A photograph of Amadiya, Iraq.

Alan Fenn, aka The Werewolf, is a former swampy who, with his partner, followed up on his pipe dream of many years to go live in Turkey.

A photograph of Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Natalie Sayin is an internet addict with a passion for the country of Turkey. Deciding to combine the two, she formed the Turkish Travel Blog; her diary of the places she visits, people she meets and the sometimes awkward scenarios that she manages to get into. She tells us more about her home in an Aegean resort town in the south west of Turkey.

Dallas Dyson, a writer and animal lover, divides her life between a village in scenic Devon and Altinkum, or Tinky Town, as the resort part of Didim is also known to expats and tourist visitors.

It rained last night. A big rolling storm buffeted the house, soaked the streets and blew our mosquito net down. If you are reading this in, say, Manchester or Belfast I am sure your reaction is big freaking whoop. It rained here last night too and I’m not writing a bloody post about it.

Winter in our part of Turkey was once fun because of the bar of the Triton Hotel. We knew we could find friends and life any evening where now there often seems to be none.

Katie, an Australian, had been living in London for 3 months when she realized summer was on its way and she hadn’t a penny for traveling. Two days after contacting Fruitful Ltd, she was on her way to Yelland Farm.