Big feet? There is hope.

The list of ailments is long: corns, calluses, blisters, trapped nerves; toes so squished they look like claws. An actual condition called "mallet toe."

The list of ailments is long: corns, calluses, blisters, trapped nerves; toes so squished they look like claws. An actual condition called "mallet toe."

Once upon a time, planning travel meant booking overnight trains from Venice to Paris. My husband and I tramped through cathedrals. We hiked to desolate beaches. And if we got tired, we'd just hole up in a fancy hotel and run up a room-service tab. It was a grown-up world. It was good. And it never strayed from its first commandment: Thou Shalt Not Be Bored.

They're smiling. They're beguiling. They're darling Irish girls.

Caviar is rather like Rice Krispies. You can get a lot of snap, crackle and pop as you bite down on those tiny fish eggs; the texture is all part of the fun.