The story behind the story: an individual press trip to Rome

An established travel journo got commissioned to write about attending gladiator school

You’ve got a brilliant story idea but now you just need to find a way to bring it into being. Seasoned travel journalist Xav Judd had the same experience when he got wind of a rather unusual school in the Italian capital: a gladiator combat camp.

With close to 20 years’ experience as a travel writer and clips from Pride Life, The Washington Post, The Gu…