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Welcome to the world of PyQGIS, the blending of Quantum GIS and Python to extend and enhance your open source GIS toolbox. With PyQGIS you can write scripts and plugins to implement new features and perform automated tasks. This book will guide you in...

The perfect bucket list journal to write down all the things you've always wanted to do but never got around to doing.This Journal has a summary Bucket list and detail pages for you to fill in your Bucket list with 100 ideas, Author: List...

Persons interested in the cold ends of the earth will be fascinated with this book by Raymond Malley, a semiretired US senior diplomat and industrial executive. As a child, he became enchanted with Baffin Island and the Arctic. Later, he visited them and was...

The charm of many of St. Augustine, Florida's unique places and disappearing spaces is lovingly captured in Nancy Macri's watercolor paintings. Included are natural vistas that have succumbed to development; once beaming structures struggling to endure; and historic architecture and icons weathered in elegance....

What began as a self-imposed discipline took on a life of its own. On April 1, 2020 the Town of Falmouth closed its beach parking lots as a proactive measure to reduce Covid 19 viral spread. It meant I lost the option of painting...

Author: J. B. N. HennesseyISBN-10: 1535809140ISBN-13: 9781535809146Publisher: Gale and the British LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1884Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.27d

LONG HAUL FLYING is one of the most challenging, exhausting, expensive and exciting experiences anyone can ever have, but if you are new to it all, where do you start? This book is written by a frequent traveller and incorporates tips, support and advice...

Rufus McGaugh knew early on that he wanted to see the world-all of it. And, later on, he did just that.Longitude and Latitude, with Attitude chronicles Rufus's 49 years of travels around the globe to every country in the world. It relates his experiences,...

This engaging encyclopedia profiles the lives and times of the most colorful buccaneers from the mid-17th to early 18th centuries. This unique A-Z reference work includes stories of prominent and lesser-known individuals, battles, weapons, ships, fleets, and more. Each entry includes hard to find...

Be your own travel agent. Plan the trip of your dreams. If you think you can't plan the trip of your dreams all on your own, then this book is for you. You don't need to pay someone to do this because you are...

In the summer of 2019, the author and her twin sister, Marcia, began the Vezelay Route, a five-hundred mile trek dedicated to Mary Magdalene, which runs through south central France on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. They walked from Vezelay to Nevers, hoping...

This collection explores the various forms of narrative, semiotic, and technological mediation that shape the experience of place. From the East End of London to Navajo lands to Ground Zero, Lived Topographies examines the great effect of language, mass media, surveillance, and other incursions...

Go Beyond the Boardwalks and see why the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the best hiking destinations in the world. ​ Whether you are in Yellowstone National Park or want to see what is found beyond its borders, this guidebook is sure to...

Capoeira has travelled beyond the borders of Brazil; it has fallen into the framework of other cultures, and has taken root in foreign mentalities. How did it happen? How has capoeira changed in these countries? What kinds of people choose capoeira in this or...

In Okinawa, Japan the utility covers found on the street surfaces are works of art. They are beautifully designed and tell the observant pedestrian a great deal about the people, their passions, and the communities where they are found. I've spent several years photographing...

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"Let's just chuck it all in and go to South America" Lisa said one day. Other people do this I thought, but surely not us? Strap yourself in for a hilarious and rollicking tale of a couple with entirely different ideas on what to...

Step into a world where memories flow like jazz melodies, and moments are stitched together with the threads of humor and honesty. In Those Days: A Collection of Stories, acclaimed story teller B.J. Glassel presents a literary experience that will transport you back to...

Forward: Introduction: 1. CyberGIS for Transforming Geospatial Discovery and Innovation: Shaowen Wang and Michael F. Goodchild.- Applications and Science Drivers: 2. Coupling Traffic and Gas Dispersion Simulation for Atmospheric Pollution Estimation: Guido Cervone et all.-3. CyberGIS for Analyzing Urban Data: James Cheshire et all.-...

History, adventure, and fishing with a local legend a charter boat captain will help you answer the call of the salty air, and ights to get acquainted with as you fall in love with Swansboro, North Carolina. Whether you are a fisherman, beach lover,...

Spanish explorer and historian PEDRO SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA (1532-1592) spent more than twenty years in Peru. During that time he collected what was, at the time of its writing in 1572, the most accurate history of Incan civilization. De Gamboa personally interviewed many Incas...

Kidnapped in the most expensive taxi inMexico. Living like Frank Sinatra with a UTI in Palm Springs. Avoiding exploding rubbish bins in new Tokyo. Sleeping with man-eating spiders in Guatemala. For better or (usually) worse, major life decisions start as a scribble on the...

Some Experiences Too Wild to Believe: And OthersBy: Shirley BatesSome Experiences Too Wild to Believe: And Others is a collection of poetry mainly about Shirley Bates' experiences and also Trump, the blue people of Kentucky, Easter, and sailing in Cowes, England.Shirley's adventures were unusual....

