by Andrew Hempstead | Feb 11, 2025 | Blog, Canada
As a former academy member of Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants I’ve had a chance to eat at many great dining rooms around the world, but, for me at least, the most renowned restaurants don’t always equate to the most memorable dining experiences....
by Andrew Hempstead | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Dorling Kindersley, New editions, New Zealand
I wrote and updated multiple editions of Moon New Zealand, which required a tremendous amount of on-the-ground research to make sure readers had the very best recommendations for what to see, where to stay, and what to eat. For DK Eyewitness New Zealand, the focus is...
by Andrew Hempstead | Dec 28, 2024 | Alberta, Blog, Canadian Rockies
Seeing firsthand the devastation caused by the July wildfire that destroyed almost a third of the town of Jasper is shocking, and talking with our Jasper friends whose lives have been upended is heartbreaking. But I spent a couple of days in Jasper earlier this fall...
by Andrew Hempstead | Nov 21, 2024 | Atlantic Canada, Blog, Canadian Rockies, New editions, Nova Scotia, Vancouver island
Most of the research I did for guidebooks published in late 2024 was done through the spring and summer of 2024, including trips to all Atlantic Canada provinces. A new edition of Best of Glacier, Banff and Jasper National Parks was published in March 2024 (2nd...
by Andrew Hempstead | Nov 21, 2023 | Awards, Blog
It was a memorable experience this week in Ottawa to have been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, joining a list of Canada’s most intrepid explorers, geographers, writers, astronauts, actors, and former Prime Ministers as inductees. From...
by Andrew Hempstead | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog, Lodging, Nova Scotia
For my most recent update of the Moon Atlantic Canada guidebook (publication in 2024) it was great to see a new wave of lodgings in the region, especially in Nova Scotia. As recently as a decade ago, choices were limited to familiar city hotels, roadside motels, bed...
