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
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
The Shan — The Mae Hong Son Loop Tai Yai. A Tai people whose territory spans the Thai–Myanmar border, and the majority group in Mae Hong Son province. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/person/shan/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 51K
Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu — The Mae Hong Son Loop The temple on the hill west of Mae Hong Son town. Two Shan-style chedis, a road to the top, and the view that gives the province its nickname. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/wat/doi-kong-mu/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 81K
The underbone with gears — The Mae Hong Son Loop A Honda Wave, a Dream, a Sonic: a small four-stroke in a step-through frame with a four-speed gearbox and usually a centrifugal clutch, so there are gears but no clutch lever. The… nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/bike/underbone-125/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 50K
The bike has nowhere to put it — The Mae Hong Son Loop What each class of bike will actually swallow, and what it means for four days of luggage. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/kit/no-storage/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 48K
Brake fade — The Mae Hong Son Loop Dragging a brake down a long descent heats it until it stops converting speed into heat as well as it did. On a small automatic with a drum rear, this is the failure mode of this… nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/hazard/brake-fade/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 49K
ตัวเลข — วงรอบแม่ฮ่องสอน 1,864 curves between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son, counted independently and per road. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/th/numbers/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 61K
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
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