Riding in the smoke — The Mae Hong Son Loop In March and April the measured PM2.5 on this circuit sits above the US 24-hour standard on most days. On a bike you are breathing hard, at volume, for six hours. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/hazard/smoke-riding/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 48K
Wat Chong Kham and Wat Chong Klang — The Mae Hong Son Loop The pair of Shan-Burmese temples on Nong Chong Kham, the pond at the centre of Mae Hong Son town. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/wat/chong-kham-chong-klang/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 81K
Why a small bike is more fun here — The Mae Hong Son Loop The measured density of this road is the argument for renting the cheap thing, and it is not a compromise. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/story/small-bike-more-fun/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 49K
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
Hazards — The Mae Hong Son Loop Gravel on the apex, diesel at the junction, dogs, buses on your line, smoke, and the drop with nothing beside it. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/hazards/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 46K
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
The villages that charge admission — The Mae Hong Son Loop Several villages in Mae Hong Son province where Kayan women wearing brass neck coils live are set up to receive paying visitors. Whether to go is a question people answer… nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/story/kayan-question/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 49K
Coffee — The Mae Hong Son Loop Arabica grown on the ridge you just rode over, pulled by the family that picked it. And the 7-Eleven, which is also a coffee stop. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/coffee/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 138K
The calendar — The Mae Hong Son Loop Poy Sang Long in spring, smoke in March, sunflowers in November, rain from June. When you go decides what you get. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/calendar/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
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