The Car Emergency Kit Every Xinjiang Driver Should Carry
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-10 · Practical Tips best-car-3-jpg A fellow driver once lent me a jump starter on a frozen Korla…
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Bad-Weather Driving in Xinjiang: Rain, Sandstorms & Floods
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-09 · Practical Tips fly-or-train-to-xinjiang-starting-your-drive-1-jpg I have driven the Duku in perfect sun and been caught an hour…
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Xinjiang Festivals & Events Calendar: Plan Around the Year
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-08 · Practical Tips nowruz-in-xinjiang-the-persian-new-year-spring-festival-1-jpg I once rolled into Ili in late March by accident and stumbled into…
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Xinjiang Public Holidays: Avoiding the Crowds
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips karamay-ghost-city-guide-the-wind-carved-yadan-desert-3-jpg I once hit the National Day week on the Duku Highway and crawled…
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Sun Protection in Xinjiang: Beating the Extreme UV
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-pilaf-polu-the-sunday-celebration-rice-1-jpg At Sayram I burned through a cloudless sky in an hour without feeling…
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Emergency Contacts for a Xinjiang Road Trip: The 10-Minute Safety Net
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips using-amap-and-gaode-maps-in-xinjiang-without-chinese-3-jpg My phone died at a checkpoint near Khunjerab with no signal and a…
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Currency and Exchange in Xinjiang: Getting RMB Before the Empty Miles
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips kizil-caves-guide-the-oldest-buddhist-art-in-xinjiang-3-jpg The ATM at the last town before the Pamir will not take your…
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Uyghur Phrases for Travellers: A Driver’s Pocket List
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-budget-travel-guide-driving-far-for-less-2-jpg I learned three Uyghur words in my first week and they bought me…
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ATMs and Cash in Xinjiang: Getting Money on a Remote Drive
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips money-and-payments-in-xinjiang-cards-cash-apps-3-jpg The fuel pump in the Gobi does not take Apple Pay, and the…
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Drone Regulations in Xinjiang: Where You Can and Cannot Fly
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Practical Tips xinjiang-uyghur-food-guide-self-drive-1-jpg That perfect Kanas sunrise looks incredible from 120 metres up – and flying…
