Sentences with phrase «see the island from»

We were now able to see the island from a different perspective, in more than one sense.

To see the island from a different perspective, you could also take a boat trip out to one to see from Nikiana marina.

When I first saw the island from a distance I was immediately happy that we had chosen to spend a little more money to forego a more traditional campground.

A fun way to see the island from the air is on a Santorini helicopter tour.

Sadly, because of the inclement weather we faced during our stay, we weren't able to do any island hopping as the water was deemed too rough, so we decided to treat ourselves on our last day with a helicopter tour to see the island from above...

We were now able to see the island from a different perspective, in more than one sense.

Not exact matches

A glacier is seen from NASA's Operation IceBridge research aircraft on March 29, 2017 above Ellesmere Island, Canada.

Wisdom from the island of Okinawa, which has a shockingly high number of residents who live to see their 100th birthday, helped him deal with a professional crisis and learn to manage his career in a sustainable way.

The proposal was met by opposition from citizens and politicians who, for environmental and noise reasons, don't want to see Porter expand its footprint at the city's Billy Bishop island airport.

Obama's visit in March 2016 had left Cuban leaders ambivalent about the hand of friendship he extended: Fidel Castro, ailing and almost 90, stirred from his retirement to attack the American president's «syrupy words,» and what he saw as an insidious plea for Cubans to forget the Americans» dark history with the island.

«If some of these islands lose their capacity to do mosquito control, and the destruction from the storms creates opportunities for larger mosquito transmission,» Weaver said, we might see an uptick of the mosquito - borne diseases that circulate there, like dengue (which could spread beyond the Caribbean's borders as people travel to and from the islands, carrying the viruses with them).

A proposal under consideration from Prince Edward Island would see changes take effect in 2016, but that the start could be delayed based on economic factors.

Puerto Rico gets much of its electricity from large central power plants on the southern coast of the island and transmits power to load centers on its north side, as you can see on this map of the island's transmission system.

From Chapter 12,» The Island of Idealism» (Page 121): ``... we were especially frustrated to see that brokers without science were still winning most of the clients and controlling most of the money in the market.

My journey from that island in Florida has taught me a life changing lesson: Each and every one of us must be the change that Christ wishes to see in the world.

To see how evangelicalism is passed from one generation to the next, Balmer observes a week - long program for adolescents at Word of Life Island in the Adirondacks.

Famously, he saw that the singular animals of the Galapagos Islands were all close relatives of animals from the mainland of Ecuador, and they varied from island to island.

Amongst a troupe of macaque monkeys on Koshima island in Japan a young female was seen to wash sand from sweet potatoes in the sea.

And it sure does; from families stocking up on their fresh produce, young adults grabbing a smoothie or coffee early in the morning, and restaurants stopping by to see what's in season to put on their menus, Morning Glory Farm caters to everyone on the island.

Coming from Fiji, an island that receives funding from the Australian Government, I was also keen to see from the perspective of the funding and / or volunteer bodies.

I love reading about your travels, I've never been to Europe but find it quite amusing to think you can just catch a train to another country (I'm from a big island you see...).

It ends on Decision Plateau, from where you can see the Straits of Mackinac, the new bridge to the upper peninsula and Mackinac Island, scene of Revelry's triumphs.

I'd love to see a picture of the best Jets fan I know: Ira from Staten Island.

New UEFA members Kosovo defeated Faroe Islands 2 - 0 thanks to goals from Albert Bunjaku and Flamur Kastrati in a game that saw both teams lose a player to red cards.

He told the Washington Post that he relocated from Rhode Island to Florida to retire, but when he looked around at other retirees, he saw that they were doing things like playing golf and shuffleboard and hanging out at country clubs.

I feel that we didn't get to «see» much of the Big Island due to the great traveling distance from this home base.

But what if your kids see the proverbial Joneses running themselves ragged, going from Disney to King's Island, soccer camp to acrobatics camp, Lincoln Park Zoo to Shedd Aquarium?

Take in all that you can about the island and the locals and see it for what it is, a paradise away from our hectic everyday lives.

Exotic birds from the Galapagos islands, sailboats in Door County, country barns in Pennsylvania - the vacationing artists from the Valley Art Center have seen them all and committed them to canvas.

A mom from California, Cristal Logothetis, was heartsick to see families and young children losing their lives in an effort to reach the small island of Kos off the coast of Greece after fleeing Syria.

As you can see from the photos, much of the buildings and vegetation on Necker has been destroyed or badly damaged,» he said while writing about his island.

As can be seen from the map, the «islands» the Palestinians control are too fragmented to form a sovereign state and Israel therefore must relinquish control of territory it controls to allow a Palestinian state to exist.

The president gave some shout - outs from the stage before launching into his scripted remarks, recognizing Mayor Bloomberg, who isn't seeing eye - to - eye with Obama on his reform agenda; and also state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (although he mispronounced the Long Island Democrat's name, calling him Dee - Nah - POH - li; that's the second time the president has done that).

«There's no way going from where most Long Islanders would take [it] if they were taking the Long Island Rail Road as opposed to driving to go see the Islanders,» he said.

«I think it is reaching a point of critical mass where Democrats in every section of the state of New York, from Long Island all the way to Niagara Falls, are saying that they want to see Democrats work together,» the Buffalo mayor said.

«We are here because we want to see New York give its youth a second chance,» said the Rev. Margaret A. Allen, one of 36 clergy members from Long Island who released a letter Tuesday to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport).

«I think you're going to see more children, not fewer children, exposed to lead,» said Senator Jack Reed, a Democrat [from Rhode Island] who has sought more funding for lead - abatement programs on the Senate subcommittee that funds HUD.

«The people of Staten Island are going to see me regularly from now until the Election Day and they're going to see me regularly after that,» Massey said.

If Jonathan was advised by Mohammed to hop on a chopper en route to Lagos, what stops the Daura herdsman from clambering into a train from Abuja to Ikeja thence to Lagos Island; that would, at least, afford him the opportunity to see cows» grazing routes, and also save Lagosians the nuisance, which his visit turned out to be.

Senator Skelos would like to also see a casino sited downstate as well, perhaps on Long Island, where he is from.

New York has received $ 295 million to repair the Harold Interlocking in Sunnyside Yards, a junction that sees trains from the Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit.

But the national ultra-negative perception of Michael Grimm and his alleged misdeeds differs substantially from what Staten Island and Brooklyn observers see.

Assemblyman Dan Losquadro doesn't want to see Southold and Shelter Island towns removed from his Assembly district and he's taking the fight against North Fork redistricting to a public hearing next week.

Much of the $ 2.2 million difference between 2007 and 2015 could be seen as coming from one expensive Senate special election on Long Island.

In the letter, the lawmakers express frustration with what they see as a lack of progress from Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan's office in pursuing the case, which has been ruled a homicide by the New York City medical examiner's office.

While the islanders have grown well accustomed to political rhetoric from Buenos Aires, actions from across the water in recent months have seen everyday life for the people that live in the islands made that bit harder.

But for many of us who come from the Caribbean Islands, we see him as a controversial figure,» said Mark - Viverito, who was born in Puerto Rico.

The governor of Puerto Rico traveled to New York Thursday to see how the state rebuilt following Superstorm Sandy and meet with Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to discuss his island's recovery from Hurricane Maria.

This is the second year that Rikers Island has seen significant investment from the city in the budget plan, and despite continued problems there, Mr. de Blasio said he felt that the money and the new programs it is paying for were working.

He is a controversial figure and I know that some may take offense to that but for many of us that come from the Caribbean islands, we see him as a controversial figure.»