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A slide lecture on Yugoslavia, Iberia and the Canary Islands will be presented by the Hunt Branch, Fullerton Public Library, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the library, 201 S. Basque Ave., Fullerton. Admission free. For more information, call (714) 871-9451.

Asia will be the subject of writer-explorer Tovya Wager at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Brentwood branch, Los Angeles Public Library, 11820 San Vicente Blvd. Admission free. For more information, call (213) 826-6579.

The island chain of Japan will be the subject of a travel lecture sponsored by Venice Community Adult School, Los Angeles Unified School District, from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday at Burton Chace Park Community Building, west end of Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Admission free. For additional information, call (213) 306-8111 after 1 p.m.

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“Castles and Chateaux of France” will be presented by the Rancho Palos Verdes Dept. of Recreation and Parks in the third of a series of slide lectures from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at Fred Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes. Fee is $17. For more information, call (213) 541-8114 or (213) 541-4566.

A two-night workshop on “The Psychology of Flying” will be held by Newport Beach-based Thairapy from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and March 24 at the Santa Monica Airport Administration Building, 3200 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. Cost is $115. For registration and more information, call (714) 756-1133.

A slide lecture about offbeat adventures in Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be held by the Bon Voyage Travel Club on Friday at 7:45 p.m. in the Community Room, 9696 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Admission $5. For more information, call (213) 472-5726.

American Youth Hostels will hold a budget workshop for European travel at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Los Angeles International Hostel, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro. Admission $3. For more information, call (213) 831-8846.

Tours and cruises, Europe, will be discussed by Bullock’s Travel Del Amo from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Bullock’s Travel Bureau, Bullock’s Del Amo, 21600 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance 90503. Admission is free. For additional information, call (213) 542-1546.

A fair on travel, adventure and caravan camps for youths will be held by the American Camping Assn. and the Western Assn. of Independent Camps from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Harbor Day School, 3443 Pacific View Drive, Corona Del Mar, and March 20 at the Buckley School, 3900 Stansbury Ave., Sherman Oaks. Admission is free.

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Bicycle touring in Europe will be the subject of DeKalb, Ill.-based Euro-Bike Tours at 7:30 p.m. on March 23 at the Holiday Inn, 120 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica. Admission is free. For more information, call (815) 758-8851.

Cities and villages of France and northern Italy by car will be the subject of a slide lecture from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on March 24 at Roxbury Recreation Center, Roxbury Memorial Park, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills. Admission is free. For more information, call (213) 550-4761.

A seminar on “How to Travel Independently and Successfully, Step by Step” will be held by Maps to Anywhere Travel Bookstore on March 27 at 2 p.m. at 1514 N. Hillhurst Ave., Hollywood. Admission $5. For reservations and more information, call (213) 660-2101.

Water-oriented vacations, including houseboats, will be featured at the 20th annual Anaheim “Boat Lovers’ Boat Show” from March 30 through April 3 at Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday. Admission $4.95 adults, $2.25 ages 6 through 15, children under 6 free. For more information, call (714) 999-8900.

Ways to market travel and natube photography will be discussed at a seminar sponsored by Carson-based Recreational Equipment Inc. at 7 p.m. on March 31 at 405 W. Torrance Blvd., Carson. Admission free. For more information, call (213) 743-7084.

“The Forces of Tradition in Modern Korea” will be the subject of a six-part lecture series sponsored by UCLA Extension from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on alternate Thursdays, March 31 to June 9, in Room 5200, Math Sciences, on the UCLA campus, Westwood. Fee is $65 and $32.50 for full-time students. Single lectures are $12. A humanities seminar encompassing the lecture series will meet Thursday evenings to discuss great Korean literature. For additional information, call Extension’s Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences program at (213) 825-2272.

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“Food/Travel Writing: Culinary Journeys” is being offered with Kit Snedaker, a food and travel writer, by UCLA Extension on April 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 2258-A, Franz Hall, UCLA. Admission is $60. Optional is a six-week class on the same subject from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays on April 12 to May 17 in Room 1260, Franz Hall, UCLA. Cost of the one-day program and classes is $165. For more information, call (213) 825-0641.

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