Karen’s travelogue

The Grape Stomp: A Spanish Wine Festival

Story written 29 April 2008

It's 2:00AM and the place is stompin'; the place is the town of Logrono in Spain. We are in La Rioja, the heart of wine country, to celebrate the harvest of the grapes. During the week-long Fiesta de San Mateo (held the fourth Sunday in September), people

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Karen Hamlin

Karen Hamlin has been a member since 28 April 2008 and goes by travelingkh.

Currently in Virginia.

I am Karen Hamlin, a native New Englander who moved south in 2004 and then to the DC area.The Virginia-based writer tripped into adventures around the world with her young daughter accumulating miles and memories. Karen, bodacious and naïve, drops into new situations and takes the reader along for the ride. First prizewinner of the 2003 and 2004 North American Travel Journalist Association's writing competition, she is also a member of Washington Independent Writers.