A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining sayram-lake-new-boardwalk-2-jpg A friend spent two days in a Hotan hotel bathroom after trusting…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-240-hour-visa-free-transit-update-1-jpg I used to sprint past the tea houses for the ‘real’ sights…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-240-hour-visa-free-transit-update-3-jpg The first time a cook pulled laghman at a roadside stall I…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining Ili Valley cuisine: lavender honey and Kazakh dairy I went to the Ili…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining Xinjiang night market and street food stalls My first Xinjiang night was a…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-naan-the-bread-that-fuels-the-drive-2.jpg A vegetarian friend thought Xinjiang was a ‘meat hell’ — but noodles…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining turpan-grape-festival-2026-1.jpg Eating polo under a Turpan grape trellis, a breeze cooling what should…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining turpan-grape-festival-2026-2.jpg My first Duku run left me gnawing nang in the mountains —…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-melons-and-fruits-the-sweetest-road-snack-3.jpg Turpan grapes were so sweet they stuck to my fingers — that’s…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-naan-the-bread-that-fuels-the-drive-3.jpg A Xinjiang day starts by breaking nang — I learned to crumble…