A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-12 · City Guides xinjiang-melons-and-fruits-the-sweetest-road-snack-1-jpg Hami is the first real oasis you reach coming into Xinjiang from the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-12 · City Guides sayram-lake-xinjiang-jpg Korla is the calm oasis where the northern and southern halves of a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-11 · City Guides duku-red-canyon-jpg I planned Aksu as a mere fuel stop on the G3012 and stayed…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-10 · City Guides kashgar-old-town-guide-getting-lost-in-the-ancient-maze-2-jpg Everyone races from Kashgar to the Karakoram and skips Shache, but the afternoon…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-10 · City Guides kashgar-old-town-guide-getting-lost-in-the-ancient-maze-1-jpg Most travellers rush past Tacheng on the map, but the first time I…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-09 · City Guides nanshan-pasture-guide-urumqi-s-nearest-tianshan-grassland-1-jpg I almost skipped Qitai as ‘just another northern town’ on the map, then…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-09 · City Guides taklamakan-desert-highway-guide-driving-the-sea-of-death-3-jpg The first time I drove Urumqi to Turpan I stopped at Dabancheng just…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-08 · City Guides 418-norman-street-jpeg Awat calls itself China’s cotton capital, but what stopped me was the music…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-08 · City Guides tarim-poplar-forest-guide-xinjiang-s-golden-autumn-woodland-2-jpg I expected another dusty southern town and instead found a river running gold…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides flaming_mountains_01-jpg-2 Hejing was just a name on the map until I needed a base…