Hlun Solo (Travel YouTuber) Age, Death, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Bowornthat Pengsuk
Profession	Travel YouTuber
Famous for	Touring more than 50 countries
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight (approx.)	60 Kg (132 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1999
Birthplace	Kalasin, Thailand
Place of Death	Tbilsi, Georgia
Age (at the time of death)	Source 1: 26 Years Source 2: 27 Years
Death Cause	Not known
Hometown	Kalasin, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
College/University	Chulalongkorn University
Educational Qualification	Bachelor's degree
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • TikTok
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- (died when he was young)
Siblings	Brother- Somsak Butsri
Other Relatives	Grandmother- Som Plengsuk

Some Lesser Known Facts About Hlun Solo

• Hlun Solo (Bowornthat Pengsuk) lost his father at the age of four. His mother left the family after that.

• His grandmother took charge of raising him in Kalasin province, in conditions of severe poverty.

• He often struggled to afford basic meals from childhood itself. He topped his class at his district high school despite these hardships.

• Money remained a problem for higher studies. He moved to Bangkok and took up factory work to save funds and apply for scholarships.

• His efforts paid off. He won a full scholarship under Chulalongkorn University’s rural outreach program and joined the Faculty of Political Science.

• He balanced his studies with side jobs throughout his four years at the university.

• By the time he graduated, he had saved more than four lakh baht. This amount became the foundation for his life as a solo budget traveller.

• He started travelling under the name Hlun Solo and built a career out of it. He visited more than fifty countries and documented his journeys through simple, practical travel vlogs.

• His content focused on budget backpacking, cultural exchange and genuine human connection rather than dramatic or sensational material.
  

  Hlun Solo during a trip to India

• His YouTube channel grew steadily and picked up close to a million subscribers over time. His Facebook page crossed two and a half million followers.

• Along with his travels, he continued to support his grandmother. He spent part of his earnings on renovating her house, taking her out for meals and even bringing her along on trips abroad.

• He left for Georgia in July 2026 to shoot fresh material for his channel. His family last heard from him on 13 July 2026.

• When days passed without any word, his brother, Somsak Butsri, made a public appeal on social media asking for information about his whereabouts.

• Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgian authorities and members of the Thai community in Georgia joined the search effort.

• His body was found in a hotel room in Tbilisi. Official confirmation came from Georgian police on 29 July 2026, more than two weeks after he went missing.

• Georgian authorities opened an investigation under Article 115 of the country’s criminal code, a provision that covers incitement to suicide but is routinely used in cases of unexplained death.

• His grandmother, Som Plengsuk, aged 82, rejected claims circulating online that he died by suicide. She described him as cheerful and sociable, with no enemies or disputes in his life.
  

  Hlun Solo with his grandmother

• She said his plans and behaviour gave the family no reason to believe such claims.

• She also questioned why Georgian police could not trace him earlier, since his passport details would have been recorded at the hotel.

• Thailand’s government said it would wait for the Georgian investigation to conclude before making arrangements to bring his remains home.

• Officials confirmed that his belongings had been accounted for and said the family would be consulted on the return of his remains.

• The family is yet to decide between cremation rites in Kalasin or cremation in Georgia followed by the return of his ashes.

• Before his death, he had planned to take his Bachelor of Political Science degree certificate home and present it to his grandmother, Mrs. Buasong Pengsuk.

• On 4 August 2026, Hlun’s family said it would arrange a second autopsy after his body returned to Thailand.

• The family planned to send the body to the Central Institute of Forensic Science under Thailand’s Ministry of Justice for an additional examination.

• The family expected the process to take one to two days before holding funeral rites at the family’s home.

• The family also thanked Chulalongkorn University President Wilert Puriwat, Political Science Dean Pakorn Siriprapob, the Faculty of Political Science and the Rural Scholarship Program for offering to host the first night of funeral prayers.

• The family said it did not seek financial contributions for the funeral.

• It welcomed donations of equipment and supplies such as tents, tables, chairs, fans, sound systems, lighting, portable toilets and drinking water from people who wanted to support the funeral.

• On 9 August 2026, Chulalongkorn University held a Buddhist memorial chanting ceremony for Hlun at a home in Moo 10, Somdet Subdistrict, Somdet District, Kalasin Province.

• The ceremony took place on its second evening. During the ceremony, President Wilert Puriwat presented Hlun’s Bachelor of Political Science degree certificate to his grandmother.

• On 10 August 2026, the Thai embassy informed Hlun’s family that Georgian authorities had sent his death certificate to the embassy.

• According to the family, the document contained preliminary information about his death but did not clearly state the cause of death.