Travelfish correspondent Adam Poskitt

After giving up a corporate career in 2009, Adam left Australian shores for the hustle and bustle of Southeast Asia with a determination to change his life. With a passion for food, photography and travel, he is happiest when capturing the essence of a destination on camera and finding its soul through food. Adam now lives in his favourite Southeast Asian country, Indonesia, where he writes for Travelfish.org and plays around with a couple of blogs: www.sitdowndisco.com and www.pergidulu.com.
Website: http://www.sitdowndisco.com

Posts by Adam Poskitt:

• Budget accommodation options in Pangandaran

  First published: 02 Sep 2012
  

  It’s no secret that we here at Travelfish.org are big fans of the Javanese beach resort town of Pangandaran, roughly half way between Bandung and Yogyakarta. It’s one of those places that immediately entices you to relax because of its peaceful surrounding forest, rows of beach bars and some terrific budget accommodation. These are some … read the full post

• Jakarta: A photo essay

  First published: 26 Aug 2012
  

  Jakarta. The steaming capital of the fourth most populous nation on earth and home to anywhere between 10 and 19 million people. It has a reputation among travellers as being one of the worst places to visit in Indonesia and a place with absolutely nothing for visitors — meaning they want to escape elsewhere quickly. … read the full post

• Accommodation in Surabaya

  First published: 12 Aug 2012
  

  Surabaya is Indonesia’s second biggest city behind Jakarta and we’ve previously written about the many activities that can be undertaken both in the city itself and the nearby town of Trowulan, where temples from the 14th century Majapahit empire still stand tall. But visiting such a large city can often pose a problem of where … read the full post

• Great cafes in Bandung

  First published: 28 Jul 2012
  

  Most travellers arrive in Bandung by train and immediately head for the nearby hotels that surround the smoggy, noisy and dirty station area. These shocking first impressions of Bandung can lead one to believe that Bandung is nothing more than just another big Indonesian metropolis with absolutely no redeeming features let alone a well-developed eating … read the full post

• Highlights of Indonesia’s Java

  First published: 17 Jul 2012
  

  Many people arrive in Indonesia with limited time to travel through this sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands; typically they pick just a couple of islands to focus on, with Java being high on the list of choices. Many times during our travels through Java we’ve been asked about which places should not be … read the full post

• I’m in Jakarta, where do I go next?

  First published: 09 Jul 2012
  

  Many people arrive in Jakarta without a clear plan of where they will go in Java. In many ways, this is a mistake because this first impression of Java can be a very poor one and can encourage travellers to move as quickly as possible across the island. But with a bit of research, you … read the full post

• Bandung’s Kawah Putih

  First published: 03 Jul 2012
  

  Bandung is one of those cities that people visiting Java tend to skip through rather quickly, mainly because the surrounding activities all seem like too much of a hassle to get to. Kawah Putih to the south of Bandung is a case in point, but those with persistence will find a crater lake of staggering … read the full post

• Geological wonders around Garut, Java

  First published: 20 Jun 2012
  

  One of the great things about Java is that it’s home to an intense concentration of geological activity due its location on the rim of fire. This means frequent earthquakes, regular volcanic eruptions and an abundance of interesting active geological sites. Garut is one area on the island that in particular punches above its weight … read the full post

• Things to do in Java’s Bogor

  First published: 28 May 2012
  

  Many people travelling to Indonesia enter through the capital, Jakarta, which immediately challenges visitors to move on find the next location check out. Of course different people choose different destinations based on the type of journey they are on, but the difficulty of where to head next remains the same. Some jump on the first … read the full post

• Java’s Ujung Genteng, end of the… roof tile?

  First published: 20 May 2012
  

  I’m often asked about my favourite places in Java and I often reply with expected responses such as “Bromo — it is spectacular” and “Dieng — a mystical paradise in the mountains”. But I also mention places such as Karimunjawa and Ujung Genteng, both of which receive very few foreign tourists, but are stunning places … read the full post