Each of the previous waves had come in response to a profound shift in the real economy.
Sleep came easily that night in our comfortable beds with Egyptian cotton sheets, two to an en-suite tent, lulled by the sound of the waves lapping on the beach below.
A cliff-top bar features thrones carved out of stone, gazing out over crashing waves next to a swimming pool perched on the edge of a sheer rock face, while steps lead down to a private sandy beach.
I swam towards the Italian ship but the waves were pushing me backwards whenever I got closer.
The official economic watchdog says that the age structure of the latest waves of mass migration is skewed to those of working age – they are mostly coming to Britain to work or study.
And it's just a short (but steep) walk from Flamands beach, which has magnificent waves that roll in off the reefs, clapping and hissing, and then racing up the sand in protruding fingers of surf.
This third collection by the Irish poet is full of luminous imagery and sometimes a gentle, almost wistful, touch, as in "Brigie": "When you smile in your sleep / I think of the seal's tail / whispering above the waves, / slipping back again into the deep".
Self-catering chalets for two from £34, +27 44 535 9409, archrock.co.za With nothing but crashing waves and huge skies between you and Antarctica, you can't help but feel epic at Africa's southernmost point, Cape Agulhas, where a small monument marks the meeting point of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
As the general election approaches, another bright young thing is aiming to make political waves in Wavertree, this time in the parliamentary constituency.
If aliens were to land in India today they would be greeted by a bewildering spectacle – while hordes of film buffs gather outside cinemas to see the latest Bollywood blockbuster, an angry mob waves saffron-coloured flags and calls for the arrest of the movie's hero for allegedly defaming Hinduism.
Sundown, some drinks, a colonial-era hotel with fans cooling a terrace, waves crashing on the nearby beach, a group of British diplomats, a minister – and a 34-year-old businessman called Adam Werritty.
