A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips pamir-border-permit-rule-update-1-jpg My phone pay failed at a Hotan jade stall and I had no…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Attractions turpan-grape-valley-guide-the-oasis-under-the-flaming-mountains-3.jpg The Flaming Mountains lived up to the name — the rock radiated heat I…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips pamir-border-permit-rule-update-2-jpg A tyre blew on the G3012 at 11 p.m. and the only thing…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides pamir-border-permit-rule-update-3-jpg I expected Turpan to be a furnace with ruins — instead I found…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides sayram-lake-new-boardwalk-1-jpeg I treated Aksu as a blur on the map until a broken fan…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining sayram-lake-new-boardwalk-2-jpg A friend spent two days in a Hotan hotel bathroom after trusting…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Attractions karakul-lake-pamir-guide-3.jpg The first time the Muztagh Ata reflected in Karakul’s still water, I stopped the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-240-hour-visa-free-transit-update-1-jpg I used to sprint past the tea houses for the ‘real’ sights…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Attractions sayram-lake-new-boardwalk-3.jpg I pitched a tent at Sayram at 3 am and the lake went from…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-240-hour-visa-free-transit-update-3-jpg The first time a cook pulled laghman at a roadside stall I…