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After this week’s latest device event from Apple, I’m left with more than one or two thoughts on what was announced.

After earlier writing about values and technology, I decided to put mine into action and stop following a whole host of ‘tech people’, blogs and podcasts that just don’t sit right with me anymore.

I’m taking a quick pause to record a few notes on things I’m grateful for this evening.

This time yesterday morning, I was lying by a swimming pool in Sitges, listening to music, enjoying the sun and sipping an ice-cold Diet Coke.

Interviewed with a mouth full of onigiri 🍙 One of my fondest, but weirdest, memories from this summer’s trip to Japan was being interviewed on the street by Japanese TV!

Photo by Jilbert Ebrahimi on Unsplash I confess I’ve wanted to write a post about this topic for quite some while.

Another sweaty selfie, this time from Puerto Vallarta I arrived back in London from my trip to Mexico yesterday afternoon, tired but full of gratitude.

Looking back at my photos from the our second day in Mexico City, I’m still amazed at how much managed to pack in.

The view from my hotel room After a not particularly brilliant night’s sleep, my excitement at being in Mexico kicked in and fuelled a few hours of exploration on our first full day here.

Before leaving Fukuoka for our flight back to London via Tokyo, we had a really lovely morning exploring the Hakata neighbourhood and its historical sites.

The ANA Pokemon plane we took from Fukuoka to Japan just a couple of days ago… Only hours after returning from Japan, I found myself yesterday once again packing a suitcase.

While in Beppu for just a couple of hours yesterday (a story for another post!)

Me, in a legit onsen, back in 2024 Yesterday, I finished a very long day with a nice soak and sauna session in our hotel’s ‘onsen’.

We spent yesterday afternoon exploring Gazaifu and its historic shrine.

Regular readers will know I constantly share pics of the views from my apartment in London, often when I spot a nice sunset.

Despite the relentless heat and humidity Fukuoka this week, we paid a visit to the Kushida Shrine, in the heart of the city.

One of the highlights of our week in Tokyo was an afternoon tea in at the Mandarin Oriental hotel.

I’m presently sitting in the lounge at Frankfurt Airport’s terminal 3, trying to stay awake.

So we’re finally all packed for Japan. ✈️ Now that I’ve been through my packing list multiple times, I thought I’d strike while the iron’s hot (my memory!)

I’m currently in my office, working through my final few tasks before I go on holidays for five weeks.

I’ve got just one more day of work before I can clock off and head on holidays until 2nd September.

Photo by Alex Knight on Unsplash I have just five working days left before I head to Japan, so I need to squeeze out maximum productivity before I leave.

An end of afternoon treat I’ve had quite the productive Saturday.

I’m currently enjoying my first coffee of the morning and doing some travel planning. ✈️ This day next week, I’ll be in Tokyo and I have quite the list of venues to check out and experiences to enjoy.

After a flash of excitement once I saw other people installing the iOS27 beta on their phones this morning, I’ve now calmed down a little.