Travel seminars

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 p.m., April 2 to 30
  • Successful Treks — Patagonia, Nepal, Peru, Camino: 1 p.m., April 4
  • Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana &Zambia: 10 a.m., April 11
  • Volunteer Travel: 1 p.m., April 11
  • Africa in Focus: Our Favorite Spots: 10 a.m., April 25
  • Bhutan: Land of Gross National Happiness: 10 a.m., May 2
  • Indochina — Cambodia, Laos &Vietnam: 1 p.m., May 2
  • Galapagos for the Holiday Season: 10 a.m., May 16
  • Packing like a Savvy Traveler: 10 a.m., May 30

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.

  • Normandy with Tom Griffin: 6 p.m., April 2, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
  • Venice, Florence &Rome with Colleen Schaffer: 10 a.m., April 4, Edmonds Theater
  • Beginning Italian for Travelers with Graz Palumbo-Perry: Noon, April 4, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
  • Portugal with Rich Earl: 6 p.m., April 9, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
  • Spain with Dave Hoerlein: 10 a.m., April 11, Edmonds Theater
  • Florence with Casey Gould: Noon, April 11, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
  • Traveling with a Tablet or Smartphone with Kevin Williams: 10 a.m., April 18, Edmonds Theater
  • Belgium and Holland with Keith Stickelmaier: Noon, April 18, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
  • Scotland with Robyn Stencil: 6 p.m., April 23, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
  • Village Italy with Dave Hoerlein: 10 a.m., April 25, Edmonds Theater
  • Hosteling — Not Just for Youth Anymore with Kevin Williams: Noon, April 25, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
  • Rome Beyond the Basics: Art &History with Don De Santis: 6 p.m., April 30, Rick Steves’ Travel Center
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