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- Location:
- Seattle, WA, 98103
- Phone:
- (206) 634-3453
- Mon - Sat:
- 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Sun:
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Saturday, June 20 at 9:00am - Travels with Willie: Adventure...
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Wednesday, June 10 at 7:00pm - Our Annual Slides & Tell with ...
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Tuesday, May 26 at 7:00pm - Dancing Matt Around the World ...
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Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00pm - Solo Travelers
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Saturday, May 16 at 9:00am - Hiking Northern Greece with Wa...
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Tuesday, May 12 at 7:00pm - Silk Road Journey From Xi’an t...
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Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00pm - Bhutan: Cultural Trek, Multi-d...
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Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00pm - Walking the Camino de Santiago
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Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00pm - Gutsy Women
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Saturday, April 18 at 9:00am
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Local Seattle guy, world traveler, frequent KUOW contributor and avid recycler Willie Weir joins us to celebrate his latest book, Travels with Willie. It is a book is about fi...
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Time:7:00PM Wednesday, June 10th
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Yes, tonight we wrap up our 10th season of WWB presentations and that means it’s time for Slides & Tell, where YOU get to be the star of the show. We invite customers to bring...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, May 26th
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Matt Harding, the YouTube sensation with more than 20,000,000 views, has just published a book of the story behind his dancing/traveling phenomenon. Dancing Matt Around the Wo...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, May 19th
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Join us for an informal gathering of travelers as they meet and learn from each other’s travel experiences and share wisdom learned on the road. Whether you’re preparing for y...
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Time:9:00AM Saturday, May 16th
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Discover the mountains of northern Greece! In the “hidden” region of Zagori you’ll find a landscape filled with lovely mountain villages connected by a network of stone-tiled ...
Host:Wide World Books & Maps
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, May 12th
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Roughly half of China—the western half— seems to bear about as much resemblance to classic China as Chicago does to Santa Fe. The fascination and mystery that drew the adventu...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, May 5th
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with Sandy Braun, Adventure Associates
Join Sandra Braun, seasoned travel guide and founder of Adventure Associates, for a special visual presentation on one of the world's smallest and most extraordinary countries...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, April 28th
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with author Ben Cole
The Camino de Santiago (the Way of St James) is a glorious walk across the north of Spain, following an ancient pilgrimage route west to the magnificent cathedral at Santiago ...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, April 21st
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Join us as we host an informal gathering for women to meet and learn from each other's travel experiences and share wisdom learned from the road. Bring your coffee and your qu...
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Time:9:00AM Saturday, April 18th
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with authors Leslie Forsbery and Michelle Duffy
Traveling with your kids can be a fun-filled, transformational experience for the whole family, especially if you are well prepared. Tonight, experienced traveling moms and co...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, April 14th
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with Dr. Andy Luks
Are you planning a trip to Machu Picchu or Nepal or the high Rockies? Then don’t miss local physician Andy Luks’ very informative presentation on travel at extreme altitudes. ...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, April 7th
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with David Rothschild, the Adventure Travel Company
Vietnam offers travelers a huge variety of fascinating sites, ethnic minorities, regional delicacies and renowned beauty. From the rice terraced hills to the bustling Old Quar...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, March 31st
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with author Christopher Sanford, M.D.
Travel safely throughout the developing world with this easy to read, knowledgeable, and light enough to pack book. With many targeted suggestions and strategies for reducing ...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, March 24th
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Get together with other soloists!
Join us for an informal gathering of travelers as they meet and learn from each other’s travel experiences and share wisdom learned on the road. Whether you’re preparing for y...
Host:Wide World Books & Maps
Time:9:00AM Saturday, March 21st
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John and Candace Sheehan recently fulfilled a long-held dream and lived for a year in the countryside in Umbria Italy. Beginning with the practical - why and how they did this...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, February 24th
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Join us as we host an informal gathering for women to meet and learn from each other's travel experiences and share wisdom learned from the road. Bring your coffee and your qu...
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Time:9:00AM Saturday, February 21st
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A cold February night seems just right for a warm evening of great stories and slide show from Siberia. Our friend and author Bob Birkby recently swung a pack onto his shoulde...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, February 17th
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The astonishing breadth and beauty of Peru is unsurpassed: glistening 20,000 ft. Andean peaks tower above crystalline glacial lakes, the majestic heritage of the Inca civiliza...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, February 10th
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Once a month on Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's Restaurant for a cooking class. The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but i...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, February 3rd
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December 9th Tuesday 7pm
Join Nadia Hakki, a veteran Wide World Books employee, and her husband Pat, on their 2007 Ethiopian journey. Through their spectacular slides we’ll meet the unique and colorfu...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, December 9th
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January 27th Tuesday 7pm
Exuberant Meli Seval, best known for presentation of her Turkish homeland, tonight takes us to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Offering both historic and contemporary views of thes...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, January 27th
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January 20th Tuesday 7pm
Thailand has long been one of the foremost jewels of Southeast Asian travel. Blessed with a dizzying array of natural wonders, a welcoming society, a splendid cultural heritag...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, January 20th
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January 13th Tuesday 7pm Heavy Earth Golden Sky
This unique collection of life stories written by contemporary Tibetan women gives us a special look into the hearts and minds of today's young Tibetans. The writers hail from...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, January 13th
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Or How I Stopped Worrying and Loved the Blog with Wide World’s own Tim Coombs
While most of us travel to get away, these days home can be as close as the nearest internet cafe. For better or worse, the advent of free internet technologies such as bloggi...
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Time:7:00PM Tuesday, January 6th
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