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
Holy Land	Israel and the Palestinian Territories	2009	2010
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
Incredible India	India and the UAE	2013	2014
Berlin to Łódź 2013	Germany and Poland	2013	2014
Among Armenians	Armenia, Nagorno-Karabagh and Georgia	2014	2014

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

Series 1

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
The Sporting Life	Japan	2000	2000
A Bad Day	Japan	2000	2000
Time, Time, Time...	Japan	2000	2000
The Joys of Internationalisation	Japan	2000	2000
Meri Kurismasu!	Japan	2000	2000
It's Cold Outside!	Japan	2000	2000
Moomins and Mydo Cardo	Japan	2001	2001
Engrish	Japan	2001	2001
Valentine’s Day	Japan	2001	2001

Series 2

Written 2013-4

More 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 Arrival: Tokyo Japan 2000 2013 Arrival: Inaka Japan 2000 2014 Riding the Kamioka-sen Japan 2000-2 2013 Onsen Japan 2000-2 2013

Bulgarian Jottings

Written 2008-present
A series of pieces written about my experiences whilst living and working in Varna, Bulgaria Sep. 2002-July 2003.

Title	Countries covered	Year of trip	Year written
In the Beginning…	Israel, Bulgaria	1997-2002	2004
Shumen	Bulgaria	2003	2003
Nazdravei!	Bulgaria	2003	2003
Razgrad and Isperikh	Macedonia, Bulgaria	2003	2003
Macedonia	Bulgaria	2003	2003

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: 

Christianity

• Poland 2012 Pt. 2: Częstochowa


• Balkania Pt. 7: On a Mission


• Balkania Pt. 9: And the Tsar, he chose a heavenly kingdom…


• Incredible India: Part 10: Ajmer

Islam

• Latvia, Georgia and Turkey: Pt. 6: Urfa and Harran


• Balkania Pt. 4: A Trip to Tutrakan: Tales of Devotion and Despair


• Incredible India: Part 5: Amritsar to Agra


• Incredible India: Part 10: Ajmer


• Incredible India: Part 17: Purana Qila, Humayun’s Tomb & the Jama Masjid

Hinduism

• Incredible India: Part 4: Amritsar - Silver, Golden and Psychedelic Temples


• Incredible India: Intermission: Hinduism


• Incredible India: Part 11: Pushkar I


• Incredible India: Part 12: Pushkar II


• Incredible India: Part 14: Delhi - the Lotus and ISKON Temples

Sikhism

• Incredible India: Part 1: Delhi - Paharganj and Chandni Chowk


• Incredible India: Intermission: Sikhism


• Incredible India: Part 2: Amritsar - The Golden Temple

Shinto and Buddhism

• Japanese Musings IV: Nihon no Shokyu

Bahai

• Incredible India: Part 14: Delhi - the Lotus and ISKON Temples

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
The Sacred Heart of Wales	UK	2012	2013
Across the Sound	UK	2013	2013

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
Elif, The Most Loved	Turkey	2003	2003
Macedonia	Macedonia	2003	2003