Ollie Randall, writing and cartoons
Back to Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3 The Man in the Orange Jumper Once we had finally got to Quito, we had a great time. On our second evening, we ended up on a gastronomic tour of the city that was led by an Ecuadorian foodie with a glorious beard, called Betto. It poured with…
Back to Part 1 or Part 2 The Third Hospital Trip It took a while to recover from the trauma of Death Road. Sometimes Sarah would laugh about it; other times she’d get really quite shaken up about the experience. But the rest of our time in Bolivia went pretty smoothly. We had a fabulous time…
The World’s Most Dangerous Road Read Part 1: The Curse “My boyfriend would hate this,” said Sarah fondly. “It isn’t his sort of thing at all.” We were geared up for the mountain biking, with helmets and protective clothing and elbow pads, and I was seriously wondering whether it was my sort of thing at…
En Route to Peru: Worrying Omens Back to more true stories “On our trip,” said Ally, “nothing at all went wrong. Nothing was lost or stolen, nobody got ill or had an accident – it all went really smoothly.” She had returned from travelling that evening, which, by coincidence, was twelve hours before her sister…