The whole point for me of having a camera with me when I travel is to document my trip and retain memories. I carry at least a little high quality point and shoot in my pocket at all times but my DSLR is normally not far away. If you have no camera with you that is when you will miss the important and irreplaceable images. Sometimes it's hard to carry all the gear, it's heavy and has to watched tp prevent sticky fingers from pinching it, but the effort can be worth it.I usually take 2 bodies (1D and 1D Mk11) plus a selection of lenses from 15mm to 300mm, all bases covered. My fav being Canon 28-70 f2.8L and Sigma's 15-30 DG.
