Getting priorities right in toilet revolution

There are two subjects that seem to come up often in travel-related stories, and they are both closely related daily activities.

Food is obviously a big talking point as tourists sample the many weird and wonderful delights of the local cuisine. But it's not only how the food goes down but the circumstances you find yourself in as it comes out that can provide the best material for trip tales.

If you've reached your 30s without collecting a gross overseas toilet story, or if you haven't undertaken a desperate search for facilities in the middle of nowhere after eating a dodgy kebab, then you've been doing holidays wrong.