Make Friends Abroad is an independent guide to making friends after moving to a new country, with city guides for Europe’s big expat hubs and practical how-tos that work anywhere.
Who it is for
Expats, remote workers, digital nomads, Erasmus and international students, and anyone who has moved abroad and wants a real social life, not just colleagues and flatmates.
What we cover
- City Guides: How to meet people and make friends in Europe's expat cities: Lisbon, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, Milan, Rome, Paris and Prague.
- How-To: Practical how-tos for making friends as an adult abroad: where to start, what to say and how to turn a meeting into a friendship.
- Clubs & Exchanges: Language exchanges, run clubs, sports, volunteering and other groups where newcomers actually meet people.
- Solo Abroad: For digital nomads, students and anyone abroad on their own: meeting people without a ready-made network.
Our editorial standards
- Facts are checked against official or first-hand sources before we publish, and we link to them where we can.
- Every article shows when it was published and when it was last updated. Prices, opening hours and timetables carry the date we checked them.
- We say what is not great as well as what is: costs, crowds, transport gaps and anything else you should know before you go.
- No paid placements. If we ever publish a sponsored or partner mention, it will be clearly labelled as such.
- We do not use AI-generated images of people. Photos are real and credited, or we use none.
- Spotted something wrong or out of date? Tell us at contact@makefriendsabroad.com and we will fix it.
Who is behind it
Make Friends Abroad is made by the small team that is building MeetNow, a free app for meeting people in person. We mention MeetNow where it is genuinely useful and always say that it is our own app. Read our disclosure for details.