European journey guides collect in Edmonds for coaching and abilities improvement

In a departure from his ordinary MO of bringing vacationers to the world, Rick Steves is bringing the world to Edmonds this week as he welcomes greater than 100 guides to Edmonds for a number of days of coaching, camaraderie and the prospect to be vacationers themselves in our city.

On Wednesday the complete group gathered on the North Sound Church facility in downtown Edmonds for a full day of coaching, sharing and studying.

“We have more than 120 guides here this week representing more than 80 different countries,” Steves mentioned. “They’ll be here for the rest of this week, and while we have a full program of things for them to do, we’ve built in enough time for them to walk the streets, visit the shops and sample the Edmonds ambiance.”

So if you happen to see a bunch of guides, take a second to say hi there and greet them with an Edmonds type of smile.