First Day on the Mae Hong Son Loop

Thai cops pulled me over on the first day of my drive on the Mae Hong Son loop! The Mae Hong Son loop is a 600 km drive around Northern Thailand, starting and ending in Chiang Mai. On the FIRST day of the ride, I was pulled over by the Thai police!
This is the first of four videos on the Mae Hong Son loop, so subscribe to see the full adventure!
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As a kid growing up in Seattle, Washington, I dreamed of adventuring like Indiana Jones. In fact, I wore out my Raiders of the Lost Ark VHS. My Junior year of college I had the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy for a full school year. During that time I went all over Europe and Northern Africa… I had officially caught the travel bug. So I started this #travelvlog to share the world with friends and family, as well as anyone else looking for a dose of adventure. Thank you SO MUCH for your support - I am so thankful for all of your support!

[@mikekearsley2407]

Fantastic vid, I also am from the Seattle area and did the Mae Hong Son Loop about one month ago on a Honda Forza 350. keep the vids coming. Thanks

[@spence.t]

Thank you! It was such a unique experience and I loved it. 3 more videos coming out over the next month!

[@paultheprofit]

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[@suzinalejandro-seko8136]

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[@kregeckert8351]

Always have the proper license, if you right a bike that's a motorcycle license from your home country, AND international drivers permit. The 500 baht fine is not the issue. If you have an accident most insurance will not honor you claim if you are driving without a license. The rental place won't tell you this. Could be very expensive because you are 100% liable. Oh, and don't forget sun screen!

[@spence.t]

Very true! Insurance and crashes are a very real worry, especially in Thailand. Same with sunscreen 😉

[@Malini108]

I keep seeing videos of this kind of story. It seems like maybe the police are cracking down more than they used to. It makes me want to avoid getting a scooter next time I am in CM. I am not going to get a motorcycle license just to drive one legally for a week over there. You know? If other tourists decide like I am it's going to eventually affect the motorbike rental places.

[@spence.t]

From my experience, paying the fine is pretty easy and it allows you to drive around for 3 days

[@balidancer]

you need an international drive license 🪪 in Thailand

[@spence.t]

@@balidancer i learned that the hard way 😂