Originally Posted by
peachfront
However...I wonder if South America and Asia really count. I have not visited continental South America, only Trinidad, which is a little cheat that birders use to get a lot of South American birds cheaply and easily with good infra-structure. So I haven't really visited the continent, I've visited a South American island.
Where do the Netherlands Antilles fit in? They are almost as close to S. America as T&T is and all are islands. But I doubt most would put Aruba in S. America.
Originally Posted by
peachfront
In addition, in Asia, I have only visited Hawaii and Japan, which are, guess what, also islands rather than part of continental land masses! On the other hand, for years, when the only country I had visited in Europe was England, I still counted myself as having visited Europe even though Britain is an island. And I'm pretty sure most folks would do the same.
Japan is certainly Asia by my count. Hawaii is Polynesia more than Asia, but that isn't really a continent. If you hadn't been to Japan I'd strike Asia from your list but with Japan I say you can keep it.
Originally Posted by
peachfront
I still haven't yet settled the argument in my mind as to whether or not I should count Puerto Rico as a separate country on my country list, apart from the U.S. But you'd thinking counting continents would be pretty simple, until someone like me comes along to screw it up.
Not in my mind. Sure, they have their own teams in the Olympics but they are part of the USA in my country list. Then again,
passportstamp.com does list PR as a distinct option, so who knows.
I've got 5 continents (missing Antarctica and Africa) and plan on a lot more S. American travel in the near future.