Aesthetic Nomads

Up Front. Where Else?

Mr Watson's Sidewalk Diaries #03 — Palermo; Ashtrays and Swordfish.

Sep 5

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August 2025

Over Coffee, A Horse

From Rothenberg in New York to Bräunerhof in Vienna—Art as Compass, Café as Refuge

Aug 27

3

July 2025

The Exquisite Daytime Lunacy of a Saffron Rock

Villa Capo Zafferano—A Brutalist Seaside Villa Near Palermo

Jul 7

3

June 2025

The Art of Almost Belonging

Stromboli—The Surest Way to End Up a Speck

Jun 24

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A Different Take on Time

The Taj Palace Hotel—Observations from a City that Refuses Order and a Hotel that Defines It.

Jun 15

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May 2025

Olympos Naoussa in Thessaloniki: A Lunch That Broke the Callus

Four Courses, a Bottle of Xinomavro, and the Taste of Something Shifting

May 22

6

April 2025

We Arrived Unprepared. We Left Rewired.

Dharana: A Week Inside a Modern Ayurvedic Retreat in India’s Rewilded Western Ghats

Apr 17

March 2025

Eccentric Elegance on the Lido’s Indie Side

Inside Quattro Fontane, the Lido Hotel that Time Forgot—and We’re Lucky It Did

Mar 22

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February 2025

When Life Hands You a Puppy, Complain!

Mr. Watson's Canine Views on Family Expansion, Vets, Subs, and Doms (Not Necessarily in That Order)

Feb 22

Nine Miles

The Strait of Gibraltar: A Border of Beauty and Loss

Feb 6

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January 2025

Leaving Banality Behind

Tangier - How Perspective Starts with Ankle Traps, Digital Kiosks, and Chaos.

Jan 25

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Freiform Mountain Guesthouse

Architecture With a Purpose: To Observe, Contemplate, and Belong

Jan 16

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