While writing her book Enchanted Islands, Laura Coffey set out on a quest to find the real-life Mediterranean islands that supposedly inspired the fantastical lands in The Odyssey. In this talk, we’ll journey to the island of the sun god, to the volcanic island where Aelous Guardian of the Winds lived, to Calypso's island, the home of the one-eyed Cyclops, and roam through the magical 'island full of wonders' where Christopher Nolan is currently filming his upcoming blockbuster take on The Odyssey. We will even consider if Homer has been misgendered, as Samuel Butler argued back in the 19th century, and consider the enduring appeal of this 3,000-year-old myth. Join us as we encounter sea monsters and sex goddesses, fragile masculinity, toxic gods and polyamory as we look again at this old text with fresh eyes. Together, we'll explore what myths are, the importance of the stories we tell ourselves, and the magical task of mapping imaginary worlds. Laura Coffey is a travel writer, happiest in motion. Her work has been published in places like The Times, The Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar, Condé Nast Traveller, The Guardian and BBC Travel. When she's not writing she works to scale tech-start ups and previously advised three Prime Ministers and set up a new retail bank in the UK. Enchanted Islands is a beautifully written tale that weaves together memoir and mythology and invites us to consider the meaning of home. Stephen Fry called it  magical and captivating, hugely recommended  and it has been long-listed for the Runican Prize 2025 as well as selected by Wanderlust and Citizen Femme as one of the best travel books of 2024. Please note that this talk carries a trigger warning for discussions of terminal cancer, death, and grief. If you have a disability you wish us to consider when attending our events, please inform the staff in advance.

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倫敦

英國

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Noemiey

倫敦標誌性建築之一巴比肯中心內美麗的溫室。下雨天郊遊的好選擇。

克拉裏奇酒店，梅伯恩酒店系列

當地風情酒店

多切斯特酒店

奢華酒店

威斯敏斯特教堂

人氣景點

夜景

M33***70

非常值得去，深深感受到厚重的英國文化及英國對科學文化藝術等各個領域人才的重視，我們去的時候排隊不到一小時就可以入場了，場內順序安排非常合理，中文翻譯器很好用。

大英博物館

博物館

M29***10

親測，逛博物館一定要購買講解服務。今天上午打卡大英博物館。幸運的是我英明的選擇了購買了更貴的高級講解。戴安娜老師的講解，全程生動有趣，且不乏專業性。不但告訴你看到了什麼，並能深入淺出的了解展品背後的歷史，讓你體會各個文化的特點，還能對比華夏文明的不同。戴安娜老師，像一位智者不但分享展品的故事，更展現英國特殊的人文感召力，以及一位親歷者的感受。其淵博的知識，北京人的文化底蘊。更是讓我們感受到情切，流連忘返。同行的團友分分決定補聽1小時。安娜老師還會分享最佳機位，讓你紅出朋友圈。

卡多根，貝夢德酒店，倫敦

倫敦, 鄰近哈羅德百貨公司|車路士

文華東方酒店，倫敦海德公園

倫敦, 鄰近哈羅德百貨公司|騎士橋

倫敦 OWO 萊佛士酒店

白金漢宮

歷史建築

D27***80

非常值得去的景點，最好能不少於2個小時。大氣不豪橫，有歷史感不陳舊。每一步都很難移動，目不暇接美不勝收，看不夠，不捨得往前走。不允許拍照。

倫敦眼

隨買隨用

即日可用

300***84

英國倫敦市的地標性建築之一 遊客很多 網上訂票很方便 現在直接驗票進入 全程30分鐘左右 可以飽覽倫敦市區美景 是去英國旅遊的必打卡景點之一

溫莎城堡

明日可用

Robert_Tai

景色很美。不過，相對於票價來說，參觀時間有點短（個人看法）

時間：	Jun 5, 2025（UTC+0）結束
地點：	Barbican Library