An Index of Travelogues and Articles on Uncle Travelling Matt

Full Length Travelogues

These are all long pieces (5,000 word plus) describing some of my more memorable travelling experiences.

Title	Countries covered	Year of trip	Year written
Two Weeks with Uncle Ho, Brother No. 1 and Ming the Merciless	Vietnam and Cambodia	2001	2001
The Streets Might Not Be Paved With Gold But the Hills Are Made Of Chocolate	Hong Kong and the Philippines	2001-2	2002
Dirty Magazine	South Korea and Indonesia	2002	2002
Across Asia with a Lowlander	Japan, South Korea, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Russia and Ukraine	2002	2003
Travels in 2007	Germany, Spain and Morocco	2007	2007
Slovakia and Hungary 2008	Slovakia and Hungary	2008	2009
Albanian Excursions	Albania and Kosova	1996,8, 2009	2010
Latvia, Georgia and Turkey	Latvia, Georgia and Turkey	2010	2011
Balkania	Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro	2011	2012
Poland 2012	Poland	2012	2012
The Missing Link	Ukraine, Moldova, Transdniestria and Romania	2012	2013

Collections of Essays or Shorter Pieces

This is where you can find all my shorter pieces or essays. Most belong to one group or another and so if you've enjoyed one of them, please remember to check out the rest!

Japanese Musings

Written 2000-2
A series of short pieces written about my experiences in the small Japanese town of Ōsawano where I worked as an English teacher July 2000-July 2002

Title	Countries covered	Year of trip	Year written
Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes	Japan	2000	2000
O-Ha!!!	Japan	2000	2000
The Thin Blue Line	Japan	2001	2001
Nihon no Shokyu	Japan	2001	2001

Pilgrimages

Written 2008-present
A series of pieces on my religious pilgrimages in the British Isles. If you’re interested in this sort of thing, please check out my page on my religious beliefs and some of the longer travelogues as many have references to religious sites, in particular: 

• Poland 2012 Pt. 2: CzęstochowaU
• Latvia, Georgia and Turkey: Pt. 6: Urfa and HarranZ
• Balkania Pt. 4: A Trip to Tutrakan: Tales of Devotion and DespairZ
• Balkania Pt. 7: On a MissionU
• Balkania Pt. 9: And the Tsar, he chose a heavenly kingdom…U
• Japanese Musings IV: Nihon no Shokyu][

Title	Countries covered	Year of trip	Year written
To the Holy Island	UK	2008	2008
Nazareth in Norfolk	UK	2009	2009
And Those Feet Did…	UK	2011	2012

Others

Written various times
Assorted other short pieces on a number of destinations and topics.

Title	Countries covered	Year of trip	Year written
Learning to Like London	UK	2002	2003
Nazdravei: A Guide to Drinking in Bulgaria	Bulgaria	2003	2003