A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-fuel-and-supply-guide-1-jpg On my second long trip I burned through a hotel budget in two weeks,…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-hot-springs-soaking-after-the-drive-3-jpg After the long descent off the Duku Highway my legs were cramped solid, and…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics xinjiang-fuel-and-supply-guide-2-jpg Running the desert highway with a quarter tank and the next station…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics xinjiang-museum-guide-urumqi-s-best-history-stop-3-jpg After flying into Urumqi and watching the car-rental desk hand me keys…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-budget-guide-1-jpg I used to skip breakfast to make an early Duku start until…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining turpan-grape-valley-complete-guide-1-jpg Standing in a Turpan vineyard where the vines grow flat to escape…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-food-guide-1-jpg A Kyrgyz grandmother near Sayram churned kaymak in a horse-hide bag while…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-food-guide-2-jpg I used to treat naan as roadside filler until a baker in…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-winter-driving-guide-2-jpg On a February drive the heating in my first ‘winter-ready’ room conked out at…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation hemu-village-guide-3-jpg In a Tujia-framed courtyard outside Taxkorgan the grandmother pressed a bowl of yak-bone soup…