As a person who likes to experience, Hua Thanh Tung (25 years old, Cao Bang) decided to walk across Vietnam for 4 months, starting from Lung Cu peak, with the amount of about 30 million VND.
On April 1, with 3 sets of clothes, personal belongings, and medicine, Thanh Tung left alone from Lung Cu (Ha Giang) straight to the southernmost point of the country.
“For me, this is a special trip, marking the maturity and experience of youth”. Having dreamed through Vietnam for the past three years, Tung said he wants to discover interesting things in the provinces and cities as well as challenge his limits. 
Cao Bang man took a commemorative picture with young people in Ha Giang. When making a decision about a trip across Vietnam, Tung was initially met with objections from his family. However, parents know that their son is a person with a strong personality, when deciding to do it to the end. Then, they nodded in agreement and gave him some little advice. Before starting the trip, Tung spent about 2 months preparing. The first month, he planned, planned itinerary, studied the way, maps. Before that, the boy also actively practiced physical training, jogging, and exercising. In addition, thanks to night operations during his enlistment, Tung has more experience and flexibility when hiking. Even to show his determination, before the trip, Tung sold the only motorbike as a toll. “From a young age, I still went to the forest, climbed mountains, worked in the fields to help my parents. When I get sick, I just need to climb a mountain, I naturally get better, no need to take medicine. Over time, my sincere calluses, I no longer feel pain ”. Every day, Tung departs from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m., and in the afternoon, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. One day, he walks on average 30 km. It was almost dark, Tung asked to sleep in the people’s house. If he could not, he could find a place to sleep on the hill or in the forest. “At the beginning of the trip, I learned to get used to the changing weather, sometimes hot weather, sometimes heavy rain. On the first day, I had to climb 13 kilometers of the pass. At that time, although tired, I still tried hard, determined to overcome “. 
Thanh Tung started his journey across Vietnam from the top of Lung Cu, Ha Giang. Walking alone through Vietnam has many risks. However, Tung is not worried. He thinks that walking can exercise both strength and have time to visit, talk and get to know many people. In addition, Cao Bang does not put much time on completing the journey. Moreover, he did not consider his trip to be a corpse. Because wherever he goes, he stops to visit, take photos, and record videos of people and sights to make memories. Currently, after 10 days of starting his journey, Tung has moved nearly 500 km. At first, everything went quite smoothly. Wherever he goes, Tung receives the help of everyone. On the first day of walking in Dong Van, Ha Giang, Tung was allowed to sleep by a local resident, and then given a hat by the children. In particular, during the journey, Tung was most impressed by a Spanish racer, Josep, visited, encouraged, and accompanied him throughout the long haul. All left in the 25-year-old boy unforgettable emotions. Although knowing that the journey is still long, difficult and challenging, Tung affirms that he will never give up, to waste his youth. For him, this trip is a turning point to become more mature, to equip the road ahead. “There are 3 words to say about who I am dreaming, persistent and passionate. I am a person who always daydreams doing things that many people consider impossible. In addition, I am always persistent, determined to prepare for personal plans “.
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