Sometimes we find interesting places on the way to other places, Michelle at the Daily Post asks us to share them for this weeks photo challenge. Here are the ones I’ve chosen for you.
Taormina in Sicily is real jewel of a town and one of the ways of getting there is by train. We travelled from Fiumefredo and were delighted to find this stunning ceiling in the ticket office when we arrived at Taormina station.
This road is on the way to the entrance of Sepilok, the orang-utan rehabilitation centre in Sabah, Borneo. It was a hot, and humid walk from our rain forest lodge, but well worth it for the amazing experience of seeing these wonderful creatures up close.
The long road from the north of Ghana was dotted with villages, where people would rush out to greet us, and we could by eggs and fruit for lunch.
This is the view from the air on the way to Sandakan, from Kota Kinabalu, Borneo. The coast is surrounded by coral reefs, the only time I’ve attempted to snorkel. I love the sea, but I’m not a strong swimmer, so I had to be brave to try it. It turned out to be one of the most incredible things I’ve ever done.
There are lots of on the way posts to visit here, and you can join in too!
Lucid Gypsy 
Oooooooh, that view from the air is GORGEOUS! Great shot.
Thank you dear Sandra!
Love the view from the air. That ceiling is amazing. Heck, Gilly, all your pictures here are fantastic. Thank you for sharing. 😉
Where would my self esteem be without you Tess? ❤ 🙂
So very beautiful! Glad you tried to snorkel, Lucid. I’m not a swimmer and haven’t tried snorkel. Thank you for sharing these beautiful captures. 🙂
Thank you for your kind words Amy!
A great digest of some of your many adventures. “On the way to …” is a very evocative prompt.
It is but it was also quite difficult!
I love that ceiling. bet that is a paradise isle..
Sicily is beautiful but not as glossy as the other bits I’ve seen of Italy!
It’s amazing what unexpected treasures you come across on your travels, Gilly ~ thank you for sharing some of your favourites with us. The ceiling of the ticket office is amazing and I’m glad you literally jumped out of your comfort zone to snorkel through those amazing reefs. It’s great when you interact with local people and their culture too! Thanks for the mini~tour! 🙂
Meeting people really is the best part of travel 🙂
Borneo must have been quite an adventure, Gilly! Love the flight shot as a Header 🙂
It was the trip of a lifetime Jo :-), if you have time read this, https://lucidgypsy.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/nests-of-primates/
I’ll come back to it later tonight, Gilly 🙂 Having a quick catch up now.
Liked them all! I have experienced two of them – the Sabah ones, so they are special. I have an adopted orang-utan in Sepilok and love getting updates.
Ahh isn’t it the most amazing place Anabel? if you have time I posted this a few years ago https://lucidgypsy.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/nests-of-primates/
Eep! Been to those caves but didn’t have the snake experience. I did get a leech on my ankle though…..
Climbed Kinabalu – sad to think of what’s just happened there.
Great in between shots. I think the in between is what travel is all about…
You know I never mind hanging around at airports or even the times when I have to get the coach all the way to Gatwick!
Me too. People watching is endlessly fascinating
Love that shot from the air. Very clear & so right for the theme!
Thank you Julia x:-)x
Glad you swam in the sea. Great aerial shot.
Wish I could go back and snorkel again!
I remember the red soils of Ghana so well. It’s been a very long time, though, since I was there.
Your choices give me wanderlust 🙂
Once found wanderlust never leaves us 🙂
You know my country more than me, Gilly. 🙂 Wonderful photos. 🙂
Go explore before it changes too much!
Gorgeous scenes from your trip, Gilly. I’m much the same as you when it comes to snorkelling, but we just have to be brave. 😃