Spirit Airlines, No Heart, No Care, No Value To Us!

**When we can drive, we drive. But Vegas is just too far, so air was a choice!**

APtravelnews-Jan. 12th, Bob and Barb “On The Road, Not the Air Again-Today I had a flight bought and paid for to attend the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. A couple of days ago, I picked up what turned out to be a flu-like virus. So I decided not to expose anyone else to this on an airplane or at the conference. I called Spirit Airlines and asked if I could change my flight to another time and date because of illness, I was routed over to India to work on this. I had a terrible time understanding “pigeon English” but in the end with supervisor in tow by this person (of many others) in charge of Spirits booking interests, was told I had NO options-period except to pay for a new flight, or take the flight no matter I’m sick, and no credit allowed to me. As I felt this is quite unfair, I just wanted my millions of lookers and readers to know about this. In other words; don’t expect anyone to assist you on an emergency basis at Spirit Airlines. They (at least the people detached from the American reality, except for the processing money they get) just could care less if you come aboard sick, blind, dumb or dead! I will never fly Spirit Airlines until they become human and not robotically on cruise-control with passengers reasonable requests!

Sunday Flashback African Travel Images For Our faithful Readers and Viewers

Africa00015 — **Pygmies in the Ituri Rain Forest of the Congo. The wooden dog-bells with clappers of wood were used to scare snakes off of the paths, to keep vipers from striking!**

Africa00024 — **Any drug or potion could be bought from there street vendors in the Congo!**

APtravelnews-January 3rd–Memory flashbacks of the Congo! These are from my book: “Africa on a Pin & a Prayer” my two years camping, fishing and experiencing a pre-history-like adventure. For a copy contact bobepstein@aol.com and we will send a signed, personalized copy for $15 postage paid!

Africa00017 — **A Congo River (deepest river in the world) houseboat. 6-people lived on this boat!**

Africa00033 — For meat we had to find it where we could. No I hated monkey meat, felt like I would be a cannibal to eat of it, but our friends at a huge rubber plantation asked me to go get some for his men, the plantation owner thought that they couldn’t figure out where the bullet went or how the trigger worked. I think he didn’t want them to shoot him, so he didn’t trust them with guns!

Checkpoint Mazumba, bribes necessary to continue down the rutted 10-foot wide highway in the Congo! The guns were carved wood show rifles, these guys use as bats to beat the hell out of their countrymen.

Wakim’s Gourmet Foods New Restaurant, A Couple Of Weeks New!

P1030957 — **Sampling a few of Wakim’s specialties!**

A steak wrap to remember! Perfectly tasty and I'm going back to Wakim's! — **A steak wrap to remember! Perfectly tasty and I’m going back to Wakim’s!**

P1030961 — **Kabobs, Hummus and Pita Bread. These chicken Kabobs were excellent-period!**

APtravelnews-Dec. 30^th, Port St. Lucie, FL-Bob and Barb “Stopping To Smell the Roses” or should I say the International Foods at Wakim’s Gourmet Food in Saint Lucie, West, FL. Roland and Carla Wakim, besides supplying foods to the Whole Food Corporation, decided to open their first (of more to come as franchises) new restaurant offering International food specialties that they already provide to Whole Foods. Barb and I stopped by to sample some of their fare, and were quite happy to be able to enjoy specialty items, usually only found in the Middle East, Greece and other very far away countries, almost right in our own backyard. Wakin’s Gourmet Foods is located at 1707 NW St. Lucie West Blvd, Suite 154 in Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 and their phone: 772-249-0556 Check out Wakim’s on line at: wakimsgourmetfoods.com We are sure you will love this place. You can take foods out by the pound for $6.99, or sit and be waited on! Their hot and cold food bar you can select from, is a virtual display of international food specialties that you don’t have to take an airplane to experience!