The hot topics from across travel last week were the world's worst holiday experiences, where to ski for the weekend, plus more of you joined our debate on Florence.

TRAVEL & LITERATURE: THE HOLIDAY BLACKLIST
The author of Sod That! - 103 Things Not To Do Before You Die, chose his top holiday experiences to avoid at all costs - you disgareed in some cases, and named some of your holiday horrors.

Read and comment on the original article: 20 holidays you should never take

You should add “take a UK beach holiday” to the list. The beach will be desserted as invariably it will be cold, windy and pouring with rain. You will spend most of the day huddled up in inappropriate clothes in a dated greasy spoon cafe, trying to dry off, and keep warm wishing you'd gone to Spain. Richard, Bexhill, UK

Could not think of anything worst than a Grand Prix anywhere at all. Fred, Perth, Australia

Easter Island is one of the world’s most amazing, mysterious and interesting places. And its remote location keeps it that way. It's actually in a very handy stopover location should you be flying from South America to New Zealand. Paul Brown, Manchester

If your chance pin or dart lands in the middle of the Atlantic, I would recommend taking that as a hint to visit the Azores. There are now direct flights from Britain to San Miguel, the largest island, and frequent inter-island flights. Each island is different from the others and proud of it. Sheona Hutcheson, Chesham

Much of medieval Florence was pulled down in the 19th C (perhaps not entirely a bad thing) and the best of the city is indoors in the galleries and museums. Try Ferrara. Maeve, Dublin

I can see why some places in Spain would appear on this list but Las Rambles? Pickpockets are everywhere and not all tourists are stupid enough to fall victim to them. The street was marvelous but I agree that the shear number of Brits does ruin it a little. Tom Swade, Manchester

I would generalise a bit more and say "Spain". Nils, Vancouver, Canada

The whispering gallery in St Pauls is one of the delights of London. Myself and my friend were able to clearly hear each other, it was amazing. Maybe we were there on an especially quiet day... the views over London from the top were stunning too. Wherever you travel, it is essential to take an open mind... Anne, London

I used to love going to the summer solstice at Stonehenge but lately it's become too popular and full of people just there for a party. I'd recommend Avebury instead now. Edd Bullen, Melbourne, Australia

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