Travel seminars

  • Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:29pm
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The Savvy Traveler

Travel seminars Saturdays at 112 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. Call 425-744-6076, 877-225-1994, or go to www.savvytraveleredmonds.com.

Italian for Travelers: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, July 31 to Aug. 28, $85.

Savvy Packing — From Cruising to Casual: 10 a.m. Aug. 23, $5.

Spain’s Camino de Santiago Walk: 10 a.m. Sept. 6.

Beauty of Nepal: 1 p.m. Sept. 6.

Turkey — Crossroads of Time and Culture:, 10 a.m. Sept. 13.

Indochina — Cambodia, Laos &Vietnam, 1 p.m. Sept. 13.

Wild Isthmus of Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua: 10 a.m. Sept. 20.

Trekking Machu Pichu, Nepal &Camino de Santiago: 1 p.m. Sept. 20.

Global Family Travels: 10 a.m. Sept. 27.

Trekking Nepal — Ins &Outs of the Ups &Downs: 1 p.m. Sept. 27.

Rick Steves’ Europe

Hosts free travel classes at the Edmonds Theater, 415 Main St., Edmonds, or at Rick Steves’ Travel Center, 130 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Reservations recommended. Call 425-771-8303, ext. 298, or go to www.ricksteves.com.

Istanbul — Where East Meets West with Mary Ann Cameron: 6 p.m. July 17, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Venice, Florence &Rome with Colleen Schaffer: 10 a.m. July 19, Edmonds Theater.

Italy Q &A with Heidi Van Sewell: noon, July 19, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Beginning Italian for Travelers with Graz Palumbo-Perry: 2 p.m. July 19 Edmonds Theater.

Packing Light &Right with Pat Lucyzk: 6 p.m. July 24, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Traveling with a Tablet or Smartphone with Kevin Williams: 10 a.m. July 26, Edmonds Theater.

Photographer’s Eye with John Greengo: noon, July 26, Rick Steves Travel Center.

St. Petersburg, Tallinn &Helsinki with Cameron Hewitt: 6 p.m. July 31, Rick Steves Travel Center.

France with Michaelanne Jerome: 10 a.m. Aug. 2, Edmonds Theater.

France Q &A with Michaelanne Jerome: noon Aug. 2, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Photographing Your Italy Trip with Chris Lucyzk: 6 p.m. Aug. 7, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Great Britain with Lauren Mills: 10 a.m., Aug. 9, Edmonds Theater.

Bulgaria with Mary Ann Cameron: noon, Aug. 9, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Prague with Cameron Hewitt: 6 p.m., Aug. 14, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Scandinavia with Rich Earl: 10 a.m., Aug. 16, Edmonds Theater.

Reykjavik Highlights: 48 Hours In Iceland with Kevin Williams: noon, Aug. 16, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Picasso for Travelers with Dave Hoerlein: 6 p.m., Aug. 21, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Belgium &Holland with Keith Stickelmaier: 10 a.m., Aug. 23, Edmonds Theater.

Nepal, Tibet and Mount Everest with the Mallory &Irvine Research Expedition with Schelleen Rathkopf: noon Aug. 23, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Beginning German for Travelers with Stefanie Bielekova: 6 p.m. Aug. 28, Rick Steves Travel Center.

Packing Light &Right with Pat Lucyzk: 10 a.m., Aug. 30, Edmonds Theater.

European Travel Planning 101 with Pat O’Connor: noon, Aug. 30, Rick Steves Travel Center.

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