A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-18 · Itineraries qiaogeli-k2-peak-guide-2-jpg I planned a night in Kuqa and stayed three, because the old kingdom of…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-18 · Transport & Logistics qiaogeli-k2-peak-guide-3-jpg The first time I crossed the Taklamakan with three other cars we…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-18 · Food & Dining sayram-lake-cycling-guide-1-jpg I learned what shorpa really is on a cold pass when a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-18 · Accommodation sayram-lake-cycling-guide-2-jpg The first time I woke at Karakul Lake the wind had dropped and Muztagh…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Attractions sayram-lake-cycling-guide-3-jpg I pulled off the highway south of Urumqi and saw a white shore stretch…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Attractions sayram-lake-guide-1-jpg I have stood on dunes where I could see a town clock tower through…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Practical Tips tarim-poplar-forest-guide-1-jpg My first haggle in Kashgar ended with the seller laughing, lowering the price…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · City Guides tarim-poplar-forest-guide-2-jpg I expected a dusty oasis and instead watched the dunes of the Kumtag…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Itineraries tashkurgan-town-guide-1-jpg The first time I drove Urumqi to Kashgar I treated it as a transfer…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Transport & Logistics tashkurgan-town-guide-2-jpg On a long haul from Korla to Aksu I once met a…