Paul has travelled extensively in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. He has spent the last nine years living and working in Indonesia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and China as an English teacher. When not preparing his students for exams, Paul writes travel articles for several foreign magazines and travel websites, as well as helping to research and write guidebooks for Footprint. Paul is the author of Footprint's Borneo and Malaysia & Singapore handbooks.

Introduction, Highlights map; Essentials - Planning your trip, Getting there, Getting around, Sleeping, Eating, Entertainment, Festivals and events, Shopping, Responsible travel, Books, Essentials A-Z; Kuala Lumpur and Singapore - Kuala Lumpur, Singapore; Sarawak - Kuching and around, Bandar Sri Amann and around, Sibu, Kapit and Belaga, North coast, Northern Sarawak, Background; Sabah - Kota Kinabalu, Off the coast and south of Kota Kinabalu, Gunung Kinabalu National Park, East coast, Background; Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan, Around Brunei, Listings, Background; Kalimantan - South Kalimantan: Kalsel & Kalteng, East Kalimantan (Kaltim), West Kalimantan (Kalbar), Background; Footnotes - Useful words and phrases, Glossary, Food glossary, Index.