I'm glad to hear several others moved away from clipless, if only so I'm not the only one. I used them for years, and, at first, I thought I was generating more power. I came to be skeptical about that, though. I also just found myself with more aches, weird pains in my knee, and ITB trouble, which I had never had before. I know, fuss with shoes and pedals long enough, "float", etc., and the problems can be solved... but I did fuss for quite a while, and always something nagging seemed to pop up.
Then I went on a road ride with running shoes, flat pedals, and straps. Comfortable right away. I use the pedals below now. They're wide, and symmetrical, so one side can be strapped up and the other is perfectly usable. I've used them on my road bike and didn't go any slower-- though to the guys in the club I might as well have shown up with 3-speed hub and a basket.
For touring, this is what I use. Straps and running shoes, with Power Straps for boots in really cold weather.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/pe3.htm