Brought up in East Africa gave the author early exposure to travel in foreign countries. Qualifying in medicine Roger Webber worked in Solomon Islands for the next ten years, during which time he undertook research which led to a programme of eliminating filariasis from the world. Posted to Tanzania as Medical Coordinator of an aid programme he completed his second travel book. In 1985 he joined the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where he made extensive visits to Asia resulting in the present title.
