Armchair Traveler

Come share the wonders of the world in the virtual company of other UMRA travel enthusiasts. We have four, 90-minute programs each year, and for 2026-27 these programs will again be offered via Zoom. Each program shares travel highlights from one or two speakers. 

See all UMRA events. Preview future program topics; scan the diverse topics and speakers for the entire year.

We have seen Mongolia, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Poland, the Muir Trail, Italy and more. Next year's programs will include: Scotland, US Baseball Fields, Tanzania, Jerusalem and Egypt, Japan, Norway and Sweden, Rwanda, the San Juan Islands and British Columbia Coast and more.

A Zoom invitation will be sent to all UMRA members via email a month before each program. See the UMRA Calendar for dates.  Contact Lynn C Anderson for more information or if you would like to share travel photos and memories in 2026-27.

 
 

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News & Stories

Recordings and media are here.
Typical Icelandic architecture and landscape

Iceland—architecture, culture, and geology

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The architecture in Iceland is as spare as the culture -- honest and simple. See the recorded presentation.

“No, Manchester is not the ‘armpit of England’” with Ilene Dawn Alexander

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Ilene Dawn Alexander did a fabulous presentation on April 22, 2026, for the UMRA Armchair Traveler program.

An Icelandic saga

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When you are of Icelandic descent you can trace your ancestors back to around 1200 and sometimes further.

Culture, history, and geology—along the Rhine

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Cathy Lee Gierke presented photos about her cruise on the Rhine river, Italian Switzerland, and Lake Como -- and the history, culture and geology along the way.

Tour Egypt and Lebanon

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Ann Hill Duin and her husband Doug Duin shared their recent “bucket list” tour of “Egypt: Temples, Tombs, Time.” Bill and Sheryl Lazarus took us on "A Tour of Lebanon, 2022."  See the video.

Rwanda and the British Columbia Coast

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The April 23, 2025 Armchair Traveler Program featured Ceeya Patton-Bolman sharing insights, maps, and photos based on her 20 years of experience in Rwanda, and Gene Allen sharing pictures, maps, and information about the British Columbia Coast and its San Juan and Gulf Islands.

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