A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Itineraries 6-day-northern-xinjiang-highlights-loop-3.jpg Seven days north of Urumqi is the loop I send first-timers on — it…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics 7-day-duku-highway-complete-drive-1.jpg My navigation once routed me onto a closed Gobi track — since…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides Kuqa city and the Kizil Caves I treated Kuqa as a fuel stop until…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics xinjiang-240-hour-visa-free-transit-update-2.jpg A reader emailed asking if the 240-hour rule let him self-drive Xinjiang…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Itineraries Xinjiang honeymoon road trip through grasslands and lakes A couple I planned a route for…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics winter-xinjiang-self-drive-2.jpg My first Xinjiang winter drive ended with a spin on a shaded…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics Night driving on Xinjiang highways I pushed a Turpan-to-Korla night once to ‘save…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics 7-day-duku-highway-complete-drive-3.jpg I watched the Duku gate close behind me one October — the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics Combining trains with a self-drive rental in Xinjiang I once flew to Kashgar,…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics xinjiang-naan-the-bread-that-fuels-the-drive-1.jpg My Duku fuel math was off by a tank — after that…