This past weekend I traveled to Los Angeles for the holiday. Being a native Mid-westerner and not having to deal with many domestic flights longer than three and a half hours, I dreaded the crosscountry flight on US Airways that was about five hours long. After taking US Airways between Los Angeles (LAX) and Philadelphia (PHL), I was pleasantly surprised. The flight attendants were the most pleasant I have encountered in a long time. Although the plane was completely booked and the flight was too long for my liking, the trip went smoothly. The last time I visited Los Angeles was about seven years ago. My family lives there, but they usually come to us. I forgot how much I loved the city until we landed. Seeing palm trees and eating great sushi was wonderful, but I completely fell in love with California when we visited Malibu for a day. We went shopping, walked on the beach and had a delicious lunch with fresh ingredients. I could get used to the relaxed atmosphere and beach mentality pretty quickly! — Lindsay Gruen, digital account executive