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About These Guidebooks
"For the following reasons, I believe the books
featured on this website combine the very best elements of what a travel guide
should be:
I do all the research and updating myself.
It's
necessary to use the telephone and Internet for some fact-checking, but for
the most part, I'm on the road in Canada, hiking the trails, staying at the
accommodations, and eating at the restaurants I review and recommend in these books.
I travel incognito.
All recommendations I make are
from personal experience. These books contain no advertising, nor are payments
accepted for inclusion.
I live in Canada.
The production of a new edition
doesn't entail a trip to a far off land, where every day on the road costs
myself or my publisher money. There is no starting point for me to work on a new
edition. Each book is an ever-evolving project punctuated with a deadline for a
new edition every two years.
Avalon Travel Publishing.
San Francisco-based Avalon Travel Publishing has been in
the guidebook business for over a quarter of a century, and has over 300 titles
currently in print. The publisher allows the author's voice to show through, while also
providing an organizational structure that allows readers to easily navigate the
book, detailed maps, and a comprehensive index."
—Andrew Hempstead
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is this
website all about?
Why is it different
to other travel sites?
How do I order your books?
Can you help me plan my trip to
Canada?
How can I
get listed in your guidebooks?
What about
licensing content?
How do I get
started as a travel writer?
WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ALL ABOUT?
This is the website of travel writer Andrew Hempstead. One of Andrew's
major clients is Avalon Travel Publishing, which publishes guidebooks under
the Moon Handbooks imprint. It is the Canadian titles in this series that
are showcased on this site.
WHY IS IT DIFFERENT TO
OTHER TRAVEL SITES?
This website has been developed using extracts from printed guidebooks.
Rather than comprising nothing more than links to other sites or pages
filled with advertisements, the text has been researched and written by a
travel writer.
We don't pretend that you will find
everything you need here, but hopefully this website will prove to be a good
place to start planning your trip to Canada, while also giving you a taste of
the guidebooks that have helped tens of thousands of readers make the most
of their time and money while traveling in Canada.
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HOW DO I ORDER BOOKS?
The guidebooks featured on this website can be
found on the shelves of bookstores worldwide. Print out this
PDF file (or the html version) and take it with you to your local bookstore to help with ordering.
The Travel to Canada website is affiliated with the Amazon online bookstores in the
United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Click through the Amazon links
provided on the pages featuring each book for title information, price, and
availability.
Booksellers
Moon Handbooks are
distributed to the book trade in the U.S.A. by Publishers Group West. If
you would like to stock these books, call 510-528-1444 or
800-788-3123, fax. 510-528-8167.
For contact information for other regions of the
world, see the Booksellers page.
CAN YOU HELP ME PLAN MY TRIP TO
CANADA?
While Andrew enjoys hearing from
his readers, he regrets that he does not have the time to answer individual
questions about planning a trip to Canada. You will find everything you need
in the printed guidebooks.
If all you want is some general travel planning information, start by
visiting the Trip Planning Tips for Travel
to Canada pages on this site.
HOW CAN I GET LISTED IN YOUR
GUIDEBOOKS?
Inclusion is based on the author's
experiences. No paid advertisements are accepted. If you would like to
submit information about your establishment or tell us about changes, please
contact us:
Andrew Hempstead
PO Box 4764
Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1E9
andrew@westerncanadatravel.com
WHAT ABOUT LICENSING CONTENT?
All text and photographs are copyright . For permission to
use content, please e-mail
atpcontent@avalonpub.com at Avalon Travel Publishing.
HOW DO I GET
STARTED AS A TRAVEL WRITER?
The section of
this website Travel Writing as a Business
supplies some basics.
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