A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides aksu-grand-canyon-guide-3-jpg Aksu is the oasis most drivers blow past – which is exactly why…
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A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides gaochang-ruins-guide-the-silk-road-city-in-the-turpan-basin-3-jpg Turpan is the oasis that should not exist – a green, ancient town…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides xinjiang-driving-licence-guide-1-jpg Everyone races through Kashgar and misses Shache (Shache), the old Yarkand kingdom an…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides tashkurgan-stone-city-guide-3-jpg I only meant to fuel in Korla and ended up staying a night…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides wucaiche-five-colored-bay-guide-2-jpg I pulled into Shanshan expecting a dusty junction and found a town leaning…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides wucaiche-five-colored-bay-guide-1-jpeg Jimsar gave me the weirdest, best evening of my northern loop: a desert…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides turpan-grape-valley-complete-guide-2-jpg Yanqi looked like a pass-through on the map and turned into a two-night…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides turpan-grape-valley-complete-1-jpg I only went to Tacheng because a border delay rerouted me, and the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · City Guides altay-city-guide I expected a cold end-of-the-line town and found a green river city with…