Can you travel without a camera?

I recently read a very interesting article by No Beaten Path called Can you travel without a camera. It made some interesting points, not least of which was about people taking photos to prove that they’ve been somewhere rather than because they liked what they were photographing or wanted to be reminded of the place. This kind of documentation is neither artistic nor experiential in nature and seems rather hollow to me. Photography by it’s very nature is isolating and observational, but a great photographer is also and artist, they need to experience an emotion, a connection with the subject they wish to capture, which lends a depth to it that the snapshot of the “other half” in front of a Pyramid lacks.

Even though I take a lot of photos, I am still in the moment while I am traveling. I think it's great that I can come home, look at the photos and relive the moment again, too. It is not more important to me to take a photo or get a souvenir than to enjoy where I am and what I am doing. However, I am sort of afraid I will forget where I have been or what I have done without documenting it in some way, and I think that memories are important, too.