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Many J-Term residents say they sense a palpable air of desolation in the Houses caused by uneven occupation of the entryways and a lack of events...
...busload. But for much of the rest of the time, the hills seem still half-forgotten, and it is possible to hike through the bamboo forests (every bamboo marked with the name of the family entitled to harvest it) for hours without meeting another soul. The air is clean, stars are visible in their spangled glory at night, and in the fall and winter a roaring fire in a potbellied stove is complete bliss...
...Lapuc, resident manager. Activities include cycling, bass fishing and mountain hikes. But Naked Retreats' best feature is serenity. Visitors can wander through dewy tea plantations and bamboo forests, or swim in a reservoir to the buzz of cicadas. Accommodations are basic - the wooden floors creak and there's no air-conditioning - but bungalows come with Western-style kitchens, flat-screen TVs and wireless Internet. See nakedretreats.cn...
...hotels: Miti Miwire (from $50 a night), Cinco Portas Pensão (from $100) and Ibo Island Lodge (from $350 a night per couple). All are beautiful converted houses, but the lodge has huge rooms, Goan four-posters, the best pool and best sunset view, and its rates include air transfers from the mainland, three spectacular meals a day and use of a dhow to sail to a nearby sandbank for snorkeling and lobster lunch under a sunshade on the beach. See cincoportas.com and iboisland.com for more...
...That all might change, however, if JAL, with ETIC's approval, takes an offer from overseas. Both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have been courting JAL for months in a bid to expand their Asia networks. American, as a partner to JAL through the Oneworld alliance, and its private equity partner are willing to offer JAL $1.4 billion. Delta, the world's largest airline operator, has offered $1 billion. JAL aimed to make the decision between American or Delta by the end of the month, but Transport Minister Maehara has said the decision will be delayed. Neither airline will...