Top expats on Twitter: the best accounts to follow in 2013 @matthewhirtes Followers: 1,557 Spain has remained an expat hotspot throughout its financial struggles, and author Matthew Hirtes uses his Twitter account to share his view from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Especially good for fellow expats in the Canaries. @grahunt Followers: 3,680 Graham Hunt uses Twitter to help fellow expats move to Spain and also to promote his iPad property publication. His list of must-follow Spain accounts, https://twitter.com/#!/grahunt/spain, is ideal for new expats in the country. He also helped create the hashtag #SpainIs, which expats use to disseminate positive stories about Spain. @RussellVJWard Followers: 12,152 Russell Ward is an authority on expat life in Australia, but also tweets useful bits and pieces relevant to expats in general. Many of his tweets spark interesting debates about expat life. @emilyruckkeene Followers: 113 Emily Ruck Keene is a self-confessed culture vulture and loves life in France. Still fairly new to Twitter, she has built up a following of Paris bloggers and enjoys interacting with fellow foodies, photographers and tour guides. Her budget blogs are ideal for expats and visitors to the city. @mummytweets Followers: 2,849 Parenting is a tough task wherever you live but "21st-century mummy" Janine Clements - aka @mummytweets - is on hand with some advice. Her Twitter feed chronicles family life in Singapore, with links to tales from her travels and some gorgeous Instagram pictures. @DianaNewnham Followers: 899 We love the joie de vivre of "Bumbly Di's" Twitter feed, written from Normandy. The retired nurse has lived in France for more than 10 years and her feed is ideal for expats who want to know more about the realities of living in a rural region. @fayjones Followers: 660 Whether you are considering a move to Marbella, or are one of the thousands of Brits who visit every year, it is a good idea to do some research on Twitter before you set off. Fay Jones's personal Twitter account is a useful place to start. She is also responsible for the @myDmarbella feed, which is constantly being updated with features from the online visitors' guide My Destination Marbella. @displacednation Followers: 1,624 Kate helps run the popular expat website The Displaced Nation, using her tweets to connect with her readers and also to advise new expats. "Because of the public nature of Twitter, you'll find the users are generally a sociable bunch, willing to share their own tips and experiences," Kate says. @familyinspain Followers: 1,956 Family life can be both exhilarating and exhausting, wherever you live. Our very first Top Tweets profile was of Life Sadleir, mother of two and Twitter addict. She uses her Twitter feed and blog to advise those joining the expat exodus to Spain. @myapplestuff Followers: 41,265 A thoroughly modern expat, Chris Marshall uses Twitter to support his website work and business consultancy work in Spain. It goes to show that you can make money from blogging to support your expat lifestyle. @mrsdubai Followers: 1,602 The Mrs Dubai blog is shrouded in secrecy and that's makes it all the more appealing. Like the blog, the Twitter feed uses the veil of secrecy to speak freely about the realities of Emirate life. "I write about the frustrations of parenting young children when you're used to being a career woman, and it's a big comfort to me to know that there are people all over the world going through the same issues as I am," she says. @expatcoachmegan Followers: 8,938 Coach Megan Fitzgerald is another expat who has turned her nomadic lifestyle into a career. She's spent more than 10 years abroad in more than 40 countries and now advises businesses on the best way to integrate staff abroad. Follow her account for top tips and the latest relocation news. @pittkethley Followers: 13,309 Author Fiona Pitt-Kethley always makes us laugh with her witty tweets and musings on life. She lives in Cartagena, Spain, with her husband and has written 21 books. Like other authors on Twitter, she values reader feedback. @andreasexpat Followers: 2,743 Something of an expat guru, Andrea Martins is the founder of the popular website expatwomen.com. Her tweets centre on life as a woman abroad - be it as a trailing spouse or international worker - as well social media and travel. @toryscott Followers: 1,029 Journalists on Twitter can be relied on to "tell it like it is." Victoria Scott is a writer and pilot's wife and, as a fairly new expat in Quatar, can be relied on to take fresh eyes to the lives of British and Doha friends. "The best survival tip for expat life is to get out there and meet people," she says. The same applies to Twitter. @dubaiwriter Followers: 8,121 Another digital marketing expert who has turned expat life into a business, Kellie Harding offers advice and internet promotion via her website and Twitter feed. She also runs @mamaventsdubai which specialises in family-friendly events in the UAE. @AishaAshraf1 Followers: 458 Aisha Ashraf says Twitter gave her a lifeline when she emigrated to Canada, as it helped her make new friends and also get closer to her heroes. There's plenty of interesting expat links to be found at her account, especially on the subject on life as an expat woman. @davidwillows Followers: 834 Marketing manager David Willows is currently in charge of brand identity at the International School of Brussels, Belgium. His role means he comes across parents of all nationalities and has a unique take on the life of the international family. Follow him for useful insights into expat education, and for links to his blog, Fragments. Will Kirkwood @wkirkwood Followers: 1,030 If you want a fine example of Web 2.0 - a more interactive, community-led internet - then Will Kirkwood is a useful expat to follow on Twitter. The IT co-ordinator works at the New International School of Thailand and his tweets are sometimes inspired by the pupils. Ever wanted to see life through the eyes of an internationally educated 13 year-old? Here is your chance. Be sure to follow us @telegraphexpat and let us know who your favourite tweeters are, too