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The VN are big into sauces that come along with the food. So yes the food may seem bland but you dip it in the spicy, or sweet, or sour sauce and get your taste buds dancing. Works best for everyone that way.

There's current news reports making out that Ha Noi is experiencing the worst air quality in the world. But it's pretty much the same every year due to the weather, it's wet and damp so the air is heavy thus trapping in pollution and causing fog. No need to call Greta.

That's it, Je Juk 4

Could be. The whole seating area is actually over the water and at the far end of the restaurant there is an additional seating area built farther out over the water. Anyway it's the last restaurant on the row, just before the arch.

Hard Rock use to do a seafood buffet on a Friday.

No, Preecha Seafood in Ban Amphur is very good though. The best place in Bang Sare is the one next to Preecha heading away from the pier, the last one on the row. Don't know the name and I've been going there for 30 years!

Not during Covid, when drinkers didn't want to be seen by the boys in brown.

Not just GBP, I also have a USD account with them and other currencies are available. Can make payments from anywhere into it and to anywhere out from it. It's on SWIFT, CHAPS and the other one, can't remember the name. Transfers to and from UK accounts free, but overseas payment outwards are charged. Free ATM in UK, and also when paying by card PIN or contactless. Other difference? No problem for non-UK residents or any other Nationality to open an account, although not sure about USA as they seem to have problems everywhere 'cos of FACTA.

How could I have forgotten the Wombat! Used to spend time in there during Covid, hard on the knees going up to the rooftop bar.

Walkabout Creek used to be good but I don't think it's there anymore ? Corner of South and Third. The Boxing Roo along Third Road if that still exists?

Is your HSBC account offshore or in UK? I used to have an offshore account with HSBC and had a credit card which was issued from UK. When I needed a new credit card HSBC UK refused to send it to Thailand so I had them send it to my offshore bank address who then sent it to me in Thailand. Their refusal was based on Thailand not being a secure location for delivery, although I never had any problems receiving my cards when HSBC offshore sent them. HSBC would however send my credit card to Seoul Korea where I lived for a while, and on three separate occasions I never received it, even when having HSBC in Seoul instruct HSBC UK to send the card to them for me to collect in person. I closed my HSBC offshore account eventually but kept the credit card active and guess what, come time for renewal HSBC UK had no problem sending me the card to Thailand!

That's the bank I use. Excellent bank. Can't issue credit cards but you can get a debit card.

Arriving Bangkok next week with an Asean passport so visa-exempt. Is it necessary to get an eVisa online before arrival? Or just rock up to airline and immigration with said passport and all will be OK? I ask because it was necessary to get one to enter Indonesia even though visa exempt.

Thanks guys

So was his son!