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Iceland is beautiful and so is the music by Bon Iver. If you...

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:09:31 +0000

Iceland is beautiful and so is the music by Bon Iver. If you visit Iceland use Placr as your destination guide. We have over 100 places and more coming soon.

Searching for airfare?

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:26:52 +0000

It seems like a jungle out there. But here are some links to the search engines we like the most.

Our friends dohop.com

Which one do you prefer? Anyone we forgot?

Svpply findings by Placr

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:36:00 +0000

Here are some things stumbled up on svpply.com

Interview: Harpa Petursdottir

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Harpa works as a lawyer at the National Energy Authority. She travels quite a lot and has a nice taste in wines, food, places and culture.

So Harpa, what have you been up to lately?
I assume you are curious about my travelling lately. In that area I have been keeping pretty busy. I went to London, Berlin, Stockholm, Costa Rica, Arizona, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco over the last months.

In your travel to the states, what was the most exciting thing of all to experience?
I guess it was exploring Arizona, there are so many interesting things to do there like hiking in the red rocks around Sedona, trying the natural water slides in Slide Rock State Park and experiencing Grand Canyon.

Can you recommend something for us in LA or San Francisco?
I loved Santa Monica in LA, it is both for those who want to shop and those who love a good meal with good wine, oh and the lovely beach is just there! For San Francisco, I can only say that I loved the city! The Piers, the Victorian homes in the hills and of course all the great shops and restaurants. I also loved going to the ball park where I saw the Giants play, I have to add that it was my first time at a baseball game.

You used to live in France right? Anything that is a must see for our readers?
I traveled all over in France, mostly though in Southern France. I took all my visitors to Collioure, which is a tiny little village by the sea with all its history of young painters who lived there and came to be the most famous in French art history. I also fell in love with Carcassonne, which is a little medieval town surrounded by the walls of a fortress.

Favorite airline?
I guess it is the low budget airline Ryan Air. Not that I don´t like luxury but because they are a fairly easy going. They once read the funniest welcome speech I have ever heard on a flight that concerned throwing people of the plane when airborne and other suggestions which were equally ridiculous.

Who should we interview next?
I would have to say my mom. It sounds horribly corny but she has been all around the world and to so many places off the beaten track.

Anything else?
I strongly recommend traveling to Costa Rica. The landscape, the white beaches, the clear blue sea, the crazy activities and the cheap living is something anyone would love.

P.s. love your web-site!

We have visited this club in Berlin, then the name was Bang Bang...

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:22:52 +0000

We have visited this club in Berlin, then the name was Bang Bang Club, now it’s called Levee.

Check out some other cool photos of club fronts in Berlin
Club Doors in Berlin | finding berlin

This is the beat of New York. We got some places in New York -...

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:00:07 +0000

This is the beat of New York. We got some places in New York - share yours here ->

Would like to visit Baratin in Northeast Paris! Any English...

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:54:11 +0000

Would like to visit Baratin in Northeast Paris! Any English speaking Parisians out there that want to share nice places like Baratin on Placr?

It’s easy to participate, you don’t even need to register with us. You can use your account on Google/Yahoo or AOL (other sign-in services will be available later).

Got any questions, contact us.

Traveling to Reykjavik, Iceland?

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:19:00 +0000

photo by Aki Hänninen

How to get there?
There are 3 major airlines.

Icelandair, is the main international airline of Iceland. Currently serves 31 gateways in Europe, the USA and Canada.

Icelandexpress, offers daily low-fare flights between Reykjavík Iceland and destinations in Europe and United States.

SAS, has flights to Iceland from Oslo.

What should I do?
You can go horse riding, see whales, river rafting, snowmobiling, check out some concerts, geysers, claciers and volcanoes. Visit some of the Geo-Thermal Swimming pools, my favorite one is in Seltjarnarnes.

Check out Blue Lagoon on you way back to the airport or if your having layover in Iceland.

Shopping?
The main shopping street is Laugavegur, where you can also find some restaurants and cafés. Skólavörðustígur has range of souvenir and craft shops, the street runs up to Hallgrímskirkja (which has a great view over the city).

On Laugavegur we recommend:

There are two shopping malls, Kringlan and Smáralind.

Sales tax is always included in the price. You are entitled to claim back the tax if you spend 4.000 ISK or more in one shop.

Eat?
If your looking for budget, you should check out the Hot-Dog places, the pizza takeouts like Dominos or even the burger franchise Búllan. The Thai restaurants are also relatively cheap, you’ll get large portions at a good price. There are lots of cafés with free wi-fi, you get the best coffee and scones at Kaffismiðja Íslands.

For mid-range meals you have a lot to choose from like

High end

Sleep?

Budget

Mid range

Guesthouse Sunna Thorsgata 26, +354-511-5570
Guesthouse Andrea Njardargata, +354 899 5597
Hotel Cabin Borgartuni 32.

High end

Drinks?

Reykjavik is considered to have a great nightlife. Bars are open until 1AM on weeknights, but most will stay open until 6-7AM on Friday and Saturday.

On the weekend, live music is easy to find in some of Reykjavík’s bars. During the day, be sure to pick up your free copy of the English-language magazine The Reykjavík Grapevine from one of the city’s cafés or restaurants for information on live music events for that evening (also available online).

Here are some bars/clubs we recommend in Reykjavik.

We are constantly working on improving Placr and we want the...

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:28:08 +0000

We are constantly working on improving Placr and we want the frontpage to help visitors discovering great places. To move towards this goal, we are redesigning the frontpage to display what is going on the site right now. The “Right now” section now displays not only places that are being shared, but also recent comments and what places other users are liking at the moment.

Want to participate? It is very easy. Just Login with your email or OpenID and start sharing your favorite places around the world.

Rolling out profiles

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:57:13 +0000

We just rolled out new profile feature on placr.com. Now you can head over to placr.com/profile to claim your username and tell us a little bit about you. The profile page will keep track of your activities on Placr and is a one stop to your favorite places.

The profiles are part of the Place Beta so let us know if you have any problems with them.

P.S. Check out our profiles, Ingvi’s is here and Viðar’s can be found here.