A collection of poignant, bizarre, adventurous and sometimes scary tales - for the most part factually true and experienced by the author during years of travel with an international aid agency, and also as a naturalist. It takes the reader on a series of rich experiences through Liberia, Sudan, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Russian far east and Brazil. There are tigers, elephants, bizarre people and crazy situations. A coup, a hijacking, the slaughter of endangered wildlife and more.