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There are a few easy ways to spot a good place to lock your bike.
1) Permanent fixture - no obvious bolts which a thief could undo with a spanner and remove your bike.
2) Thickness - the part you lock to should be significantly thick enough not to be cut through in a reasonable length of time
3) Security - It should be in a well lit, busyish place, where it's not possible to just lift your bike over the top (many bikes have been taken from standard street sign by removing the sign and lifting the bike...)
There are many other factors, but these are the main ones (excluding the lock itself).
I like locking my bike to the standard railings by the side of junctions. I put my d-lock through the back wheel, frame and the point where two sections meet (the thickest part of the railings) and an armoured cable through front wheel, frame and a few of the smaller bar sections.
Having said all that, i'm currently in switzerland, and haven't seen another d-lock since being here, most people use strawberry laces through the front wheel only... I think my method may be overkill here...