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 | Apr 11, 2011 | Atlantic Canada, Blog, Frommers, Guidebooks
I’ve been writing for the Frommer’s series since 2004, mostly about Atlantic Canada. This I contributed to year three very different projects for the company. Frommer’s Day by Day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island is part of a new...
by Andrew Hempstead | May 12, 2010 | 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,...
by Andrew Hempstead | Apr 29, 2009 | Atlantic Canada, Guidebooks
With two young children at home, rather than one extended trip to Atlantic Canada, I broke my research into two trips in 2008, and managed to cover all cities and major travel destinations through the region. The 5th edition of Moon Atlantic Canada and the 2nd edition...
by Andrew Hempstead | Apr 7, 2008 | British Columbia, Guidebooks, New editions
Our second child was born in late 2007, so travel was somewhat limited through the summer, but we did all make an extended trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island, travelling from north to south and out to the west coast, where we all enjoyed a three-night stay at the...
