"I had made an appointment for some post-5K reflexology, a treatment performed entirely on the feet using a pressure point technique ... 'I may do it a bit differently,' the masseuse warned. 'Some guests think I have a firm touch, but you'll get the most benefit that way.' (Cue ominous music).

Grasping one foot tightly, he pulled my big toe upward and pressed a thumb into the ball of my foot. 'Ow!' I blurted in surprise ... [Then,] with a solemn expression he pronounced, 'There's a lot of tension in your uterus.'

My uterus?

Normally I wouldn't dream of sharing this with a stranger, but it was no time for modesty: Through gritted teeth, I enlightened him that it was my time of the month, adding, 'Please move away from the uterus before I kick you in the face!'" — Kathleen via Great Hotels of the World

"An American tourist I know visited Beijing and was walking along the streets when he was stopped by a pretty woman offering a massage for around $5.50. The man was interested, and the woman led him into a large room tucked behind an alleyway. The woman provided drinks to him and a couple other girls who were also in the room, which he thought were complimentary. At the end of the massage, the girl gave the guy a hefty bill. Yes, the massage was only about $5, but with all the drinks, the woman tacked on an extra couple hundred and threatened to call the police if he didn't pay." — Brett

"I was in the middle of a regular Swedish massage at a nice spa in LA, when out of nowhere, my petite female masseuse proceeded to climb right on top of me. Balancing on all fours, the woman pressed the entire weight of her body into my back with her elbows and knees and stayed there for a good five minutes. It was like she was doing yoga on top of me. I wanted to burst out laughing, but I was afraid if I laughed too hard, I'd shake her right off the table!" — Amanda, Assistant Editor

"This guy [in Bali] gave me the hardest massage I've ever had. It was so hard, at times I was yelping in pain. I told him it was hurting ... but he kept on applying as much pressure as possible. I was in serious pain and kept telling him to ease up. [Finally] I had to just lay there and bare it." — Scott via Walk About Indonesia

"When the massage guy asked if I wanted to turn around, I said yes, expecting a massage on my feet, a bit on the front part of the leg maybe and then the neck. Normally when I turn over, the massage therapist does not look. In this case not only did he look, he also removed the towel completely when I was lying there facing him. I felt exposed and very uncomfortable. He then covered a tiny part of my breasts, which was useless, because afterwards he touched my breasts anyways saying that he was only 'putting oil.' I don't think he needed to oil my ENTIRE breast...

Going back to the massage, I was very nervous. He started massaging my neckline, and then quickly groped one of my breasts. I grunted, very close to snapping, when he quickly answered it was only to 'oil it.' I wanted to scream... If that is normal in Turkey, and I am the weird one here, then I won't be returning to a hammam in Turkey, ever." — MiaoBCN via Trip Advisor