It is not possible for everyone to go somewhere suddenly and it is not possible. No matter how many plans are made to travel, few are successful. I tend to follow the path that my heart calls me, so I set out on a journey as soon as I get the chance. That is why I prefer to call myself a sudden traveler.

Again, when I say travel, it is not just a change of place, but also a movement of the soul. Where new experiences are encountered at every step, new views and new people at every turn. I have been able to do such sudden trips many times. Since the month of Bhadra, I have made unforgettable trips. Hilsa checkpoint in Humla and Annapurna Base Camp in Pokhara. Where I could not travel alone.

The idea of ​​going to the base camp raised many questions in my mind. I did not even think that I would be able to touch the mountains covered in snow and shining under the sky so easily. I suddenly got the opportunity to come here and left. After putting other work on hold in Surkhet and reporting to the office, I left for Pokhara.

If I remember most of the places I have visited, there are few places that I have planned. One of them is Annapurna Base Camp. It took an hour to reach Pokhara by helicopter from Surkhet. This was not my first trip by helicopter. That is why I feel comfortable wherever I go. As soon as we left Surkhet Airport, we started seeing many beautiful places on the way. 

We reached Pokhara via Surkhet, Jajarkot, Salyan, Rukum, Rolpa, Myadi and Baglung. As we left Surkhet, looking at the villages and settlements dotted with the mid-hills and Bheri corridors, it felt like we were going to settle down here and there. The beautiful settlements of Taksera captivated our hearts. 

Seeing herds of various species of wild animals from the sky in Dhorpatan Reserve felt like a jungle safari. 

From the sky nearby, the forests and grazing wild animals could be easily seen. The things I saw from the sky and on the ground in an hour are still fresh in my mind. While taking photos and videos, I did not realize that I had landed in Pokhara. In 1 hour, I saw as many places as my eyes could see and captured them on my mobile.

The helicopters that were going to and from the base camp to take tourists from the old airport in Pokhara were busy. After reaching Pokhara at 4 pm, Kantipur journalist Pratiksha Kafle, Aunt Ranjana, sister Manisha and journalist brother Jagat Sapkota who had gone from Surkhet with us, we had lunch and prepared to go to Annapurna the next day. We stayed in Pokhara in the evening. We had to go to the airport at 7 am. 

After getting a car at the hotel in the morning, we reached the airport in readiness and after checking tickets and weight, we flew to Annapurna. I had not imagined that we would reach the base camp in 15 minutes by helicopter. But it was a very different journey than I had imagined. People were going for 7 to 10-day trek packages to see Annapurna. But we were on a two-day trip. 

If you look from Pokhara, Machhapuchhre is very bright in the morning sun. A little further from Machhapuchhre, the snow-white mountains seemed to be waiting for me. Since I was sitting in the front seat of the helicopter, it was easy for me to see all the places on the right and left and click photos and videos. 

The pilot continued to inform me about the places he knew and the mountains. Machhapuchhre was seen from a close distance. Just as you have to go along the banks to touch the river, you also have to go through the lap of the mountains to touch Annapurna.  We reached the base camp, touching the steam released by the hot morning sun. Another advantage of going by helicopter is that by turning one corner, you can see the mountains all around you from close up.

It is not that the mountains cannot be seen from the base camp, but it feels like you are getting closer in terms of height. There was a crowd of foreign and domestic tourists at the base camp. I had reached the mountain at an altitude of 4,130 meters. But the fear of getting sick at high altitude was creeping up on me, and I was even more excited to have reached Annapurna. Tourists were in a line to eat breakfast. 

Some were waiting for their turn to return to Pokhara by helicopter, while others were hurrying to get close to the helicopter and making photo and video recordings. Some were returning from trekking, shoveling snow, and returning with their bare feet. In the morning, it seemed as if people had come out to the top of the mountain to escape the cold after a snowfall in a settlement. Everyone was taking turns taking photos and videos. 

Some were sitting quietly and watching the mountains, while others were meditating. Some were busy making TikToks, while others were sitting with coffee and tea, looking at the mountains from all around. But I was busy taking my photos, videos and good pictures of the mountains. The tourists I saw in Annapurna ranged from 15 to 80 years old. 90 percent of people come here on a trek.

I also went to Pokhara after spending about two hours in the snow and enjoying the view of Annapurna. That beautiful view is still fresh in my mind. No matter how interesting the place is, you have to leave it and move on. I didn't want to leave this place at all, but I had to leave it and move on. During the two-day journey, Annapurna felt like 'Annapurna is not just a trek, it is a book of experiences.'

Oh, this is 'ABC'

I have never seen tourists and amazing views like here. I had not even imagined that the Annapurna Base Camp area has been promoted so well. This place, located at an altitude of 4,130 meters above sea level, has mountains that sparkle like silver wherever you look. Fishtails that sparkle like gold. Here, you can see dozens of mountain ranges from the flat plain surrounded by mountains.

There are places with similar altitude and snow, but I have not seen the management and response to tourists like here. Thousands of people climb and descend the mountain every day. But no one has complained about water, electricity, or street toilets. There is good management of hotels, restaurants, and WiFi every hour here.

How clean the hotels are. There is no shortage of food either. You can eat whatever you want. The trekking route here is enchanting. Foreign and Nepali tourists climbing the mountain and descending to Pokhara from 7 am are seen in droves.