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

Italy with Julie Coen: 10 t0 11:30 a.m. May 8, Edmonds Theater

Turkish Cooking with Sureyya Gokeri: Noon to 1:30 p.m. May 8, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Italy’s Art Treasures with Gene Openshaw: 6 to 7 p.m. May 13, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

European Rail Skills with Laura Terrenzio: 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 15, Edmonds Theater

Get the Most Out of Your Travel Agent with Elizabeth Holmes: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Rick Steves’ Travel Center

How to Write Great Travel Tales with Dave Fox: 6 to 7 p.m. May 20, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Greece with Julie Coen: 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 22, Edmonds Theater

Traveling Solo with Lisa Friend: Noon to 1:30 p.m. May 22, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Beginning German for Travelers with Gretchen Strauch: 6 to 7 p.m. May 27, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Packing Light and Right with Ann Neel: 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 29, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

European Cuisine with Conny Schober: Noon to 1:30 p.m. May 29, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

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

Packing Like a Savvy Traveler: 10 a.m. May 15

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and East African Safaris: 10 a.m. May 22

Protecting Sea Turtles Through Conservation Travel: 1 p.m. May 22

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

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