Last updated: 24 August 2026
This page is a snapshot of what I’m working on right now.
If you’ve landed here first and want the introductions, start on the home page.
Current focus
Most of my time is going into the relaunch of The Flicks Community Movie Theater in Phnom Penh. The community fundraiser hit 100% of its goal in a month, and I’ve secured my dream location: a traditional Khmer townhouse beside the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. This month everything is being renovated, built and getting ready for what I hope will be a September opening.
I’m also launching The Black Book: Phnom Penh soon, a luxury printed pocket guide. Twenty dollars buys three months’ access to 90 hand-picked offers at 30 of the city’s best local bars.
Work
I write and translate for publications including Dutch newspapers of de Volkskrant and NRC, and work as an editor and language consultant for international companies and publishing houses. I also run media training for executives and organisations across Southeast Asia.
My work sits somewhere between journalism, literature, and practical language, depending on the project and the deadline.
Writing in progress
- Als het vuur gedoofd is (When the Fire Dies) — a Dutch novel about identity and escape (finished)
- The Hostel on the Other Side of the World — a Dutch novel about digital identity and performance
- Always Almost There — a memoir about chasing “elsewhere” all the time
- The Gorin Case — an English literary novel structured across dual timelines, blending psychological precision with the slow-burn tension of a spy thriller, based on true events
- Eat Out, Lose Fat — building a healthier relationship with food (coming soon)
- The Phnom Penh Survival Guide — to be read “before you ruin your life”
- Johnny Be Good — the biography of John Ryan, an expat in Cambodia
Written for television
- The Gorin Case — 8 episodes, set in modern-day Eastern Europe, based on the novel mentioned above
- Undertow — limited series, 4 episodes, Isle of Man drama
- Flagged — limited series, 8 episodes, Australian/Thai drama
Projects
- Expedition Kilimanjaro — my tour company since 2008
- The Flicks Community Movie Theater — the relaunched movie theater in Phnom Penh
- Lord Penh — events guide and creative platform in Phnom Penh
- Phnom Penh Passport — city discovery booklet with discounts for visitors
- The Black Book Phnom Penh — the bar discount book for locals and expats
- Krama Magazine — a quarterly high-quality print magazine from Phnom Penh
Where I am
Phnom Penh — my base since 2010.
On my radar
Palawan — water, quiet, reset.
Pets
Fifty Shady (2014) and Chickpea (2025).
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Get in touch
Working on something I could help with? Drop me a message.