Mohamad Al Karbi

Category: Around the World

Guitarist with indie rockers Mechanical Mouse Organ, I write clinical software for a living and spend my free hours walking the hills (or fells as we call them here) of the English Lake District. I love a good yarn almost as much as a good fell walk so when I’m not playing guitar or hauling myself up a mountain, I blog about memorable mountain walks and the history and folklore than surrounds them.

  • A Whistle Stop Tour Of The Lakeland Fells

    A Whistle Stop Tour Of The Lakeland Fells

    Locals call it the “Wet Sahara”, a bronze expanse of muddy sands stretching as far as the eye can see, snaking into spiral patterns, light dancing off scattered pools; overhung by a sky straight from a William Blake painting – perpendicular shafts of silver breaking from between the pregnant clouds.

  • My Africa

    Molweni (which means “hello” to a group of people in Xhosa, one of our official languages) Firstly, thank you Mohamad, for inviting me to share “My Africa” on your “Around the World Series”. I am honored that you chose me. I would like to introduce myself; My name is Ally and I was born in…

  • New Jersey and You, Perfect Together

    Huge thanks to Mohamad Al Karbi for the invite to guest write in his wonderful blog’s “Around the World” section. I’ve enjoyed Mohamad’s blog since the beginning of my time on WordPress, and have much appreciated his support of mine. He asked me to write the post below about where I come from, and I…

  • Chillin’ in the West Indies (The Jamaican Experience)

    Chillin’ in the West Indies (The Jamaican Experience)

    Hello (What a gwan) I’m Jo,  I’m grateful to Mohamad Al-Karbi for inviting me to share about my part of the world with you his fellow readers in his Around the world series. If you haven’t guessed by the greeting above. Let me properly introduce myself, I’m from a place where the spices can be…

  • Malaysia – Truly Asia

    Malaysia – Truly Asia

    We recently went to Malaysia, on our first trip to SouthEast Asia region, so thought to share some quick guiding trip for those who haven’t been to this beautiful country and make this trip a wonderful memory. I have learned a hardway doing the trip, since I planned to do it by myself without any…

  • MY BEAUTIFUL ALBANIA

    MY BEAUTIFUL ALBANIA

    First of all I would like to thank Mohamad, for inviting me to be a guest in his blog! In this post I will write about my country, Albania (Shqipëria). As I am not sure if you know Albania , I will shortly describe it , being aware that in this post, I cannot write…

  • The Seasons of West Michigan

    The Seasons of West Michigan

    Last week, I was invited by Mohamad, to be a guest blogger for his “Around the World” Category.  What an exciting way to celebrate West Michigan! Thank you, Mohamad! ♥ When I contemplate our Great Lakes state, I consistently come back to one word…weather!  Living in West Michigan is like living in four completely different…