Fish and chip shop on beach by Brighton Pier on the South Coast of England, United Kingdom

Lakeside houses built on stilts, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Lakeside houses built on stilts, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Canal side home in the 'Bangkok Noi' area of Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

French Polynesia, Pearl Resort, Bungalows over beautiful turquoise ocean.

French Polynesia, Moorea Lagoon Resort, Bungalows over beautiful turquoise ocean.

French Polynesia, Pearl Resort, Bungalows over beautiful turquoise ocean.

French Polynesia, Moorea Lagoon Resort, Bungalows over beautiful turquoise ocean.

French Polynesia, Moorea Lagoon Resort, Bungalows over beautiful turquoise ocean.

French Polynesia, Moorea Lagoon Resort, Bungalows over beautiful turquoise ocean.

SUDAN South Bahr el Ghazal Thatched mud house raised on wooden stilts in Dinka village.

BRAZIL Bahia Salvador da Bahia Young woman with three children crossing wooden bridge over water polluted with sewage in shanty town. Houses raised on stilts above water behind. Brasil slum favela Brazil

Laos, Mekong, Bamboo Hut in Village next to the Mekong River.