have you ever even been to Egypt? There are a few large resort hotels but there is nothing resort about the place at all. Thanks for the life lesson on what should and shouldn´t alter a person´s view of life though. I stayed with a large family on the outskirts of Cairo who had no running water, flies all over their food, trash in their irrigation canal, and a roof made out of palm leaves. It really reminded me of a nice club med resort. Maybe they call the other countries dark because the people have darker skin than them, but hey that´s just the logical side of my brain working. I´m sorry I haven´t had the opportunity to drive through Liberia, I´m sure it would change my life, but it changes my life whenever I go anywhere. Egypt was a real serious life changer though. Being in the Middle East at a time such as now, just totally turned everything upside down. And Egypt is supposed to be one of the most developed countries in africa and the middle east, I can´t even imagine what other places must be like. But it was far from a resort, maybe you just didn´t go to the right places.