About tourism, I truly believe that local initiatives for housing people can offer the best you can usufruct from trips to be able to apprehend the quotidian of people, what means the diversity and richness for being in touch alive. Of course visiting museums and historical places are always interesting but it doesn’t fit all my dreams of travelling abroad. About Can Erkay I must say he provided to me the best I could imagine for come true my dream to live in Istanbul like a resident for three weeks. I decided to take a chance going to Asian side in order to have a real experience of Turkish style-life. Particularly in Bağdat Caddesi I had had three experiences before in apart hotels but continuing to desire more than what has offered to me I was looking over the residences and dreamed to live closer to locals, as a real resident. Finally, in February it happened to come across with an advertisement in Airbnb from Can Erkay called Perfectly Located on Bağdat Avenue and I booked there for three weeks. Ohh it was really a perfect house! Besides Can who welcome me with a friend and professional cleaner house, the neighbors was so kind to welcome me and giving useful information even calling some student at home that where studding English and who could help the new guest at the building or on streets. It’s amazing how they can well handle with tourists in everyplace out of the usual route! And also Can was always available to provide something that I needed as a full mirror in the apart because I can’t deny I am a Brazilian woman wherever I go :). At the last day I had to go to airport Ataturk very early and Can woke up at 5 am to take me there at the cost only to replace the gaz. Furthermore, this pleasant flat is plenty of loveliness things in small and nice details that delights you with good taste in décor offering contrasts between whiteness of walls, pale tones on floor with a intense colors in red and black African dancers pictured in big shapes, not to mention the nice others artifacts from India that makes you feel connected with all nice places around the world. A spacious living widely opened windows to the view of the blue sky in sunny days and gray tones of rain in winter, where you can contemplate the flight of seagulls over the roofs on buildings around. You have easy access to the seaside for a short walking crossing the Bağdat avenue and taking several perpendicular streets with a lot of delicious cafes, small markets and sophisticated stores that lead you to Bostanci or Caddebostanci, where you can have nice view of islands (adalar) in front, booking to an unforgettable day trip in sea port that also offers you opportunities to take a sea bus to Europian side. In fact, leaving the apart, just on the corner of Bağdat...