diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/blueprints.yaml b/themes/intotheeast/blueprints.yaml
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+name: Into the East
+version: 0.1.0
+description: Custom theme for the intotheeast travel blog
+icon: map-marker
+author:
+  name: Mischa
+  email: mischa@gorinskat.nl
+homepage: https://intotheeast.com
+license: MIT
+
+form:
+  validation: loose
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/css/style.css b/themes/intotheeast/css/style.css
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+*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+
+body {
+    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+    color: #1a1a1a;
+    background: #fff;
+}
+
+.site-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
+}
+
+.site-title {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 1.1rem;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.site-nav a {
+    color: inherit;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+    padding: 0.5rem;
+    min-height: 44px;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.site-main {
+    max-width: 680px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem;
+}
+
+/* Feed */
+.feed { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2rem; }
+
+.entry-card {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
+    padding-bottom: 2rem;
+}
+
+.entry-date {
+    display: block;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    color: #666;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.entry-title { font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
+.entry-title a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
+.entry-title a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+
+.entry-thumb { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
+.entry-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 200px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; }
+
+.entry-excerpt { color: #444; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
+
+.entry-read-more {
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: #0066cc;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.feed-empty { color: #666; font-style: italic; }
+
+/* Single entry */
+.entry-header { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
+.entry-header .entry-date { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
+.entry-title { font-size: 1.8rem; }
+.entry-body { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
+.entry-body p { margin-bottom: 1em; }
+.entry-body img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 4px; }
+.entry-footer { border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding-top: 1rem; }
+.entry-footer a { color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9rem; }
+
+/* Post form */
+.post-form-wrap h1 { font-size: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/intotheeast.yaml b/themes/intotheeast/intotheeast.yaml
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+enabled: true
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/default.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/default.html.twig
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+++ b/themes/intotheeast/templates/default.html.twig
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>{% if page.title %}{{ page.title }} | {% endif %}{{ site.title }}</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url('theme://css/style.css') }}">
+</head>
+<body>
+    <header class="site-header">
+        <a class="site-title" href="{{ base_url_absolute }}">{{ site.title }}</a>
+        <nav class="site-nav">
+            <a href="{{ base_url_absolute }}/tracker">Journal</a>
+        </nav>
+    </header>
+    <main class="site-main">
+        {% block content %}{% endblock %}
+    </main>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/entry.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/entry.html.twig
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+{% extends 'default.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<article class="entry">
+    <header class="entry-header">
+        <time class="entry-date" datetime="{{ page.date|date('Y-m-d') }}">
+            {{ page.date|date('l, d F Y') }}
+        </time>
+        <h1 class="entry-title">{{ page.title }}</h1>
+    </header>
+    <div class="entry-body">
+        {{ page.content }}
+    </div>
+    <footer class="entry-footer">
+        <a href="{{ base_url_absolute }}/tracker">← Back to journal</a>
+    </footer>
+</article>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/post-form.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/post-form.html.twig
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+{% extends 'default.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="post-form-wrap">
+    <h1>{{ page.title }}</h1>
+    {% include 'partials/form.html.twig' %}
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/tracker.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/tracker.html.twig
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+{% extends 'default.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="feed">
+    {% set entries = page.children().order('date', 'desc').published() %}
+    {% if entries|length > 0 %}
+        {% for entry in entries %}
+        <article class="entry-card">
+            <time class="entry-date" datetime="{{ entry.date|date('Y-m-d') }}">
+                {{ entry.date|date('d M Y') }}
+            </time>
+            <h2 class="entry-title">
+                <a href="{{ entry.url }}">{{ entry.title }}</a>
+            </h2>
+            {% if entry.header.hero_image %}
+            <div class="entry-thumb">
+                <img src="{{ entry.url }}/{{ entry.header.hero_image }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}">
+            </div>
+            {% endif %}
+            <div class="entry-excerpt">
+                {{ entry.summary }}
+            </div>
+            <a class="entry-read-more" href="{{ entry.url }}">Read more →</a>
+        </article>
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% else %}
+        <p class="feed-empty">No entries yet. The journey is about to begin.</p>
+    {% endif %}
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
