A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics xinjiang-one-way-car-rental-avoiding-the-return-drive-1-jpg I once flew into Lanzhou, rented an SUV, and drove the G30…
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A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining food-1-jpg At minus 25 C near Sayram Lake I once ate a bowl…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining kashgar-bazaar-guide-3-jpg In a Kashgar bazaar a vendor handed me a strip of wind-dried…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation fly-or-train-to-xinjiang-starting-your-drive-2-jpg My first Z-class sleeper from Urumqi to Kashgar, I boarded braced for twenty-four grim…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips kizil-caves-guide-the-oldest-buddhist-art-in-xinjiang-3-jpg The ATM at the last town before the Pamir will not take your…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides xinjiang-border-pass-guide-3-jpg Khorgas is where the Chinese and Kazakh railways meet on a single track…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Itineraries 9-day-grand-xinjiang-panorama-2-jpg Fourteen days is the minimum that lets you stand on the Pamir, walk a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics xinjiang-road-trip-fuel-guide-3-jpg Between Urumqi and the Pamir the gap between petrol pumps can be…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-travel-insurance-guide-for-self-drivers-1-jpg The best first meal in Xinjiang is not a hotel buffet —…