| | Lighting Out | p. 1 |
| | The Mother of the World | p. 6 |
| | Up and Down the Nile | p. 29 |
| | The Dervishes of Omdurman | p. 54 |
| | The Osama Road to Nubia | p. 69 |
| | The Djibouti Line to Harar | p. 91 |
| | The Longest Road in Africa | p. 118 |
| | Figawi Safari on the Bandit Road | p. 149 |
| | Rift Valley Days | p. 173 |
| | Old Friends in Bat Valley | p. 195 |
| | The MV Umoja Across Lake Victoria | p. 225 |
| | The Bush Train to Dar es Salaam | p. 240 |
| | The Kilimanjaro Express to Mbeya | p. 261 |
| | Through the Outposts of the Plateau | p. 278 |
| | The Back Road to Soche Hill School | p. 304 |
| | River Safari to the Coast | p. 329 |
| | Invading Drummond's Farm | p. 349 |
| | The Bush Border Bus to South Africa | p. 371 |
| | The Hominids of Johannesburg | p. 379 |
| | The Wild Things at Mala Mala | p. 404 |
| | Faith, Hope, and Charity on the Limpopo Line | p. 418 |
| | The Trans-Karoo Express to Cape Town | p. 437 |
| | Blue Train Blues | p. 468 |