Travel seminars

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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.

Trekking: Machu Pichu, Nepal &Camino: 1 p .m. April 5.

South America: Amazon Rainforest: 10 a.m. April 12.

South America: Chile, Argentina &Patagonia: 1 p.m. April 12.

Adventures in Morocco: 10 a.m. April 26.

Uzbekistan &Kyrgyzstan: 1 p.m. April 26.

Exotic (&Delicious) South India: 10 a.m. May 10.

Packing Like a Savvy Traveler: 10 a.m. May 17.

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.

Travel as a Volunteer with Joyce Major: 6 to 7 p.m. April 3, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

France with Michaelanne Jerome: 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 5, Edmonds Theater.

My Way Tours Q &A with Janine Fouts: 6 to 7 p.m. April 10, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Reykjavik Highlights: 48 Hours In Iceland with Kevin Williams, 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 12, Edmonds Theater.

Amsterdam with Tom Griffin: 6 to 7 p.m. April 17, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Women’s Seminar: Packing Light &Right with Joan Robinson: 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 19, Edmonds Theater.

Women’s Seminar: Traveling Solo with Lisa Friend: 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. April 19, Edmonds Theater.

Women’s Seminar: Traveling Healthy in Europe with Ava Wait: 1 to 2:15 p.m., Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Scotland with Julia Reams-Giersch: 6 to 7 p.m. April 24, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Village Italy with Heidi Van Sewell: 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 26., Edmonds Theater.

Prague with Cameron Hewitt: 6 to 7 p.m. May 1, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Turkey with Mary Ann Cameron: 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 3, Edmonds Theater.

Greece with Gretchen Strauch: noon to 1:30 p.m. May 3, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

European Sleeps: Beyond Hotels and B&Bs with Kevin Williams: 6 to 7 p.m. May 8, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Portugal with Rich Earl: 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 10, Edmonds Theater.

Barcelona with Dave Hoerlein: noon to 1:30 p.m. May 10, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Florence with Casey Gould: 6 to 7 p.m. May 15, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Paris with Keith Stickelmaier: 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. May 17, Edmonds Theater.

Austrian Highlights with Kevin Williams: noon to 1:30 p.m. May 17, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Best of the Adriatic with Cynthia Ballard: 6 to 7 p.m. May 22, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Traveling with a Tablet or Smartphone with Heather Locke: noon to 1:30 p.m. May 24, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Beginning German for Travelers with Stefanie Bielekova: 6 to 7 p.m. May 29, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Packing Light &Right with Joan Robinson: 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 31, Edmonds Theater.

Beginning Italian for Travelers: Part 1 with Graz Palumbo-Perry: noon to 1:30 p.m. May 31, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Beginning Italian for Travelers: Part 2 with Graz Palumbo-Perry: 2 to 3:30 p.m. May 31, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

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