Travel Calendar

Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door hosts free travel classes most Saturdays at the Edmonds Theater, 415 Main St., Edmonds, or at Rick Steves’ Travel Center, 130 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds.

  • Germany, Austria &Switzerland with Pat O’Connor, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28. Reservations are recommended. Call 425-771-8303, ext. 298, or visit www.ricksteves.com/seattle.

    Basic German for Travelers with Gretchen Strauch, noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

    European Architecture for Travelers with Dave Hoerlein, 6 to 7 p.m. March 5, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

    How to Write Extraordinary Travel Journals (and still have time to enjoy your trip) with Dave Fox, 6 to 7 p.m. March 12, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

    The Savvy Traveler offers free travel seminars most Saturdays at 112 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds.

  • China, 10 a.m. Feb. 28

    Ultimate Italy planning, 1 p.m. Feb. 28

    Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Montenegro. 10 a.m. March 7.

    Volunteer Tourism, 1 p.m. March 7.

    Reservations recommended. Call 425-744-6076, 877-225-1994, or visit www.savvytraveleredmonds.com.

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