From the foreword "Preaparing for a plant hunting expedition, especilly your first one, is naturally cause for great excitement and a certain apprehension. It is, after all, a prelude to adventure, and adventure is the lifeblood of any endeavour involving travel to pastures new... It is the spirit of adventure that underpins Mark Flanagan's and Tony Kirkham's approach to the travels described in this book, and their writing strongly reflects their own sences of pioneering and achievement. Indeed, reading their varied accounts, wich are written in the first person present, allows us the illusion of being fellow travellers, sharing at first hand their sucesses and disappointments, their highs and lows"
-Roy Lancaster