A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-toll-road-guide-1-jpg I once missed a 7 a.m. train from Urumqi because my ‘airport hotel’ was…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-toll-road-guide-3-jpg My first night in a Kazakh yurt near Sayram Lake started with a tin…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-driving-licence-guide-3-jpg The first week I drove in China I treated the lane as a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-road-trip-budget-guide-2-jpg I have driven Xinjiang rich and driven it broke, and the broke version…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-winter-packing-list-for-drivers-3-jpg The bag I pack for a Xinjiang drive is not the bag I…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides turpan-grape-valley-complete-guide-2-jpg Yanqi looked like a pass-through on the map and turned into a two-night…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides wucaiche-five-colored-bay-guide-1-jpeg Jimsar gave me the weirdest, best evening of my northern loop: a desert…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides wucaiche-five-colored-bay-guide-2-jpg I pulled into Shanshan expecting a dusty junction and found a town leaning…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Itineraries 7-day-southern-xinjiang-taklamakan-edge-loop-3-jpg They call the Taklamakan the sea of death, and driving its rim with the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Itineraries xinjiang-with-kids-a-family-road-trip-plan-3-jpg The first time I drove Xinjiang with a child in the back, the trip…