So is it just me or does Final Fantasy XIV really lacks the exploration part of a MMO?

Back in XI i used to travel alot, just spend hours and hours walking through Vana'diel, Checking out notorious monsters finding hidden caves etc etc.
i had such a blast, and even to farm i explored a big chunk of vana'diel, how ever farming is really not a part of XIV anymore in my opinion. There is really not that much to do with gill in XIV. Surely you can use it to level a craft or what ever, but besides that the only reason why i would spend any gill or even bother to make any gil is housing, and there are no personal houses yet( i believe) so i'll wait on that.

In XI you could buy pretty good gear from the AH. but they just made it to easy to get viable gear in XIV. and that isn't even the problem but i really do not like the lack of exploration in the game. There is little to nothing that will encourage someone to just step out. Right now most of us only farm duties i believe.