I have really enjoyed the discussion on this thread. Like some of you, I print out one great shot from each trip to put in my study. Recently, I had 6 of them printed as large metal prints and they are fantastic. Plus, I always made a collection of shots to view on my computer or TV, and I absolutely look at them regularly because it allows me to relive the memories, the friendships, the emotions of the time. I started photography over 50 years ago with the Konica T3, which I believe was the first auto-aperture SLR. Over the years, I have had Canons and Nikons, and my last is a Fujifilm T-2, and always with an assortment of lenses. I love the process of taking the photos in the first place, but now with digital photography I even enjoy the process of taking the RAW photos and bringing out what I saw and felt in person.
Having said that, with my advancing age, I am definitely considering going to a compact camera with a fixed zoom lens, if I can find one that would satisfy my quality needs. The honest fact is that it is getting more and more cumbersome to have a camera bag with an extra lens or two. I can still remember back about 25 years ago when we used to also have a little Canon Digital Elph. It was really convenient to slip it in and out of your pocket to take snapshots when it was not practical to take out the SLR.
So I sometimes wonder (and hope) that the compact fixed lens market continues to hang around for people like me.