This is Cauayan in Philippines !!

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I went down to my vault of older pictures and posts and found this one. It brings lots of good memories so will give it a post of its own and tell you and me, a bit more about it, Again, what a thrill to find these older pictures of memorable moments in my life on the travels of our world. I like to tell you about this is Cauayan in Philippines !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

Again, traveling in the island nation of the Philippines, went this time to a new town of  Cauayan in the province of Isabela ,north of Manila. They tell me by bus or car is about 12-14 hrs from Manila or 369 km (229 mi), but by plane was only 2 hrs! 

The city airport located at Barangay San Fermin and provide quicker link to Cauayan from Manila, Cebu Pacific Air fly in Cauayan daily utilizing an Airbus A320 aircraft,  Again flying internally on Cebu Pacific airline which as routine was always late! The airport is very small and limited facilities just a big runway to accommodate island travel and visit the caves which are famous here and attract some tourists from abroad. Parking and Wi-Fi are always free, allowing you to enjoy internet connection wherever you are and come and go as you please. Cauayan Airport , offers its guests the opportunity to benefit from a restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool and a massage which are some of the special amenities that will enhance your stay. The Cauayan airport (CYZ) on flightconnections : https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-cauayan-isabela-cyz

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While at Cauayan , I stayed at a more modest hotel the Tapi traveler’s hotel. Huge executive room and bath thus, and a simple cafeteria restaurant with outdoor swimming pool. Very nice friendly service here and a shuttle to the airport for free. The place is quiet fora relaxing stay over in your way to visit the caves which are very popular here even if I had no time to see them. The Hotels site review on Japi Travelers’ Hotel : https://www.hotels.com/ho740287648/japi-traveller-s-hotel-restaurant-annex-cauayan-philippines/

The Facebook page of Japi Hotel : https://www.facebook.com/japihotelph/

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And the trip back was very loong and even more delays at Cauayan airport , the flight with Cebu Pacific was delayed 3 hours (the longest delay ever for me, there is always a first), been lucky in the past but….I needed to go thru Manila airport and from there Philippines airlines to Cebu airport ,where just stayed at the airport for the connection domestic to international and my flight back home! (see posts),

A bit of history I like tell us that Cauayan was founded in 1740, before the establishment of Isabela province by 116 years. The town site was first located in a place called Calanusian along the Cagayan River. After a series of disastrous floods, the town site was moved to its present location, On May 1, 1856, the province of Isabela was created by a Royal Decree, (name after Queen Isabel II of Spain) ,and Cauayan was again administratively transferred, this time to Isabela. On February 28, 2001, Republic Act 9017 was signed by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, converting Cauayan into a component city. It was ratified on March 30  2001,

Some of the things to see here with time are the big adobe stone church located at the Poblacion, now called Our Lady of the Pillar Church and the Tabacalera warehouse (cigar making) and La Insular bodegas found at Barangay Turayong that date their construction during Spanish rule. Cauayan takes pride in its Gawagaway-yan Festival , a celebration of the city’s bountiful harvest and merriment for the ethno-linguistic groups in the city from March 30 to April 13 each year. 

The City of Cauayan and its heritage : https://cityofcauayan.gov.ph/tourism/

The Philippine Travel tourist office on Isabela province : https://philippines.travel/destinations/isabela

There you go folks, another memorable spot in our world map of this road warrior travelers par excellence, yours truly !! Always looking forward to be back ,eventually, Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Cauayan in Philippines !!  as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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