Our Journey on the Mae Hong Son Loop continues. Leaving Mae Hong Son City, we continue on Highway 108 southwards towards Khun Yuam town where we will then turn east on Route 1263. A chance Whatsapp conversation with a friend in Thailand convinced us to detour to Doi Mae U Kho to catch a fleeting annual event; fields of sunflowers blooming and turning the mountain sides a golden hue for only 2 weeks in November. This sounded like a detour that we should not miss.

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