Clean Breaks: 500 new ways to see the world (Rough Guide Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Jeremy Smith (Author), Richard Hammond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 2009 | Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides

"Clean Breaks" unearths 500 unique experiences and new ways to travel that make a real difference to the lives of local people and the planet. It lets you discover a wealth of new adventures from sleeping in houseboats in Kerala and witnessing the zebra migration in Botswana to taking the train-hotel from Paris to Madrid. Whether you fancy living like a local in a tipi with Native American Indians, riding with cowboys in Venezuela or staying in a bunkhouse barn in the Brecon Beacons, this guide is packed with the how, where and when to plan your next extraordinary experience. Authors Richard Hammond, Green Travel Correspondent for "The Guardian", and Jeremy Smith, former Editor of "The Ecologist Magazine", combine cultural sensitivity with practical advice, hand-picking the best hotels, resorts, and tours run by earth-friendly people who are passionate about what they do, assuring a spectacular choice of inspirational travel ideas without compromising on the quality of your holiday. Whether you wish to experience a climate-friendly home-stay or simply want to see the world in a new light; make your next trip a clean break.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book is packed with off-the-beaten-track adventures that minimize environmental impact. Flipping to any page to find a prospect like Walk with rhinos at Leshiba or Pick a Papaya in Sri Lanka makes for lush material for either planning or daydreaming. --Sierra Magazine s blog

About the Author

Written by Richard Hammond, Green Travel Correspondent for The Guardian and Jeremy Smith, former Editor of The Ecologist Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides (August 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1848360479
• ISBN-13: 978-1848360471
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #803,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Green with envy over these authors who traveled green!, December 20, 2009

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Clean Breaks: 500 new ways to see the world (Rough Guide Travel Guides) by Jeremy Smith and Richard Hammond

Rough Guides (August 3, 2009)

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Kiwi Magazine Review:

While reading about all of these amazing `green' adventures, I was positively green with envy. Oh, to be one of these two authors! I devoured this book, adding destination after destination to my bucket list. Having been a Peace Corps volunteer in Slovakia, I did have to laugh out loud at the one listing for my old home; the listing says that the destination is easily accessible from Krakow and Budapest. So, I peeked at many of the other places I have traveled like Transylvania (Romania), Kenya, Uganda, Turkey and dozens of others. I decided that I may need to take some of the authors' advice with the tiniest grain of dead sea salt.