Word Search Book. Large Print Edition, Fun, Brain Stimulating, Word Search Puzzle Book for Adults, Teens, Seniors, and Frequent Flyers with- Full Solutions.Travel the world. Educational and an inspiration for travelAuthor: Timothy MiddleditchISBN-10: 1739033825ISBN-13: 9781739033828Publisher: Saltspring Island BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2023Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 11.00h...

Moldova is uniquely located at the frontier of Eastern and Western cultures. This has contributed to a long and difficult struggle by the indigenous Moldovan people to maintain their cultural and political sovereignty. During the Middle Ages (as in modern times) Moldova, like other...

Some years ago, the author of these columns was sitting in a Zen monastery in California, blissfully meditating, when someone slipped a folded note, underneath his cushion. The note had the word "Help", and no other information, except for an email address. When he...

This is more than a travel book. It's a collection of experiences from world traveler Morgan Linson, or as she's known on YouTube--Morgan the Explorer. The Ultimate Experience is Morgan's first, fully illustrated travel and advice book of her far-flung adventures. With boldness and...

♥ There is nothing more enriching than travel.♥ Do you suffer from wanderlust?♥ Are you eager to see and experience the world?♥ Do you want to share your passion for travel with friends?Have fun coloring and solving wordsearch puzzles for famous landmarks around the...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Charles Francis SaundersISBN-10: 1406756938ISBN-13: 9781406756937Publisher:...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Bob Evans and Peg McIntosh belong to that group of dreamers inspired by Bobby Kennedy's words, "Some men see things as they are and ask why? I dream of things that never were and ask why not?"Following an early retirement in 1992 they took...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

California is not just a place-it is a unique experience. This place that launched the surfing craze of the sixties has also been at the forefront of industry and science. It has been a trendsetter and an innovator in education and the arts. California...

Whether through education, sport or festivity, events form the basis on which we attribute cultural meaning, significance and value to our lives. In this light, community events have the potential to create positive and negative social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts within the community...

For most people, Africa remains a mystery continent. Many do not realize that there are fifty-four different countries that make up the African continent. The spectacular animals that inhabit the grasslands and African savannas are only part of Africas story. Africa has amazing mountains,...

John and his half-Greek wife Yvonne-Maria moved from the UK to Rhodes in 2005, the account of which was told in his first book, FETA COMPLI! MOUSSAKA takes up where FETA COMPLI! leaves off, with Yvonne and John settling into life on Rhodes and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Shakespeare and Tourism provides a dialogical mapping of Shakespeare studies and touristic theory through a collection of essays by scholars on a wide range of material. This volume examines how Shakespeare tourism has evolved since its inception, and how the phenomenon has been influenced...

AUTHOR REVEALS A CENTURY OF SOUTHERN COMFORT FOR THE MIND, BODY & SOUL A survey of diverse soul food, blues and jazz establishments throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southern United States. A book like no other, "American Blues, Jazz and Soul Food," by Ron Rudison,...

Author: Lupercio RangelISBN-10: 1499076215ISBN-13: 9781499076219Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2014Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

Journey into Discomfort is a reflection on my backpacking journal from 1980. I am a 26-year-old lesbian-in-the-making whose life explodes, and I set off searching for an emotional Exlax to rid myself of my internal discomfort. Because my life has been a trail of...

Between 1982 and 2012, I took 95 major trips to foreign and domestic destinations as tour designer and leader. My tours were tailored to include experiences not enjoyed by the average traveler. Bet you didn't see what we did! This book is about: -...

A Visit To Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book written by Daniel B. Corley in 1892. The book is a travelogue that recounts the author's visit to the historic plantation of Josiah Henson, who was the inspiration for the character of Uncle Tom in...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Inspired by an intrinsic and powerful passion for horses, Lloyd Gillespie and Isabel Wolf-Gillespie set off on a life changing epic adventure journey across the far corners of South Africa eventually covering a total of over 7411 kilometers. Theirs is a story of determination,...

Strategic Management for Tourism, Hospitality and Events is the must-have text for students approaching this subject for the first time. It introduces students to fundamental strategic management principles in a tourism, hospitality and events context and brings theory to life by integrating a host...

Embark on an extraordinary adventure to Yas Island, the ultimate destination for thrill-seekers and luxury enthusiasts alike. "Discover Yas Island" is your comprehensive guidebook that unveils the hidden gems, exhilarating experiences, and indulgent delights awaiting you on this captivating island paradise. Unleash your inner...

Over many decades spent on Tybee Island and other beautiful Georgia barrier islands, the author, a naturalist and Disney-trained animator, pens and illustrates his nature observations on the beaches, in the woods and of the marshes. Taking inspiration from Thoreau, the author's favorite place...