by Andrew Hempstead | May 10, 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Blog, Guidebooks, Newfoundland & Labrador
Moon Travel Guides usually have a three-year cycle for updates and new editions, but the current 2025 edition of my Newfoundland and Labrador book is selling well, and I’ve been asked to update it this year. So I’m all booked for two trips out east, the...
by Andrew Hempstead | Jun 11, 2024 | Blog, Canada, Dorling Kindersley, Guidebooks
I’ve updated and edited multiple editions of DK Eyewitness Canada over the last 15 years. For the most recent edition, I updated the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Newfoundland chapters as well as te front and back section chapter. The new edition...
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 | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog, Canadian Rockies, Guidebooks, New editions
Although travel restrictions to Canada were lifted earlier this year, International travellers have not returned to pre-pandemic numbers. That said, Banff was as busy as ever this summer with local and domestic travellers filling hotels, restaurants, campgrounds, and...
by Andrew Hempstead | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog, Canadian Rockies, Guidebooks, New editions
Avalon Travel has been publishing books in their new “Best of Parks” series for a few years, but all titles have been to U.S. parks. I was approached by the company last year to co-author a new book in the series that would combine Glacier National Park...
