'Shamus Sillar has an award-winning PhD in Roman History from the University of Queensland, and at 30, left university teaching to travel and write. After his year in Italy with his wife, Shamus worked as the managing editor of two lifestyle magazine groups first in Shanghai and now in Singapore. Shamus' travel articles have been published by National Geographic and Conde Nast.'
Source: Allen & Unwin website, http://www.allenandunwin.com/
Sighted: 13/12/2011