A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · Attractions kanas-three-bays-guide-2-2-jpg I stood among the broken stupas of Subashi and the wind off the desert…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · Attractions karakul-lake-pamir-guide-1-jpg I walked through the blue tiled gate of the Aparatokhoja Tomb and the quiet…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · Practical Tips karez-wells-guide-1-jpg I bought a rug in Kashgar and could not fit it in the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · City Guides karez-wells-guide-2-jpg I rolled into Mulei expecting a fuel stop and stayed for the strange…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · Itineraries karez-wells-guide-3-jpg I planned one day for Urumqi and the lake and needed three, because the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · Transport & Logistics kashgar-bazaar-guide-1-jpg I reached a desert station near the Taklamakan with a foreign card…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · Food & Dining kashgar-bazaar-guide-2-jpg I bought a cone from a cart near the bazaar in Kashgar…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-20 · Accommodation kashgar-old-town-complete-guide-1-jpg The first time I slept at a Kazakh ranch outside Yili I was woken…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-19 · Attractions koktokay-geopark-guide-1-jpg I reached Ebinur Lake on a day the wind never stopped, and I watched…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-19 · Practical Tips koktokay-geopark-guide-2-jpg A grandmother in a headscarf waved me off when I raised the camera,…