I didn't want to put in not-mildly, lots of people have them and are happy using them. I've used many of them, I've had many of them and still have some. They are not good. The spec trap is set by "wow, 15MP under $100!" or "wow, 10 fps! in a point'n'shoot". Reality is, that everything else in those cheapos is usually lousy; plus, the glass in them is usually horrible. You see it by taking a wide-angle view shot, for example, and then trying to crop the image to something smaller only to find out that you can't, because the overall IQ is poor. How's that for not-mildly?
The big problem of this and most other forums is not reading the OP.
The guy wants a simple travel camera without bells and whistles in a $400 budget range and the advice he got so far is all over the map. I mean, yeah, Fuji X100S is a decent rangefinder. But it's $1,300, not $400. Fuji X-PRO-1 is even better. But it's about $2,000 with a lens. Any decent quality zoom lens (not even talking about full-frame) would cost over $400 alone, so this is not an option in this case.
There is really not a lot of good camera equipment in a $400 range, which is why I've suggested Nikon V1 w/ 10mm pancake lens selling for $439 at Saneal. I've used it myself and I would not hesitate to recommend it.