A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · Attractions bezeklik-caves-guide-2-jpg The Wusun grassland is where the old horse lords of the Ili valley once…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · Attractions bezeklik-caves-guide-3-jpg The Tarim is the river that makes the southern desert live, and driving its…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · Practical Tips bezeklik-thousand-buddha-caves-guide-1-jpg The small moments, taking off my shoes at a mosque door and accepting…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · City Guides bezeklik-thousand-buddha-caves-guide-2-jpg Karamay is the city most drivers skip on the way to the north,…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · Itineraries bezeklik-thousand-buddha-caves-guide-3-jpg Most visitors do Kanas as a far northern detour, but pairing it with Heavenly…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · Transport & Logistics bosten-lake-guide-1-jpg The fine I almost got was not for speed but for missing…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · Food & Dining bosten-lake-guide-2-jpg The first thing I learned about eating on the road here is…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-25 · Accommodation bosten-lake-guide-3-jpg The first time I checked into a Xinjiang hotel with a foreign passport, the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-24 · Attractions cele-desert-guide-1-jpg The Ili River is the green line that makes the whole west feel like…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-24 · Attractions cele-desert-guide-2-jpg The Turpan Grape Valley is the one place in the driest basin in China…