Thinking about leaving Amsterdam to live in a different Dutch city, or maybe moving to the Netherlands and wondering where to settle down? If you're worried about the possible lack of an international community outside the capital city, have no fear. Expats thrive in many parts of the country.

Two popular groups include the Leiden Expats and the Legal Aliens. The Leiden Expats is the group I'm most familiar with, given that they are based in my current city. Legal Aliens is another group based in Den Haag. Both promote a variety of fun social activities like pub nights, book clubs, dinners, sports activities and even travel.

Both can be found on Yahoo Groups as well as Facebook. Happy socializing!