Went to Mexico border with the USA, having a drink at bar some "ex convict" (prolly escaped) from the US chatted us up. Me and me girlfriend. He wanted to leech hang out, we escaped upstairs to bathroom payed 5 bucks for toilet papers, Bath was filth. We saw convict looking for us, we leave place

muncho, richmond,

Arrived in Tanzania hungover and covered in someone elses vomit. Had all my wordly goods swiped by a machete wielding local in Zanzibar. Hallucinated his presence later that night. Spent an entire day at the police station the next day as one fingered typist took 7 identical reports of the crime.

Becky Wootton, Oxford,

Promoted as the Ultimate Robinson Crusoe Honeymoon. 2 man tent. Desolate atoll. Shark infested sea. No amenities. 7 matches - 6 damp, 7th spent. Hungry. Dusk brought beach alive with creepy crawlies.Attracted a black carpet of crows. Followed by rats at night. Still married to suburban Bear Grylls.

Sara Wakefield, Worcester, UK

Thailand with horrid boyfriend, caught bogus taxi at airport stopped by the police , told our throats would be slit. Took bus to Koh Samui, hijacked by men with machetes out to torture the American who broke the toilet. Someone died next door of an overdose. Boyfriend ended up in hospital.

Sam, Brisbane, Australia

A lorry crashed into me on the M25, I had only bought the car a week before. The police were amazed I was still alive. The tow truck needed 3 hours to find me; he meant to drop me off at the nearest gas station. I persuaded him to give me a ride to Stansted where I spent the night before flying home

Erik Pleyte, the Hague, Netherlands

3 couples in free huge villa in Malta all relationships broke up the maid was horrible and made us all share a bedroom, owners pet labrador died vet advised us to burn corpse as infectious disease only safe place concrete driveway which exploded in heat and broke windows electric storm flight home

Cherry Cookson, London, England

Flying visit to England for brother's wedding, connecting flight to Heathrow cancelled, transferred to another flight to Gatwick . Runway closed, couldn't land there, went to RAF aerodrome near Southampton. Noone to meet me at Gatwick. 3 trains to get home, one was cancelled -alternative route.

Carolyn Haward Bravos, Markopoulo, Greece

Hired a pink jeep in Jamaica, got lost, followed a local on a motorbike, got taken to a ganja plantation, tried to escape, jeep wouldnt start. Cost us far more in "donations" to the Jamaicans than the Thomson trip would have been and we never even made it to Mayfield Falls and fined for speeding!!

Shelley Collingwood, St Neots, Cambs