After a sweeping renovation, Singapore’s storied Raffles, re-opens bringing a new gleam to the high colonial style of the historic hotel.

The cult-favorite shoe designer Christian Louboutin sits down with David Prior to chat about chasing Portugal’s undiscovered beach towns, working with artisans from Senegal to the Philippines, and his lifelong love affair with Egypt.

The most singular property near the Angkor Wat temples of Cambodia’s Siem Reap, Amansara is a modernist marvel seemingly dropped into a private jungle oasis.