David recalls his first arrival on Ios in the late 1960s, at a time when the island was still far removed from mass tourism and had become a destination for young travelers searching for freedom, adventure, and alternative ways of living.
Through personal memories, he reflects on the hippie era, low-budget backpacking across Europe and the East, and his early impressions of Greece and Ios.
This interview constitutes an archival record within Echoes of Ios / Historiogram of Ios, a living digital archive dedicated to the oral history and cultural memory of Ios.