I think that those of us who are sports officials get a relatively nice deal. We travel around to quite a few spots - sometimes on our own nickel; sometimes on the event organizers.

My personal itinerary for January - April 2001 include: LAX, MGM, SNA, MSY (but I drove that one), ATL, ORD (for the job that pays for the water polo), BWI, PIT, HPN, CLE, RDU, and COS. Haven't started scheduling the rest of the year yet, although I have commitments at DCA, SNA, STL, FLL, and DTW sometime before end of summer. As I am not an international referee, I don't go overseas much. Some referees travel more than I do; most travel less.

Oh, and I have a real job too (for example for ORD). But that only accounts for about 3 trips a year.

[This message has been edited by Water Polo Ref (edited 03-13-2001).]