Paul Wilson

From 'The Alphabet Game':

Paul Wilson has been travel writing for over twenty years, and is a leading light on The Silk Road, past and present. He has also written a play: Shakespeare Tonight. If it is raining in Macclesfield, Paul can be found in Sydney, with his wife and family.

From 'The Silk Roads':

Paul Wilson was born in Macclesfield and took to unusual journeys early in life when, aged two, he fell out of his third-floor bedroom window. He went to King’s School, Macclesfield, before reading History and Ancient History at New College, Oxford.

Paul has been travelling the Silk Roads for over twenty years. He is the author of numerous books and articles about the Silk Road, and works on various Silk Road projects, including the UNWTO’s Silk Road Programme.

On his trips to the Orient he has maintained his support for Macclesfield Town Football Club, making him a true ‘Silkman’ on the Silk Road. He laid down the route for the first-ever Silk Route Cycle Expedition and took part in the 2008 event.