A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-travel-insurance-guide-for-self-drivers-2-jpg The bees that work the Ili clover and the Altai birch groves…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-one-way-car-rental-avoiding-the-return-drive-2-jpg A motorhome turns the 1,200 km between Urumqi and Kashgar into a moving hotel…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-travel-insurance-guide-for-self-drivers-3-jpg The snow in Altay falls so light that local herders once lashed strips of…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips money-and-payments-in-xinjiang-cards-cash-apps-3-jpg The fuel pump in the Gobi does not take Apple Pay, and the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-budget-travel-guide-driving-far-for-less-2-jpg I learned three Uyghur words in my first week and they bought me…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides xinjiang-checkpoints-guide-what-to-expect-on-the-road-1-jpg Ruoqiang is the jumping-off town for the Loulan ghost city — a name…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides xinjiang-for-first-timers-guide-1-jpg Most travellers treat Yining as the place they change cars. Spend a day…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Itineraries kanas-lake-xinjiang-jpg-2 Three days is all it takes to trade the Gobi for the blue water…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Itineraries 12-day-xinjiang-grand-loop-north-and-south-highlights-1-jpg Twelve days is the difference between seeing Xinjiang on a map and actually driving…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Transport & Logistics xinjiang-checkpoints-guide-what-to-expect-on-the-road-2-jpg Some days you would rather not wrestle a parking meter or a…