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-3-jpg The plan was beautiful: pick up in Urumqi, drive south, fly home…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining pamir-plateau-guide-3-jpg Every Urumqi taxi seems to have a glass of amber tea on…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-for-first-timers-guide-2-jpg A vendor in Yining handed me a cold plastic cup of something…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining turpan-grape-valley-guide-3-jpg Turpan‘s grape trellises throw more shade than any building in town, and…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-skiing-and-winter-sports-guide-1-jpg The baker pulled the iron lid off the clay pit and a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-checkpoints-guide-what-to-expect-on-the-road-3-jpg In a summer pasture above the Ili Valley a Kazakh family will press a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-skiing-and-winter-sports-guide-2-jpg The clerk in a small county town turned my passport over twice, apologised, and…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-budget-travel-guide-driving-far-for-less-1-jpg The best view of the stars over the Tian Shan is not from a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation xinjiang-skiing-and-winter-sports-guide-3-jpg My flight out of Urumqi left at 07:40 and the rental had to be…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-uyghur-food-guide-self-drive-1-jpg That perfect Kanas sunrise looks incredible from 120 metres up – and flying…