How do you pack for weeks of travel with only a carry-on? How do you avoid a wardrobe of wrinkles or a tangle of wires, or keep your bag at bay from thieves?

Turn your jackets inside out. Close your cords with binder clips. And use a computer lock as a luggage security device.

If only it were so easy…

The truth is there are thousands of sites to scour when learning how to plan your ideal getaway, each with their own advice, and the nature of your trip and your tolerance for risk determine what’s right for you.

The variety of travel tips Theneeds users have shared reveals just as much diversity in their approach to travel as in the content they consume and interact with. In both cases, a personalized experience prevails.

Some of the top tips our users posted:

· Conquer fears of flying with positive visualization, or do Qantas Air’s phobia-fighting program

· Avoid forseeable problems with top travel-planning apps

· Budget your trip before you go with a daily expense calculator

· Stay stylish in the winter without being a packing ‘maxista’

· Keep your wardrobe wrinkle-free by learning to pack right

· Pick your ideal trip… by thumbing through pictures

· Escape the mundane travel experience by adding a little danger

Clearly every one of us has different on-the-go desires. That Theneeds’ Travel news stream is consistently one of the most frequented is testimony both to the range of travel interests and the common pursuit to have the best — yet personalized—getaway possible.

While one user shared posts about conquering her fears of flying—positive visualization and reducing one’s daily stress levels have been shown to assuage the anxiety of altitude—another user touted planning your own kidnapping or swimming with hammerheads as common cures for the standard vacation.

Another user posted ways to help you liberate the suitcase weight and stay stylish on the beach with a reversible swimsuit or convertible skirt/dress, since traveling is clearly no fun with too much stuff. Yet another user felt naked without a backup laptop battery and abundance of electronic devices to keep him occupied after hours.

We noticed this trend on Theneeds to love the great escape, so we created this curated list of the best travel hacks selected by our users.

We hope you’ll find it helpful in planning—or not planning—your next trip!