MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN

The “Baja to Aspen Millennium Adventure” takes 13- to 17-year-olds on a multi-sport two-week tour. Starting Dec. 27 from Denver, they fly to Mexico’s Baja and spend six days mountain biking, kayaking, windsurfing and diving. The next stop is Aspen, Colo., for four days of skiing and snowboarding, then Redstone, Colo., to learn ice climbing before returning to Denver on Jan. 9. The $3,199 trip includes air fare between the sites, meals, lodging, instruction and equipment rental. Air fare to Denver is extra. Telephone (800) 525- 6200, Ext. 4631.

DEAL OF THE WEEK

A trip to Bangkok, Thailand, is available for about the price of air fare alone via Asian Affair Holidays. For $988 per person, double occupancy, the “Exotic Bangkok” package includes round-trip coach air between Los Angeles and the Thai capital on Singapore Airlines, four nights at the Peninsula Bangkok Hotel, daily buffet breakfast and a half-day city tour. Airport taxes are extra. The package is good January through May. By comparison, the lowest round-trip restricted air fare for that period is about $935, a Singapore Airlines spokesman said. Tel. (800) 742-3133.

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FREE FOR THE ASKING

“The Really Smart California Map” answers the more popular questions posed by about 40,000 students who annually contact California tourism officials. It tells where to find distinctive plants and animals, identifies the major sports teams and gives a brief state history and other facts. Call California Tourism at (800) 862-2543.

This Week’s Holidays

Banking and government offices will be closed or services curtailed in these countries and their dependencies this week because of national and religious holidays:

Monday: Vanuatu, Yugoslavia

Tuesday: Barbados, Philippines

Wednesday: Barbados, Central African Republic, Macao, Portugal, Romania

Thursday: Kyrgyzstan, Laos, United Arab Emirates

Saturday: Tonga

Source: Thomson Financial Publishing