The Casio EX-Z850 is an excellent camera. You can let it do all the work, or you can set virtually everything manually to get exactly the shot that you want. The one problem that I see with it for touring is the base that is required for charging, but it is lightweight so it isn't too big of a deal to carry it in addition to the camera.

If you want to see some photos taken with the camera, check out my brother's website: JeremyRobertNelson.com.

Lots of the photos there were taken with the ExSlim. He clearly lists the camera he used under each photo.