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[Practical Guide] Tulip Festival in Amsterdam 2025 (Netherlands): Keukenhof & Access to the Fields
That’s it, the famous park Keukenhof has opened its doors: from March 20 to May 11, 2025, the whole world comes to admire millions of tulips, of all varieties and all colors near Amsterdam. How to make the most of it? We have just spent a few wonderful days in Lisse and Amsterdam, and here are our best tips. Accommodation It’s better to choose accommodation around Amsterdam During tulip season, accommodations are sky-high. But Dutch public transport is plentiful, and shuttle buses are set up to make your travel easier. So instead of staying in the center of Amsterdam at a premium (count €200/night), you can choose the following cities…
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My Current Favorites – [April 2025]: Books, AI, The White Lotus, Mattress Topper
Here are my current favorites. Book “Mastery” “Reaching Excellence” by Robert Greene (Amazon link, Fnac link) is a guide to developing mastery, mastery, based on the study of the paths of geniuses, artists, and innovators throughout history. Greene explores the idea that mastery is not an innate gift reserved for an elite, but a state accessible to everyone through a patient, strategic, and passionate approach. I came across this book because I had big doubts about my ability to learn sewing. I’ve been doing it for 2 months now, and I find that everything I make is ugly; I started doubting my dexterity, and I find sewing strangely more difficult…
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reMarkable Paper Pro Review: way too expensive
The reMarkable Paper Pro was released in September 2024, and I wanted to give you an honest review as I did for the reMarkable 2. I waited for bug fixes, software stability, and faster shipping times before taking the plunge and purchasing it. And here it is, the long-awaited article, with a small comparison between reMarkable 2 vs. reMarkable Paper Pro in case you’re hesitating between the two. I’d like to clarify that I have no affiliation with reMarkable. I purchased this tablet with my own money. The Advantages of reMarkable reMarkable sells tablets equipped with E Ink screens, designed for taking notes, drawing, reading, and annotating books and documents.…
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How to read Kobo books on reMarkable 2 and reMarkable Paper Pro
Here’s how to remove DRM protection from an ebook purchased via Fnac/Kobo and convert it to a format compatible with your reMarkable. 1. Download the ebook Go to your account page Fnac https://secure.fnac.com/account/ebooks, then click on “Download the ebook”. This will give you a .acsm file. 2. Open the file with Adobe Digital EditionsInstall for free Adobe Digital Editions (if not already done) and open the .acsm file with this software. Adobe Digital Editions may ask for your Fnac credentials. Make sure the book opens correctly in Adobe Digital Editions on your computer before proceeding. 3. Download PDFMate eBook ConverterDownload and install the software for free PDF Mate Ebook Converter…
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Attending an RC Lens match at the Stade Bollaert
A little post to remember it by. A few weeks after attending a Champions League match in Lille, I’m looking into options for attending a match in Lens. Lens is renowned for having one of the best crowds in France, and there aren’t many matches left before the end of the season. I’m targeting the match between Lens and Saint Etienne, scheduled for a Sunday afternoon. Since I don’t drive, this means I can take public transport. My works council occasionally offers tickets for Lens, but unfortunately, this match isn’t included. The Stade Bollaert has a capacity of 38,000, with 29,000 Lens season ticket holders. That leaves only a few…
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6 Exclusive Features of the reMarkable Paper Pro
I’ve listed 26 features of the reMarkable 2 here, which also apply to the reMarkable Paper Pro. However, thanks to its more advanced hardware, the reMarkable Paper Pro offers some exclusive features. I’ll present them to you here. 1/ Sleep & Wake with a Magnetic Folio This feature was already present on quite a few e-ink readers, but it’s only now making its appearance on the reMarkable Paper Pro. Using the brand’s official magnetic folios, or even some compatible models (like this one on Amazon), you simply close the folio and the tablet automatically goes to sleep. And when you open it, it wakes up immediately.No more pressing the power…
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[Review & Verdict] reMarkable Paper Pro, colors at a premium
The reMarkable Paper Pro came out in September 2024 and I want to give you an honest review, just like I did for the reMarkable 2, but I wanted to wait for the bug fixes, software stability, and faster shipping before taking the plunge and getting one for myself. And here it is, the long-awaited article, with a little reMarkable 2 vs. reMarkable Paper Pro comparison in case you’re torn between the two. I want to clarify that I have no affiliation with reMarkable. I bought this tablet with my own money. The pros of reMarkable reMarkable sells tablets with an E ink screen, designed for note-taking, drawing, reading, and…
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[Book] “The Era of Laziness” by Olivier Babeau – my review
I shared a few excerpts from the book The Era of Laziness by Olivier Babeau (Amazon link, Fnac link) on Instagram, and you asked me for its title. So I decided to dedicate a blog post to it. The first book by Olivier Babeau I read was The Tyranny of Entertainment, which I talked about here. The Era of Laziness, released in January 2025, has the subtitle How we and our children have lost the sense of effort. I think this book could have been titled How ease will destroy us or The era when everyone relies on others’ work. It follows in the footsteps of his previous book on…
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My Current Favorites – [March 2025]: My Sewing Books
You’ve guessed it, my new obsession is sewing. More specifically, tailoring. While looking for winter coats when I settled in Lille, I realized how poor the quality of ready-to-wear clothing is (regardless of price) and told myself that sewing was the solution to access the best possible quality without breaking the bank. So, in sewing, there’s soft tailoring and structured tailoring. Even in haute couture, workshops are physically separated into two. In soft tailoring, you have rather fluid, normal garments; and in structured tailoring, more structured garments (jackets, coats). While a tailor must know soft tailoring techniques, a soft tailor doesn’t necessarily know tailoring techniques. So, to delve into tailoring,…
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[Reflection] #19: Procrastination
In general, people take me for a hard worker, but that’s not the case. I only work when I’m passionate. When I’m not, I drag my feet even more than others. However, I have a trick I’d like to share with you to move forward nonetheless. Recently, I read a book in Vietnamese called “72 Strategies of Chinese Management” (72 Phép Quản Lý Kiểu Trung Quốc), a modern version of The Art of War applied to business, and these lessons can also be applied to individuals. Here’s a summary of a passage I really liked: The Power of Small Steps “Without taking small steps, how can you travel thousands of…
