Sarah Byers

If you live and work along the glorious Thames - all the way from Putney to Woolwich - you should start taking advantage of the tube on the water, otherwise known as the MBNA Thames Clippers. Here are five reasons why.    1. If travelling from Westminster to Canary Wharf with the wind blowing in your face doesn’t wake you up for the 9am Monday morning meeting  – and clear you of any smells still residing from your weekend –  We're not sure what else will.   A photo posted by Martin Ing 伍思源 (@wuthecleaner) on Sep 22, 2016 at 1:43pm PDT   2. Drinking alcohol on a train, bus, or yes, even a Boris Bike is frowned upon. Drink on a boat and you have yourself a booze cruise.   A photo posted by Angie West (@angiewest38) on Nov 5, 2016 at 8:00pm PDT 3. Local Londoners haven’t fully realised it’s potential yet, so the only other people you need to contend with are a few map-bearing tourists that it has to be said, are way too eager if they are early enough to cross your morning commuter path.     A photo posted by 🍉You Should Try 🍉 (@youshouldtry_ldn) on Aug 18, 2016 at 11:11am PDT 4. Impressing friends with your newfound geography knowledge. Being confined to the tube doesn’t help you know where anything actually is. On the Thames Clippers, you will suddenly realise (without having to watch the 'EastEnders' opening credits) that Parliament is, in fact, a stone’s throw away from the London Eye. Suddenly the city doesn’t seem so big and scary anymore.   A ph