Travel Seminars

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.

Italy with Julie Coen, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 1, Edmonds Theater

Beginning Italian for Travelers with Graz Palumbo-Perry, noon to 1:30p.m. Aug. 1, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

The Basque Region of Spain and France with Ruth Ann Rouse, 6:30 to 7:30 pm Aug. 6, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

England with Sarah Murdoch, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Aug. 8, Edmonds Theater

Digital Photography for Travelers with Patricia Ridenour, noon to 1:30 p.m., Aug. 8, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

European Rail Skills with Laura Terrenzio, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 13, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Travel Skills with Gretchen Strauch. 10 to 11:30 a.m., Aug. 15, Edmonds Theater

Travel Drawing with Andy Goulding, noon to 1:30 p.m., Aug. 15, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Beginning Italian for Travelers with Graz Palumbo-Perry, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 20, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Beginning French for Travelers with Michelle Martin, noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Turkey with Mary Ann Cameron, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 27, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Packing Light and Right with Joan Robinson, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Aug. 29, Edmonds Theater

Beginning Turkish for Travelers with Sureyya Gokeri, noon to 1:30 p.m., Aug. 29, Edmonds Theater

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

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

Call 425-744-6076, 877-225-1994, or go to www.savvytraveleredmonds.com.

Italian For Travelers, 6 p.m. Aug. 6

Packing Like a Savvy Traveler, 10 a.m. Aug. 22

Italy: Travel Tips and Tricks, 1 p.m. Sept. 5

Discover Bhutan, a Himalayan Kingdom, 10 a.m. Sept.12

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