Read a great piece on Media Bistro by Nick Gallo today about press trips. It was called Acapulco Gold and really hit home. Spoiled or human, who knows? In the mad dash to get invites to locales, this piece is super. I have been guilty and sometimes a saint. I hope every writer can see some of both. Sure the pay sucks but the perks beat the piss out of most other vocations. The way I see it, I save big dollars traveling. That is including the tips and oddities. Love it or leave it.