Last week we asked you, the reader, to remove your head from between your hands, apply concealer to your reddened cheeks, and tell us your most embarrassing holiday moments. A great number of you, with no incentive but that of a free Rough Guide book to the country of your choice, did exactly that.

From picking up your wife's knickers in front of an enrapt cinema in Dublin, to offending the nation of Israel by claiming you were there to see the pyramids before vomiting, there were no end of cringe-worthy moments. But the winner of the most embarrassing tale of all, is Janet Huddleston. Not only does Janet say she lives on an Antarctic research station she also made not one, but two calamitous errors in Mexico last year.

"I learned a little bit of Spanish while I was travelling in Mexico. One day in a market, I was attempting to converse with the locals. I wanted to say I was very hungy, 'Yo tengo mucho hambre', but instead said 'Yo tengo mucho hombre', which translates as 'I have many men'.

"To correct my error, I then tried to say that I was very embarrassed, but instead said "Yo tengo muy embarassado" which translated as me being very pregnant. What do you expect with so many men! The locals were rolling around on the floor with laughter."

Quite right too. So remember, the next time you go on holiday, keep your mouth shut, don't eat any food, and stay locked in your hotel room - then you'll never make a fool of yourself!