Travel seminars

  • Friday, September 14, 2012 12:38pm
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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. Reservations are recommended. Call 425-771-8303, ext. 298, or go to www.ricksteves.com.

France with Steve Smith: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 15, Edmonds Theater.

France Q&A with Michaelanne Jerome: noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Packing Light and Right with Ann Neel: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 22, Edmonds Theater.

Digital Photography for Travelers with Chris Luczyk: 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 27, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Italy with Heidi Van Sewell: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 29, Edmonds Theater.

Seven Steps to Perfect Photos with John Greengo: 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4, Rick Steves’ Travel Center.

Rick’s Trip Report: Summer 2012 with Rick Steves: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 6, Edmonds Theater.

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

Botswana’s Okavango Delta: 10 a.m. Sept. 15.

Thailand off the Beaten Path: 1 p.m. Sept. 15.

East Africa: Maasai and the Safari of a Lifetime, 10 a.m. Sept. 22.

Southern Africa: From Desert to Delta and beyond, 1 p.m. Sept. 22.

Bali, Pearl of Indonesia: 10 a.m. Sept. 29.

Patagonia and Beyond: Chile and Argentina, 1 p.m. Sept. 29.

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