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Caught Special pictures from our Maldives Trip we did in January 2026.

They were captured using my mobile Samsung S23 or Canon EOS 700D.

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Maldives Trip

 

 

Starting 23Jan26 Fri 1:25 pm Indigo flight from Bangalore, arriving Male at 3 pm; and taking the Resort's speed boat service to go to Ohluveli island, taking approx. 40 min. and reached there by 5:15 pm. One night in a Deluxe Water Villa and the other two in a Grand Beach Villa. MakeMyTrip package included one Indian Lunch arrangement, one Wedding Anniversary Dinner at Island Pizza restaurant, and one Dolphin Cruise boat trip. We started back on 26Jan26 Mon around 12:15 pm on the speedboat service, and took the 4:05 pm Indigo flight from Male to reach Bangalore by 6:45 pm.

We made this four days three nights trip to Sun Siyam Resorts, Ohluveli, in Maldives.

Scroll to see more pictures below; and also our Verdict about the whole trip.. at the end of this below.

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Caught Special pictures from our Gudlu, Mudigere - Chikmagalur Trip we did in March 2026.

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Gudlu, Mudigere - Chikmagalur Trip

 

 

Starting 27Mar26 Fri 6:45 am from Bangalore, with a breakfast stop at 8:45 am at Kamat Upachar Kunigal (quality has deteriorated very badly), driving via Hassan and Belur route, arriving at Gudlu Resort by about 12:45 pm. Did the Deveramane view point trip on the second day, which was very good. The third day morning, their person took us on the nature walk towards the river view point. The hill trek was stopped when we visited, due to a forest fire the previous week. On the return route, we started on 29Mar26 Sun 11:10 am, and took the Sakhleshpur route, stopped at A2B Udayapura for lunch, and reached Bangalore by 5:40 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We made this three days two nights trip to Gudlu Resorts, in Mudigere, near Chikmagalur.

Scroll to see more pictures below; and also our Verdict about the whole trip.. at the end of this below.

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Caught Special pictures from our Avanibetta Trip we did in January 2025.

All of them were captured using my mobile Samsung S23.

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Avanibetta Trip

We made this day trip to Avanibetta, to visit Ramalingeshwara Temple at the ground level and Sita Devi temple that is located at about 110 KM from Bangalore. About 25 KM after Kolar, and about 8 KM before Mulbagal, we take a right turn, to drive about 7 KM to reach Avani.

In the onward direction starting at about 7:15 am on 4Jan25, we took this route here after stopping 40 min., at Paakashala Hoskote at 8:30 am for breakfast, and the adjoining Kadamba Nursery for buying plants, and reached Avanibetta at 10:15 am. 

Completed visiting the Kalyani next to the temple and then the Shri Ramalingeshwara Temple itself by 11:15 am, and then started the trek to Bettada Melina Shri Seeta Devi Temple at 11:25 am, and reached the temple at the top by 12:35 pm after stopping at multiple viewing spots and temples and structures on the way up. Started at about 12:45 pm and reached ground at 1:30 pm.

On the return direction, we took this route after stopping at 1:50 pm at Woody's Dasarahalli, between Mulbagal and Kolar, for lunch and reached back by 4:45 pm.

Scroll to see more pictures below; and also our Verdict about the whole trip.. at the end of this below.

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Caught Special pictures from our Gopinatham Mystery Trails Trip we did in January 2025.

Captured using my mobile Samsung S23 or by my DSLR Canon EOS 700D.

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