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.

Croatia and Slovenia with Gretchen Strauch: 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 19, Edmonds Theater

Istanbul with Mary Ann Cameron: noon to 1:30 p.m. June 19, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Digital Photography for Travelers, Level 2 with Patricia Ridenour: 6 to 7 p.m. June 24, Rick Steves’ Travel Center

Venice, Florence, Rome with Reid Coen: 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 26, Edmonds Theater

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

Discover Egypt: 10 a.m. June 19

French For Travelers: 6 p.m. July 1

Italian for Travelers: 6 p.m. Aug. 5

Packing Like a Savvy Traveler: 10 a.m. Aug. 21

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

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