by Andrew Hempstead | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog, Guidebooks, Reviews
I’ve worked for most major guidebook publishers, and each series has its sell points, but the Moon guides have always stood out to me for their stellar reputation as go-to guides for travelers that are serious about learning more about the destinations they...
by Andrew Hempstead | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog, Events, Guidebooks
It was a memorable weekend in San Francisco helping Moon Guides celebrate 50 years of guidebook publishing. A testament to Moon’s stellar reputation was the attendance of guidebook publishers from as far away as Europe and Asia, dozens of guidebook writers, and...
by Andrew Hempstead | Dec 17, 2022 | Blog, Canada, Dorling Kindersley, New editions, Northwest Territories, Yukon
Published by London-based Dorling Kindersley, The Eyewitness series is renowned for its photographic coverage of destinations around the world. I’ve worked as an updater and editor on multiple editions of DK Eyewitness Canada, and many of my photos have been...
by Andrew Hempstead | Mar 4, 2022 | Blog, Canadian Rockies, Photography
Buying and selling photographs in 2022 has changed greatly. It wasn’t that long ago that I was selling golf course and rodeo photos through a major stock agency, paying Agpix for a daily email want list, and relying on Cradoc software for photo pricing. How...
by Andrew Hempstead | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog, British Columbia, COVID, Travel with children
I cancelled all work-related travel for this year, but our family also wanted some ocean time, so we decided to head out to Vancouver Island and stay in a self-contained property, thereby minimizing risk to ourselves or others. Driving would have entailed food and gas...
by Andrew Hempstead | May 25, 2020 | Banff, Blog, Canadian Rockies, COVID
Due to the pandemic, tourism in 2020 in the Canadian Rockies is shaping up very differently than usual. I am assuming that visitors will not be allowed to enter Canada for much of this year, meaning that the millions of tourists from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the...
