Travel classes, seminars

Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door hosts free travel classes from 10 to 11 a.m. (unless otherwise noted) most Saturdays at the Edmonds Theater, 415 Main St., Edmonds.

  • Turkey with Mehlika Seval, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 2.
  • Venice, Florence and Rome with Heidi Sewell, Feb. 9.
  • European Rail Skills with Laura Terrenzio, Feb. 16.
  • How to take a better travel photo and understand digital photography with Patricia Ridenour, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16.
  • Packing light &right with Joan Robinson, Feb 23.

    Reservations are recommended. Call 425-771-8303, ext. 298, or visit www.ricksteves.com/seattle.

    The Savvy Traveler offers travel seminars at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. most Saturdays at 112 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds.

  • China-Yunnan Province, 10 a.m. Jan. 26.
  • Sicily, 1 p.m. Jan. 26
  • India, 10 a.m. Feb. 2.
  • Peru, 1 p.m. Feb. 2.
  • Italian for travelers, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 7 to March 6.
  • Greece and Croatia, 10 a.m. Feb. 9.
  • France: Brittany, Normandy and Paris, 1 p.m. Feb. 9
  • Packing like a savvy traveler, 10 a.m. Feb. 16.
  • Morocco, 10 a.m. Feb. 23.
  • Planning a Greece vacation, 1 p.m. Feb. 23.

    Classes are free; reservations recommended. Call 425-744-6076, 877-225-1994, or visit www.savvytraveleredmonds.com.

    The Traveler’s Language Cafe offers daylong seminar on useful language for travelers. Classes run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Cost is $98, which includes a printed language guide, catered lunch, snacks and beverages.

  • Spanish, Jan. 19, March 1
  • Italian, Feb. 2, March 15
  • French, March 8

    Call 360-914-0391 for details and location or visit www.nwlanguageacademy.com.

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