THE COUNTRY PUZZLER: France

From an early age I have been interested in foreign languages, cultures, and countries. As a teenager I began my task of discovering every country on the planet, a task which has taken over 40 years and counting. Each country, no matter how large or small, is worth exploring. In 1990 I had joined the Travelers` Century Club after completing my first 100 countries. Several years later I had achieved my task of visiting every country. My biggest regret, however, was not taking videos and a lack of pictures, which I have tried to make up for during the last 15 years or so.
After completing my first task, I decided to break down each country into their regions, States, Prefectures, areas, etc. In some cases, even going as far as breaking down each country into even smaller sections such as counties or municipalities. It´s become like putting a puzzle together, each country piece by piece.