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Tour Egypt and Lebanon

September 24, 2025, at 10am

Ann Hill Duin and her husband Doug Duin shared their recent “bucket list” tour of “Egypt: Temples, Tombs, Time.” They discussed tour decisions and preparation, temples and tombs visited, egyptology, and dimensions of time. Decide if (or when) to add Egypt to your bucket list.

Bill and Sheryl Lazarus took us on "A Tour of Lebanon, 2022."
They shared pictures and information from a trip they made there in August and September of 2022. They travelled the length of that small country and visited a number of archaeological ruins and other attractions. While there they also took part in their daughter’s wedding in Sidon. They will briefly describe that event, which incorporated a blend of American and Lebanese traditions.

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ARMCHAIR TRAVELER

Tour Egypt and Lebanon

Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 10am

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Event to be held via Zoom.

You are invited to join the UMRA Armchair Traveler program on Wednesday, September 24, featuring Egypt and Lebanon. The program will be presented via Zoom from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Ann Hill Duin and her husband, Doug Duin, will share their recent “bucket list” tour of Egypt: “Temples, Tombs, Time.” They will discuss tour decisions and preparation, temples and tombs visited, Egyptology, and dimensions of time. It may help you to decide if (or when) to add Egypt to your bucket list.

Bill and Sheryl Lazarus in Lebanon, 2022 — Bill and Sheryl Lazarus in Lebanon, 2022.

Bill and Sheryl Lazarus will take us on a tour of Lebanon. They will share pictures and information from a trip they made there in August and September of 2022. They travelled the length of that small country and visited a number of archaeological ruins and other attractions. While there, they also took part in their daughter’s wedding in the city of Sidon. They will briefly describe that event, which incorporated a blend of American and Lebanese traditions.

A Zoom invitation will be sent to all UMRA members a month before the program, and a reminder will be sent one week before the program. I hope you can join us.

—Lynn C. Anderson, Armchair Traveler Program chair

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