Claire Fayers is a Canada before your trip:communications coordinatornow:communications manager embarking on a round-the-world journey.
The Snapshot
- **Departure:** 2003
- **Duration:** Unknown duration
- **Age:** 28
- **Budget:** $35,900 USD (2026 equivalent)
- **Nationality:** Canada
- **Occupation:** Before your trip:Communications CoordinatorNow:Communications Manager
The Route
My boyfriend and I planned our RTW trip to start and end in London as his family lives in Northern Ireland. The beginning part of our trip (Canada & U.K) were not part of the RTW ticket.
Canada - England - N. Ireland - Ireland - England - U.S. - Tahiti - Cook Islands - New Zealand - Australia - Indonesia - Singapore - Thailand - Malaysia - Cambodia - England - Canada
Regions: Europe, Southeast Asia, Oceania
2026 Note: Travel conditions, visa requirements, and costs have evolved significantly since this profile was originally recorded.
In Their Words
When did you go on your RTW trip? May 2003-April 2004
How old were you when you took this trip? 28
Including your air ticket and other expenses (from accommodation to souvenir-buying), about how much did your trip cost? $20,000
Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go? My partner and I both thought about traveling before we met. I was going to go to the U.K. for a year and he was thinking of teaching and travelling in Asia. When we met we started researching the possibilities and came up with a great itinerary that allowed us to work and travel.
Who is the most memorable person you met on your trip and why? We met a great crew of people while kiwi-fruit pruning in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. Our Hungarian friend kept us in stitches the whole time. He’d ask me to sing Spice Girl songs all the time.
How did your round-the-world trip change your life? How did it affect and change you as a person? In so many ways… My relationship with my boyfriend was put to the ultimate test - and survived. I met so many amazing people and I gained new philosophical, spiritual and emotional wisdom from the every land and culture. I’m no longer looking at decisions and events from purely a “Canadian” context anymore either.
2026 Context
- This traveler completed their journey around 2005 to 2006.
- Travel conditions and costs have evolved significantly since their return.