Hey Nathen. Thanks muchly. I appreciate you.
Bank. How did you guess? Yes indeed it was Monese. I was surprised. Apart from this i have found them to be an excellent bank. I've sinced looked at their terms and conditions more closely and it does say that they cannot currently make crypto currency transactions but are actively working to make it possible (paraphrased).
I was in Thailand for about 6 months back in 2008. Nearly 3 months on Koh Phangan (or however its spelt) doing a yoga teacher training.
I look forward to reading some of your posts too.
Peace and love brother