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Darr, such a weird name. Sounds more like an Elvis movie than a hotel.
Thank you for posting this. Seeing what others use when travelling is always valuable input. I travel quite a lot, and unfortunately since I take photos for work (industrial) as well as for my own pleasure plus some for my stock portfolio, minimising my travel setup has become a headache, not to speak about the bag needed to carry it all.Here is some camera porn, but with some thoughts.
Choosing cameras is extremely complex. No doubt this is really personal. A couple of years ago, I was putting together a book on the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. I had shot it on a Mamiya 6. What I noticed is I missed the spontaneity of that camera and the easy of carrying it--I had been using a Pentax 645D and that camera is big, heavy, and needs support in many cases. I also missed the rangefinder workflow.
As you probably have noticed, I bought an X Pro2. Over that time, I started to travel and spend more time wandering around my neighborhood. What I wanted is a high-quality travel setup that would give me flexibility, not cost me a fortune, and give me a backup if I needed one--if you have ever lost your only camera in the field, you would know why this is important. Here is my solution:
X Pro2, 14mm f/2.8, 23mm f/2, 50mm f/2, and XF10. (I also have a 90mm f/4 M-Rokkor that sometimes comes with me, but I leave it at home more often than not (that can be seen in the back under the tripod)). I have two optical viewfinders for the 14mm and 23mm when conditions are very dark--think the sky at night. New to my kit was a travel tripod. For business trips, my others were just too much in terms of weight and size. The carbon fiber Oben CTT-1000 is about 500g and 10" folder. The tripod extends to 15 inches and the extension adds another 12 inches (the extension is under the tripod in the image). I need to travel with it, but it ticks a lot of boxes.
Hope this is useful for someone.