After learning the hard way that you should do your research when creating hashtags, I’ve been trying to research hashtags before using new ones. Common related hashtags aside (e.g. #travel, #beautiful, #germany and other specific countries, etc.), there are some personal hashtags that I use/will be using when tagging my adventures on Twitter and Instagram.
#becausegermany
This one, I use when I post funny/snarky pics from daily life in Germany

#8inavan
Used this one during the multi-country road trip with 8 of us in a van: 4 adults, 3 kids, 1 baby

Lost my razor on first day of
#roadtrip. It’s become#obvious.#8inavan
#morononabike
Self-explanatory. I am, in fact, a moron on a bike.
The best days are when I don’t crash my bike.
#morononabike#win
#50×30
This tag is for everything related to “50 By 30,” my recent book.
Just a whole lot of
#Wynebraskowa.#novelines#50×30 http://amzn.to/1IZujP6
#karilogueroadtrip and #roadtrippin
I use these hashtags mainly when I’m on a legit road trip, but every now and then I use them for an overnight trip if it’s to somewhere new and exciting.

Just planned Ireland road trip for October. Will be glamping in a
#yurt. Can’t believe those r real words.#karilogueroadtrip#losingmymind
#SGH or #SomeguysHat (both of which I regret since #SGH brings up porn, and #SomeguysHat is also #SomeguyShat).
I use this tag for all of my travels with Some Guy’s Hat.

SGH dragged me up another
#spiralstaircase. It was#swayinginthewind.#killesberg#yikes
UPCOMING HASHTAG USE:
#3GenRT
Hashtag for September’s multi-country road trip with 3 Generations: Mom, Me, Sequoia
#IreRT2015
Will be using this during our October road trip around all of Ireland–me, husband, kid