Naga village houses with bamboo stilted verandahs, clinging to the hillside, in morning light, Chanlangshu village, Nagaland, India, Asia

Akha man sitting outside stilted house, Nun Lin Kong village (Akha Tribe), Kengtung (Kyaing Tong), Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Stilted buildings overlooking rice terraces, Banaue, Philippines

Stilted buildings, zone of Castro, Chiloe, Chile, South America

Villagers homes. Kampung Kiau Nulu Village, Sabah, Borneo, Asia

Traditional Stilted Building. Vietnam .

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

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

Beach chairs on the beach, Sankt Peter-Ording, Wadden Sea National Park, Eiderstedt peninsula, North Frisian Islands, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Stilt houses on the beach, Sankt Peter-Ording, Wadden Sea National Park, Eiderstedt peninsula, North Frisian Islands, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of stilted buildings on the beach, North Sea coast, St Peter-Ording, North Friesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Stilt house on the beach at sunset, Sankt Peter-Ording, Wadden Sea National Park, Eiderstedt peninsula, North Frisian Islands, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Stilted buildings on the beach at St Peter-Ording, Schleswig-Holstein, North Sea coast, Germany

Cafe and restaurant Silbermoewe, stilted house on the beach, North Sea, St. Peter-Ording, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Poor district slums with wooden houses over water, Cebu city, Philippines