Slide show on driving through southern England

BRITAIN

Presentation

Patti Brugman will present a slide show on “Driving the Family Through Southern England on a Quest for History.”

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 56 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

Admission, info: Free. RSVP to (626) 449-3220.

ETHIOPIA

Presentation

Majka Burhardt, author of “Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa,” will show slides and discuss her journey to northern Ethiopia, where she climbed desert sandstone towers.

When, where: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the REI store in Manhattan Beach, 1800 Rosecrans Ave., Suite E.

Admission, info: $8. (310) 727-0728; swood@rei.com.

CRUISES

Slide show

Mort Loveman will present “Caribbean Cruise and Mississippi River Sailing.”

When, where: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Roxbury Park Community Center, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills.

Admission, info: Free for Beverly Hills residents; $1 for nonresidents. (310) 550-4761.

EUROPE

Workshop

Veteran travelers will offer tips on planning, budgeting, lodging, transportation and other topics for first-time visitors to Europe.

When, where: 11 a.m. Saturday at the HI-Travel Store, 1434 2nd St., Santa Monica.

Admission, info: Free. (310) 393-3413.

Send announcements to travel@latimes.com.