Sustainable travel is all the rage. For most people, the idea of sustainable travel conjures up images of yoga retreats and camping in forests, drinking nothing but water and eating a “clean” diet. And this is the problem with the notion of travelling sustainably. We all need to be more careful about how we use the world’s valuable resources, but for many, sacrificing the creature comforts we’ve become used to is a step too far.
It’s this idea that underpins the work of Angelos Michalopoulos and his family on the unspoilt Greek island of Ios (also known as Io or Nio). One of the Cyclades group of islands in the Aegean Sea, about an hour away by ferry from Santorini, Ios has managed to escape the overdevelopment that’s swamped other Greek islands
