Welcome to the the latest installment of the Friday Five, a quick collection of the most interesting travel stories that I shared in the past week on Mark Stachiew Travels. As usual, this week's stories cover a wide range of topics, but the work of flight attendants and the effects of serving booze on planes are worth a second look.

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Mark

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