PHOTOGRAPHS: JERÓNIMO ALBA/SUPERSTOCK, AXIOM PHOTOGRAPHIC/DESIGN PICS/SUPERSTOCK, CALATHEAPHOTO/ALAMY, HELEN CATHCART, JUSTIN FOULKES, MATTHEW HART/ALAMY, MICHAEL HEFFERNAN, TIPS IMAGES/SUPERSTOCK
Right now, Hydra in Greece is calling. The tiny island is known for the preservation of its old town and a ban on cars – the soundtrack to rush hour is the clip-clopping of donkeys plodding by.