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 · Accommodation lop-nur-guide-3-jpg The first time I stayed overnight near Tianchi the coaches had left and the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-18 · Accommodation sayram-lake-cycling-guide-2-jpg The first time I woke at Karakul Lake the wind had dropped and Muztagh…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Accommodation tianchi-lake-guide-2-jpg The first time I reached Tashkurgan after the long climb from Kashgar, I slept…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Accommodation duku-highway-2026-opening-date-2-jpg The first time I pushed open a heavy timber gate off a Kashgar lane,…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-15 · Accommodation tashkurgan-stone-city-guide-the-pamir-fortress-1-jpg The difference between a smooth Xinjiang road trip and a stressful one often comes…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-14 · Accommodation hemu-village-guide-2-jpg The best nights on a Xinjiang drive are often spent not in a chain…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-13 · Accommodation camping-2-jpg The open steppe tempts you to pull over and sleep under the stars, but…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-12 · Accommodation kalajun-grassland-guide-ili-s-hidden-alpine-meadow-1-jpg A night in a felt yurt beside a mountain lake is the part of…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-11 · Accommodation camping-1-jpg I rolled into a lakeside campground near Sayram at dusk with a tent and…