Sentences with phrase «on stilts»

Mirihi Island is home to one two - bedroom Overwater Suite, six Beach Villas with open - air bathrooms and open - air freshwater showers, and 30 Water Villas built on stilts over the blue lagoon with private outdoor decks and en - suite bathrooms that overlook a vast expanse of Indian Ocean.

This exclusive resort has two spas built on stilts over water offering wellness and beauty treatments — Spa Retreat and OverWater Spa, besides a special one for kids, Ice Cream Spa.

There are no cars here, and this fishing village is reached by taking a longtail boat through the mangrove forests where wooden houses on stilts perch over the water.

Families who live in thatched - roof houses built on stilts above the rising and falling river scoop the fish from the water with handheld nets, then transfer them with hollowed - out gourds to baskets.

For those who are not quick enough to secure a seat at the new riverside perch, another, equally scenic watering hole is set on stilts in the centre of the lodge, amid a valley of rice paddy fields bordered by forested mountains.

This summer, I drove from Belize City's Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport to Ka'ana Boutique Resort in west - central Belize on a narrow two - lane road stretching through cattle, horse and teak tree farms, past tiny rural homes perched on stilts with laundry fluttering in the wind, and through the quiet town of San Pedro to explore the ATM cave.

Kapalai is a luxury resort built on stilts with magnificent views of the stunning blue Celebes Sea.

Sea villas stand on stilts in the bay, with other accommodation including beach, garden, and hillside villas.

Interestingly, the hotel is one of the first in Vietnam to offer villas on stilts over the lagoon.

Nonsense on Stilts by Massimo Pigliucci (University of Chicago Press) A tour of solid science, shaky science, and pseudoscience, this crash course in critical thinking by biologist and philosopher Pigliucci includes handy rules for evaluating the confused public discourse on climate change, evolution, and even UFOs.

Based on the Impreza hatchback, appetizing driving dynamics and phenomenal safety ratings are a given, but being an Impreza hatchback on stilts also means that the Crosstrek falls short of the space found in bona - fide crossovers and SUVs.

The smallest villa — one - bedroom Radha - is a century - old teakwood pavilion raised on stilts above a lily pond.

The water villas sit on stilts above the clear blue lagoon - these are semi detached villas and the largest room option at the resort.

Here and there ladies practiced the decorous sport of walking on stilts.

Additionally, there are 11 overwater - style villas, built above water on stilts for those guests looking for a truly deluxe experience.

Observe the way subsistence - style fishing villages in low - lying areas build homes on stilts.

For Mini The Milk (baby # 3) my husband actually put his toddler frame on stilts so it was in line with our bed.

With facilities ranging from luxury tented camps, to timber cabins on stilts overlooking the lowveld, and unique experiences such as outdoor showers, where from the privacy of your secluded shower, you can experience the African wild; these Kruger Park game lodges truly offer world class accommodation and luxury.

Tree Houses The Beach House Resort Tree Houses are traditional Indonesian huts on stilts situated in their own private garden.

Bungalows Tree Tops - Tropical bungalows on stilts located amid the palm trees on the beach where Playa Larga meets Playa Blanca.

Wonderful little Gumm Lonely Club was named not after Juicy Fruit but rather the owner himself, a laid - back guy offering four budget rooms in a wooden house standing on stilts beside the mangrove - lined canal.

Their camp, located near an elephant trail, was made up of tents raised high on stilts.

Once inside, it retains the relatively low - set driving position and high transmission tunnel that conspire to promote a «sports car on stilts» feeling.

Twice a day, the Danny J leaves from Homer, Alaska, crossing the 12 miles of Kachemak Bay to a cliffside restaurant on stilts known as The Saltry.

Leam Sak Seafood is a local restaurant built on stilts at Sak Cape.

The seven Tree Houses are built nine feet off the ground on stilts with a stairway leading to each entrance.

Stone bridges with wood houses on stilts overlook the lakes, a place for contemplation, meditation and humility.

• Superior Apartment: the 45m2 apartment is built on a deck on stilts, with a private balcony and an indoor shower.

They are in structures on stilts set among the extensive gardens.

Built on stilts for minimal environmental impact, the 12 villas will be spread throughout the jungle, each positioned for utmost privacy but within easy distance of the main lodge.

Most of the organized tours to James Bond Island are combined with a visit to other popular islands and usually include a stop for a seafood lunch at the charming Koh Panyee — a nearby Muslim fishing village on stilts.

Although that's a metric absolutely no crossover buyers actually care about, we're hoping it's a sign the 2014 MDX remains a cross between a practical family schlepper and a sport sedan on stilts.

Its looks (and feels) like a baby X5 now, rather than a pseudo-1 Series hatch on stilts.

Bungalows Tree Tops Tropical bungalows on stilts located amid the palm trees on the beach where Playa Larga meets Playa Blanca.

Then they can settle into one of the resort's 80 sumptuous over-water bungalows — each at least 1,000 square feet and set on stilts right over the turquoise ocean.

The four thatched, wooden treehouses on stilts at Bona Ntaba are ideal to book as a group whose aim it is to spend time together and enjoy the highlights of a game lodge.

This unique boutique hotel is situated on stilts over Lake Neuchâtel, allowing each guestroom to have direct access to the sparkling waters of the lake complete with a private terrace.

- 5 Tiki Suites: deluxe ocean view Polynesian style wood and bamboo cabañas which sit on stilts just 60 ft. from the beach.

Around you, your treehouse suite at California's Post Ranch Inn — set on stilts among branches high above the Pacific coastline — seems to bend and stretch, too.

Built on stilts like a longhouse, each rooms offers sea views.

Lol no sanogoal is not made to be a footballer, he is more clumsy than a clown on stilts riding a unicycle backwards.

Towering skyscrapers look down upon wooden houses built on stilts while five - star hotels sit just metres away from ancient reefs.

(Camera is in quotes here because truth be told, I'm not sure it actually is a camera so much as it's a large black box on stilts with a lens and an excruciatingly slow shutter speed.)

Stella the spaniel belongs to my coworker, and the cloud on stilts is my little dude Cody.

Gone are the days when women had to totter around on stilts to look «feminine» - now there are so many great flat options that are equally as elegant as a sky - high stiletto.

An Impreza on stilts.

If you are expecting a Fiesta on stilts sort of handling from the EcoSport you're not far from the truth.

However, since it's not a big car to begin with (remember it's essentially an A-Class on stilts), shoulder and elbow room is only good for front seat occupants.

Just like the Captur is a Clio on stilts or the Ford EcoSport is a new - generation Fiesta on high heels, the Stonic follows the same recipe.