@haters about armor being too heavy for travel: You don't travel in armor. In medieval times, knights don't constantly march down to the store in shining plate armor. They only used it for war.
In general, you'd only wear armor wheny ou were being a paid guard or expected a -lot- of danger. I've worn armor before--don't ask why--and it's such a pain. In the summer, you're going to roast alive, and in the winter it feels like you're about to freeze.