Clarkco State Park in Quitman is the Magnolia State’s equivalent of finding an extra twenty in your winter coat – unexpected, delightful, and somehow exactly what you needed.

Tucked away in the northwestern corner of South Carolina, Oconee State Park is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever waste money on fancy vacations when paradise is practically in your ...

I can still remember the groans from the audience and the panel when, on BBC Question Time, I advised young people to get out ...