‘Clean Breaks, 500 New Ways to See the World,’ published in August 2009 by Rough Guides, wastes no time getting down to business. And why should it? In keeping with its title, it makes a clean break from so many things, including some guidebook conventions. After a mere page and a half of introduction, it plunges into a dazzling world of fresh experiences.

Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith, the joint authors of ‘Clean Breaks,’ share the reasons why they have written this worldwide guide to holidays that are good for local people and the planet.

Clean Breaks, 500 New Ways to See the World (read a review), published in August 2009 by Rough Guides, is a full-colour guide of the authors’ handpicked choices of the world’s best hotels, tours and activities run by people who are passionate about what they do in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.