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likethefox
I'm a Canadian expat living in Singapore. I love to travel, and I lived in Korea before Singapore. I like to find places that are less trodden upon.
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Places I have been to
I have been to L'Anse Aux Meadows, The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vulcan, Thinker's Lodge in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Marconi National Historic Site, Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Red Bay, Labrador., War Memorial of Korea, Third Tunnel of Aggression, Cheomseongdae, Korean Demilitarized Zone, Liancourt Rocks, Mint Museum of Toys, A-bomb Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan, Batu Caves, Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, War Remnants Museum, Cao Dai Holy See, The Tomb of Nguyen Emperor Khai Dinh, Sungei Road Thieves Market, The Royal Regalia Museum and Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque
Recent Activity
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April 3, 2012
likethefox
updated the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque
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March 31, 2012
likethefox
added The Royal Regalia Museum
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March 7, 2012
likethefox
added Sungei Road Thieves Market
A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.
Nestled in between construction sites, half-built apartment buildings, and high rises are two tiny streets and one fenced in, decrepit, abandoned lot. This is what remains of the Sungei Road... »
Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by likethefox and Rachel
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February 22, 2012
likethefox
added Seodaemun Prison
A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.
An anachronistic brick wall stands out amongst a rare park in one of Seoul's quieter neighborhoods. Behind the nondescript wall, a guard tower looms, and below it, a grim gate. This gate marks... »
Crime and Punishment, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by likethefox, Rachel and others
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February 21, 2012
likethefox
added The Tomb of Nguyen Emperor Khai Dinh
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Following in the footsteps of most of his Nguyen predecessors, Emperor Khai Dinh planned ahead of time for his final resting place. When he kicked the bucket in 1925, Khai Dinh was laid to rest... »
Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by likethefox and Rachel
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
updated the Cao Dai Holy See
The lavish temple of a religion that worships Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc and the author of "Les Miserables"
Tay Ninh, 90km outside Saigon, is in many ways a typical Vietnamese provincial city - surrounded by rice fields and choked with motorcycle traffic. But it has one very particular claim to fame - a... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by ilbonito, Tre and 3 others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to War Remnants Museum
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand
War brings an inferno to each place it touches, and the effects and damages last long after the war has ended.
The War Remnants Museum (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng chứng tích chiến tranh), is the... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by fian_khairunnisa and Dylan
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Despite Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh's will, which clearly stated his wish to be cremated, the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum was inaugurated in August of in 1975. Since then, it has housed the... »
Memento Mori, Mummies | Edited by Bswanson, Dylan and others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Cu Chi Tunnels
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia
The suburban Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City sits atop an enormous network of tunnels. For thousands of Viet Cong soldiers, this sprawling network of cramped passageways was an entire world... »
Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dave, Dylan and 2 others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Batu Caves
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to A-bomb Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the A-bomb dome
On Monday, August 6th, 1945, at 8:15 am, a US bomber dropped the first nuclear weapon used in warfare over the city of Hiroshima.
Estimates of the number killed vary from 90,000 to 166,000... »
Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Edited by spinkk and Dylan
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
updated the Liancourt Rocks
Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by only an octopus fisherman and his wife
The Liancourt Rocks (known in Korea as Dokdo - "Solitary Island" - and in Japan as "Takeshima" - Bamboo Island) are a group of islets in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) administered by South Korea.... »
Natural Wonders, Anomalous Islands | Edited by PaperTiger, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
updated the Korean Demilitarized Zone
Last frontier of the Cold War
On July 27, 1953, an Armistice was signed, in practice ending the bloody three year Korean War. As part of the agreement, a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was created, which has since become the most... »
Intriguing Environs, Ghost Towns | Edited by PaperTiger, Dylan and 3 others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Cheomseongdae
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Third Tunnel of Aggression
Passage below the world's most dangerous border
For the most part, every inch of the world can be explored. If you can fly, drive or walk to it, it’s fair game. The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea represents one of the few... »
Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to War Memorial of Korea
Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment
For a site which memorializes those who died during wars throughout the 20th century, the War Memorial of Korea is a surprisingly user-friendly and lighthearted environment. Exploring the... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by Dampo, atimian and others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat"
He may have lived there for only a year, but Edgar Allan Poe's former home on North 7th Street in Philadelphia is alive with the beloved poet's memory.
Poe, with his wife and mother-in-law,... »
Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by michelle
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Marconi National Historic Site
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Joggins Fossil Cliffs
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Vulcan
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta
Dubbed "Canada's Quirkiest Town," Vulcan, Alberta, midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge, has become a popular tourist destination because it shares a name with the homeworld of the... »
Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by canuck and Nicholas Jackson
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands
In the badlands of Alberta, Canada, one may come across oddly shaped rock-formations which stand up to 20 feet tall. Blackfoot and Cree traditions hold that these rocks are petrified giants who... »
Geological Oddities | Edited by wythe
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
has been to L'Anse Aux Meadows
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years
Situated at the northernmost tip of Newfoundland in Canada is a village settled by the Vikings and estimated to have been established around AD 1000, or 500 years before Christopher Columbus... »
Long Now Locations, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Bee, stanestane and others
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February 20, 2012
likethefox
added Mint Museum of Toys
30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten
Mint, known colloquially as the Museum of Toys, sits in downtown Singapore amidst finance buildings of steel, glass and chique clubs. Inside: a collection of over 50,000 toys from 40 countries,... »
Museums and Collections, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by likethefox and Rachel
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February 19, 2012
likethefox
added Red Bay, Labrador.
A forlorn fishing village on the coast of Labrador, full of shipwrecks and Spanish gold.
Labrador is a place to visit, but only if you like isolation and natural beauty. To get to Red Bay, one must travel up the western coast of Newfoundland, a pleasure in itself, and then travel by... »
Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by likethefox, Rachel and others
