If you’re stuck with workmates from hell, or housemates from hell, don’t think you’ll find any respite by going on the holiday… presenting the travel companions from hell:

On the tour bus, murder is on the cards. As sticky minutes creep by, the ways and means are becoming increasingly bloody - and satisfying. But there is a problem. Al, a member of our tour group and our intended victim, is missing. He’s a stranger to this busy port city of Tobruk, has no grasp of the local language, not much of a clue where the bus is and a tendency to get lost. He sloped off while we were buying local sweetmeats and simply disappeared. As a consequence, our leader hurried off in pursuit while the rest of us returned to the bus. Time drags. The temperature inside the vehicle rises and so do tempers. Curses are cast upon Al as the rustle of paper indicates the breaking out of cakes and pastries. As we bake on the stationary bus, our blood sugar levels skyrocket.

Here’s my advice. Forget the tour bus. Buy a good travel guide and do it yourself, or with two or three friends. It’s far more rewarding.