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 also the author of Footprint's Borneo guide.

Introduction; Essentials - Planning your trip, Getting there, Getting around, Sleeping, Eating, Entertainment, Festivals and events, Shopping, Activities and tours, Responsible tourism, Essentials A-Z; Kuala Lumpur - Ins and outs, Background, Modern Kuala Lumpur, Sights, Around Kuala Lumpur, Listings; Northern Peninsula - Highlands and hill stations, Ipoh and around, Penang, Alor Star and around, Pulau Langkawi; Southern Peninsula - Melaka and around, Johor Bahru, Pulau Tioman and around, Endau Rompin National Park; East Coast Peninsula - Ins and outs, Background, Kuantan and around, Pahang's national parks, Kampong Cherating and around, Kuala Terengganu and around, Redang archipelago, The Perhentian Islands, Kota Bharu and around; Sarawak - Kuching and around, Bandar Sri Aman and around, Sibu, Kapit & Belaga, North coast, Northern Sarawak, Background; Sabah - Kota Kinabalu, OFf the coast and sout of Kota Kinabalu, North of Kota Kinabalu, Gunung Kinabalu National Park, East coast, Background; Background - History, Modern Malaysia, Economy, Culture, Religion, Land and environment, Books; Singapore - Planning your trip, Getting there, Getting around, Sleeping, Eating, Festivals and events, Shopping, Essentials A-Z, Sights, Listings, History, Modern Singapore; Footnotes - Malaysian words and phrases, Glossary, Malaysian and Singaporean food glossary; Index