If I am not mistaken (and neither were the people who told me that), there was a per diem for the travel. Which means that you were better off not spending the

If I am not mistaken (and neither were the people who told me that), there was a per diem for the travel. Which means that you were better off not spending the food or hotel money but manage a different way (say, take your food with you). With these differences on rates this was really making a difference. You could also spend this money in special skips with western items (called Pewex IIRC)