A review of island life: its landscapes, foods, histories and futures
ISLE OF THE MONTH
Hydra, Greece
THE ISSUE
To arrive is not merely to land
Island Review looks closely at the places that sit at the edge of maps and water: how they are remembered, lived, protected and remade.
SPECIAL FEATURE
Why Odysseus Needed Islands
Odysseus without islands is like butter without bread. Islands are a key background character in the epic story reflect the lands where it was written and created.
ESSAY · CYCLADES
What an island teaches us about scale
On a small piece of land, distance becomes intimate: a path, a harbour, a field, a table. The world is not reduced, it is approachable.
AT THE TABLE
The long lunch, reconsidered
In the shade of a village taverna, time is measured by the arrival of tomatoes, fish, bread and conversation
FIELD NOTES
Dispatches from the water’s edge
Architecture, nature, walking and the enduring pull of the horizon