Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Glossary 8
4. Chapter 1. Quitting the Day Job. High Wycombe, UK 13
5. Chapter 2. The Storm Before the Calm. Southern Thailand 20
6. Chapter 3. Dry Country Blues. Central, Northern Thailand 39
7. Chapter 4. Missing in Action. Luzon, The Philippines 57
8. Chapter 5. Jeepneys and Jeopardy. Mindanao, The Philippines 71
9. Chapter 6. The Swimming Pool Trail. Southern Vietnam 88
10. Chapter 7. One Cup of Tea? Northeast India 103
11. Chapter 8. Rusty’s Return. Peninsular Malaysia 123
12. Chapter 9. The Toktor Will See You Now. Southwest Sumatra 147
13. Chapter 10. The Eight Colour Bird. Taiwan 169
14. Chapter 11. Who’s the Daddy? Sabah, Borneo 189
15. Chapter 12. The Famous Five. Sabah, Borneo 208
16. Chapter 13. The Heart of Darkness. Southwest Uganda 228
17. Chapter 14. Mad Dogs and Englishman. Halmahera, Sulawesi, Peleng 249
18. Chapter 15. The Mysterious Mr. Klau. Bali, Sumba, West Timor, Flores 278
19. Chapter 16. Billabongs and Bowers. Northern Australia 293
20. Chapter 17. Strange Days. Manus 304
21. Chapter 18. Adrift in Time. The Solomon Islands 313
22. Chapter 19. A Rare Bird Indeed. Sri Lanka 324
23. Chapter 20. And the First Shall Be Last. Zambia 330
24. Acknowledgements 341
25. The Treasure Chest 345