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 | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog, British Columbia, Guidebooks
Since Moon Alberta was discontinued a few years back, I’ve spent less time exploring Alberta and more time in the neighbouring province of British Columbia. The manuscript for the next edition of Moon British Columbia will not be due until 2021, but by spreading...
by Andrew Hempstead | May 1, 2018 | Blog, British Columbia, Canadian Rockies, Guidebooks
It was a busy 2017 research season for me, with manuscripts for four new editions coming due in September: Moon British Columbia, Moon Vancouver Island, Moon Canadian Rockies, and Moon Banff National Park. Living in the region allows me to spread my research out over...
by Andrew Hempstead | May 3, 2014 | Blog, British Columbia, Guidebooks
With an early September 2013 due date for manuscripts, I travelled extensively throughout last year for new editions of my Moon guidebooks to British Columbia, starting with a trip to Vancouver in March and wrapping up with a mid-summer family camping adventure...
by Andrew Hempstead | May 17, 2011 | Blog, British Columbia, Guidebooks
I had a few commissions in 2010, which along with preparing the 40th anniversary edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, kept me busy work-wise. Updates for Moon British Columbia and Moon Vancouver and Victoria were both fairly straightforward. With two children...
by Andrew Hempstead | May 12, 2010 | Blog, British Columbia, Canadian Rockies, Guidebooks
My 2009 research trips kept me close to home, with solo and family trips throughout the Canadian Rockies, across the southern Alberta prairies, through the Kootenays/Okanagan Valley and to Vancouver Island. My city time was spent in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton,...
