Burning season — The Mae Hong Son Loop Roughly late February to late April, agricultural and forest burning fills the valleys of upper northern Thailand and adjacent Myanmar with smoke. It ends with the first rains. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/event/burning-season/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 49K
Sending a bag on the bus — The Mae Hong Son Loop Thai intercity and minibus operators carry parcels on the same departures that carry passengers. On this circuit that matters more than it does most places, because the bus is… nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/kit/bus-parcel/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 51K
Annoyances — The Mae Hong Son Loop The small stuff, in one drawer, with what to do about it and what to say afterwards. None of these will end your trip. Most of them will end up being the bit you tell people about. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/hazard/annoyances/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The teak shophouse — The Mae Hong Son Loop Mae Sariang and Mae Hong Son both keep rows of timber shophouses from the teak years, and some of them take guests. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/stay/teak-shophouse/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 48K
Every bike goes up there — The Mae Hong Son Loop Six kinds of machine ride this circuit in numbers. None of them is the wrong answer. What changes between them is which single thing you have to plan around. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/story/which-bike/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 52K
Khun Yuam — The Mae Hong Son Loop On Route 108 between Mae Hong Son and Mae La Noi, and the western end of the 1263 cut to Mae Chaem. Two reasons to stop, and both of them are specific. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/town/khun-yuam/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 81K
Where to put the nights — The Mae Hong Son Loop Which towns are worth a night, which are worth two, and the one decision that changes the trip most. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/stay/where-to-put-the-nights/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 50K
The evening in Pai — The Mae Hong Son Loop Pai's evening market runs down the main street every night in the season: food stalls, music, and most of the town's visitors in one place. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/stop/pai-walking-street/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 80K
Chiang Mai — The Mae Hong Son Loop The start and the finish. Both roads out of it — 107 to the north, 108 to the south — are the loop's two ends. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/town/chiang-mai/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 80K
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