrondissement of Paris.

The article offers travel tips for Paris, France and includes information on trips by the DS automobile such as the Eiffel tower, the Louvre Museum, and the Arc de Triomphe gyratory.

The article offers travel tips for Paris and includes information on Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.

The article offers travel tips for Paris, France and includes recommendations for accommodation, dining, ferry and train rides, tourist attractions such as The Eiffel Tower.

The article discusses the hotel Cheval Blanc in Paris, France, by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE.

The article offers travel tips to Madrid, Spain, Paris, France and Copenhagen, Denmark and includes recommendations for dining, accommodations and famous spots.

The article discusses a day trip to Champagne region of Paris, France and walking tour of Reims, France and suggests hotels including Hotel La Paix, Grand Hotel des Templiers and Domaine Les Crayeres; and a day trip to La Rochelle and Ile de Re on France's west coast.

The article offers travel tips for the city of Paris, France, including information on hotels, food and hangout places.

In this article the author discusses the subterranean world that exists below the streets of Paris, France. A number of topics are addressed including the existence and use of underground quarries, the employment of subterranean tunnels as catacombs, and the geological qualities of the area beneath Paris.

The article presents information on several hotels, including the Paris Shangri-La and the Royal Monceau Raffles hotels, and several restaurants, boutiques and museum exhibits that are achieving popularity in Paris, France in 2011. A discussion of trends which are being seen in the hotels and restaurants of Paris in 2011 is presented. INSET: And Don't Leave Paris Without . . ..

The article offers the author's insights on her experiences and tourist attractions in Paris, France. She describes Paris as a place of expressiveness and eccentricity which adds to the idea that it is one of the most charming places for tourists to visit. She also states that Parisian restaurants tend to follow certain forms of innovation considering the principle of bistronomy. Moreover, she provides information on several wine bars including Quedubon, Chapeau Melon and La Muse Vin.

The article offers travel tips for Paris, France, and includes recommendations for bars and bistros to taste natural wines including the wine bar Aux Deux Amis, and the bistro Le Servan; the hotel Hôtel Providence; and winemakers such as Eric Pfifferling.

The article highlights the author's travel experience to see Paris, the setting of the story written by Dan Brown in his book "The Da Vinci Code." The author visited Paris in France. As readers of book will know, the velvety-voiced American symbologist at the centre of Dan Brown's blockbuster gets a rude introduction to The City of Light when he's summoned in the early hours by police inspector Bezu Fache to the site of a grisly murder.

Presents advisory related to tourism in Paris, France. Perception of the author on the city; Key to understanding the city capital; Appreciation of the author on the unique mix of old and new concepts in art found in various city attractions.

This essay presents an account of the author's travel to Rome, Italy and Paris, France in 1955. Description of the social conditions in Rome in the summertime; Comment on the practice of public kissing in Paris by pairs of lovers. This essay was translated by Ted Genoways.

Recounts the author's visit to Paris, France. Favorite routes for taking a walk; Impact of a supposed conflict between the French and Americans; Encounters with anti-Americanism; Background on the Parisian way of life; Travel destinations; Restaurants and shops.

Presents an article stating the reasons of a father who wants to travel alone to Paris, France. INSETS: Six Questions to Ask Yourself on Vacation, by Kate Dailey;The 15-Minute Vacation, by Kate Dailey.

This essay focuses on the representation of metropolitan life in the writings of various authors. Resemblance between the biography and city life story; Intellectualized and abstract characterization of the city of Paris; Characterization of Paris, Venice, Amsterdam, London and other cities by various authors.

Relates the author's experience of attending the French National Ham and Antiques Fair. Description of Paris; Flea markets; Recipes for French cooking.

Provides insights on the secury measures employed at various travel destinations. London, England; Paris, France; Rome, Italy.

Presents an article about a night club tour with Algerian rai singer Cheb Mami in Paris, France. Restaurants visited; Information on Mami; Background of rai music.

Presents an article about traveling to Paris, France. Places that were visited; Hotel accommodations; Dining establishments. INSETS: OTHER PARIS FINDS;ADDRESS BOOK.

Provides information on some significant places and establishments in Paris, France. Musee des Arts et Metiers; Place de la Commune de Paris; L'Endroit; Marche d'Aligre.

Provides information on the significant places where tourists can visit in Paris, France. Sacre-Coeur facade on the hill; La Grande Epicerie de Paris grocery store; Description of Kindal, a blade runner's paradise store; La Pagode movie theater.

Shares a trip to Paris, France for antique jewelry. Meeting with antique dealer Janet Mavec; List of antique jewelry shop; Observations on the jewelry.

Features several cities around the world. Popularity of Dublin, Ireland's pub culture, music and literature; Hotels and attractions at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Editor of the `Getaway' magazine, Alex Neuman's tips when visiting London, England; Tourist highlights in Paris, France.

Offers a look at how to entertain a business executive in Paris, France. Suggestion that an active executive would enjoy the Pari Roller, a weekly street-skating event; List of museums; Brunch available at Le Pain Quotidien restaurant.

The article offers travel tips for Paris, France and includes recommendations on dining, accommodations and tourist attractions.

Presents a travel guide for designers visiting Paris, France. Designs of shops and restaurants; Display of archaeological findings at the Egyptian wing of the Louvre Museum; Luxury boutiques; Karl Lagerfeld's gallery-cum-boutique; Shops at rue de Bac. INSETS: Where to Eat;Where to Stay;Where to Shop & What to See and Do.

Features black clothing from the fall 1999 collections of European fashion designers. Insider's guide to hot spots in Paris, France; Includes a cowhide coat by Gucci; Wool trousers by Dries Van Noten; Leather blazer by Dolce et Gabbana; Tank top and skirt by Versace.

Features Asian-inspired places in Paris, France. Restaurants; Art galleries; Places to shop; Tea rooms; Gardens.

Discusses the naming of streets in Paris, France, and the changes which took place during construction of the Europe district of the city. Work of Rambuteau and Haussmann, successive Prefects of the Seine `Department' from 1833 to 1870; Demolition; Rue de Rivoli; Rue Mallet-Stevens (designed by French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens).

Examines the covered passages of Paris, which date from the 1790s to the 1840s. Many of the arcades remain today, offering public and private spaces and shops. Original purpose; Restorations; Features. INSET: Finding Paris' covered passages..

Presents the experiences of the author as American soldier fighting in the Second World War in Paris, France. Customs and traditions of the people; French language; Experiences in the battle field.