Those who are passionate about backpacking are no longer unfamiliar with many names such as Hachi8, Nam Chit, Tran Viet Anh, Meo Gia, Tuan Cuong Chan, Quy Coc Tu or Khanh Bang.
Hachi8
Hachi8’s real name is Ngo Huy Hoa, born in 1985 in Hanoi, currently a construction engineer.
When asked about his plans for the new year, the young engineer said his goal is to conquer 10 mountains higher than 3,000 meters in Vietnam.
The peaks of Phu Ta Leng, Pu Luong, Phu Song Sung, and Lung Cung will be completed by him this year.
In 2015, Hachi8 revealed that he would spend a lot of time conquering high mountain peaks and regularly share his upcoming journeys with readers on VnExpress Newspaper’s Travel page.
Nam Chi
Originally a construction engineer, Nguyen Chi Nam (nicknamed Nam Chi) is also a famous backpacker in the community of young people who love to travel.
He often organizes trips with friends.
This year, he plans to prioritize trekking in the cloudy season in the northern high mountains in March, travel in the spring to find new paths that few people have set foot on in Ha Giang, and reach Ngu Mountain on the full moon night of January to worship heaven and earth.
Wandering and adventurous trips bring new things, a poetic perspective on life and awaken a love of beauty.
Tran Viet Anh
As an online marketer from Hai Phong city, Viet Anh has experience in backpacking and organizing volunteer programs to help poor children.
Viet Anh plans to visit 63 provinces and cities within 6 months, starting from August 15, 2014 and ending on February 15.
Viet Anh’s intention in the new year is to complete the fundraising cycling plan mentioned above, then make travel guide vlogs, continue to raise funds to support children in the Northern mountainous areas, and combine trips
During his recent cycling journey across Vietnam, Viet Anh wrote articles in collaboration with the VnExpress Travel newspaper to fund the trip. Sometimes he even had to advance royalties to pay for his travel expenses.
Old Cat
Joining the backpacking industry about 5 years ago, Meo Gia is a name mentioned with much admiration by backpackers.
In 2015, he will still travel on the Northwest roads during the peach blossom and plum blossom season, the season of cloud hunting, pouring water, and ripe rice, visiting Quang Binh and Hoi An, and making plans to conquer some mountain peaks.
Cat Gia is also a name that leaves many impressions in the hearts of readers of the VnExpress Travel newspaper page with honest, intimate articles and beautiful frames about the places he goes through.
Pham Quang Tuan
Nicknamed `Tuan Cuong Chan`, the young man born and raised in the heroic land of Quang Tri does not consider himself a backpacker but only considers himself a person who likes to travel, likes the feeling of driving to new lands.
In 2015, he plans to go to some places such as Mui Doi, Ly Son island district, Nam Du, Bach Ma mountain in Hue… And his long-term plan throughout the year is to visit some neighboring countries such as Cambodia and Thailand.
As an employee specializing in online marketing and business, he gave up that job to open a restaurant, spending time traveling everywhere, satisfying his `crazy` passion.
Ghost Coc Tu
Born in 1981, Ngo Tran Hai An is a backpacker from the South, nicknamed Devil Coc Tu.
Over a decade of growing up on the roads, his footprints are printed on famous mountain peaks in the North, many beautiful beaches along the Central region, remote islands or peaceful river countryside in the South.
In 2015, this Devil Coc Tu plans to set foot on Hon Hai Island, Binh Thuan, a place that marks a national milestone with fierce waves, conquering border milestones over 2,800 m high in Lai Chau like the one above.
Besides, he also plans to go to the Nam Du and Tho Chu archipelagos of Phu Quoc, where many swallows still live in Vietnam, and conquer the legendary Pha Luong in the poem Tay Tien by Quang Dung…(See more
The 8x backpacker further shared that in January 2015, he will marry his longtime companion and plans to open a cafe and photography studio to serve young people who love backpacking.
Khanh Bang
Pham Nguyen Khanh Bang is a backpacker from Ho Chi Minh City, currently working in the aviation industry.
In 2015, with the guiding principle of `Going to new lands, to step through and bloom the soul`, he plans to put his footprints and wheels on all provinces in the Central region, Central Highlands, and Southeast.
Khanh Bang also plans to go to the island country of Indonesia, experiencing travel time in 5 continents and 3 oceans including Mexico (America), Turkey (Europe – Asia), India (Asia), Australia
In addition to trips across the country and the world, Khanh Bang’s cherished plan this year is to share 100 articles about travel and experiences on VnExpress’s Travel page.