A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining turpan-grape-valley-complete-guide-1-jpg Standing in a Turpan vineyard where the vines grow flat to escape…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-food-guide-1-jpg A Kyrgyz grandmother near Sayram churned kaymak in a horse-hide bag while…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-food-guide-2-jpg I used to treat naan as roadside filler until a baker in…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-toll-road-guide-2-jpg The first time a grandmother in a Kashgar side street slid a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-food-guide-3-jpg I expected to starve on a lamb-and-noodle plateau, then spent a week…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining kashgar-sunday-bazaar-guide-the-liveliest-market-in-xinjiang-3-jpg The first bazaar I wandered into ate three hours of my route…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining wensu-grand-canyon-guide-3-jpg The first time I bit into a samsa pulled straight from a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-dried-fruit-nuts-road-trip Halfway across the Taklamakan I ran out of snacks and learned that…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining kanas-scenic-area-reservation-update-1-jpg I thought I knew rice until a Uyghur auntie in a Kashgar…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-mutton-kebab-kawap-guide A Uyghur uncle on a Turpan side street handed me a skewer…