Securing your home while on your staycation

Use your social media and mobile devices to create some extra peace while on your away

Criminals are now excellent digital researchers and dedicated geo-tagging fans. Picture: iStock

WE’VE ALL done it. The big grinning Instagram post from the packed departure lounge at the airport. This year, this insufferable behaviour has a special piquancy. Some of us may well be ahead of the check-in queue, with vaccination “passports” riding on a few grey hairs. Finally, the callused oldies have their day in the sun, and what better than stabbing out a little citrus-spirited announcement of our travels.

Whether it’s a stay-cation, clinging to a tent on Achill, or a long August weekend in Milan, we know we should keep our absence from home on the down-low.