Originally Posted by
rankourabu
There are a few people (even here on FT) that fly in, and fly out on the same plane, and count it as visiting a country - to each their own.
I personally dont see a point in that.
But when I take the boat over to Anguilla for the day later this summer, and rent a car to spend a 9 hour layover in Antigua - I will certainly count those as a visit. Likewise, if I was to spend a few hours onshore from a cruise, but not if I just stayed on the ship in that port.
Everyone has a different definition.
I completely agree with you. Clearing immigration and leaving the airport premises are a minimum requirement but do not qualify as a proper visit yet...
I also agree that spending 5+ hours in a Carribeann Island counts as a proper visit since you won't have the feeling that you missed on a significant monument, museum or ladnmark.