A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation Korla oasis hotels for self-drivers Korla was just a fuel stop on my first southern…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation Where to stay in Yining, gateway to the Ili Valley On my second Ili trip…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation winter-xinjiang-self-drive-3.jpg Winter Xinjiang is empty, but a well-heated hotel is half price with snow scenes…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation duku-highway-2026-opening-date-3.jpg The Duku Highway opens only about four months a year, and the good stops…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation tashkurgan-town-guide-3.jpg Tashkurgan (Taxkorgan) is the highest county town I’ve slept in — 3,100 m. First…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation camping-xinjiang-road-trip-3.jpg A German backpacker I gave a lift on the Duku said he judges a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation 6-day-family-friendly-xinjiang-loop-3.jpg Driving the Duku with a 5-year-old, what I cared about was ‘can I park…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation turpan-grape-festival-2026-3.jpg Turpan hits 47°C in summer; I once stayed in a guesthouse with no AC…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation 5-day-kanas-and-hemu-short-loop-3.jpg I paid the ‘National Day’ tuition twice in Kanas and Hemu — holiday prices…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Accommodation taklamakan-desert-highway-guide-3.jpg In a yurt on the edge of the Taklamakan a gust lifted the tent…