diff --git a/tests/ui/accessibility.spec.js b/tests/ui/accessibility.spec.js
index 4d8515d..ff954f0 100644
--- a/tests/ui/accessibility.spec.js
+++ b/tests/ui/accessibility.spec.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test('A2: contrast tokens meet WCAG AA 4.5:1 floor', async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 // ── A3: Filter button aria-pressed + toggle aria-expanded ──────────────────────
-const TRIP_URL = '/trips/japan-korea-2026';
+const TRIP_URL = '/trips/italy-2026-demo';
 
 test('A3a: All-content filter has aria-pressed="true" on load', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(TRIP_URL);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test('A3f: clicking Cycling toggle sets aria-expanded="true" then back to false'
 
 // ── A4: Photo strip keyboard navigation ───────────────────────────────────────
 test('A4a: all photo strips have role=region and aria-label', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
     const strips = page.locator('.journal-photo-strip');
     const count = await strips.count();
     if (count === 0) return;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test('A4a: all photo strips have role=region and aria-label', async ({ page }) =
 });
 
 test('A4b: multi-slide photo strips have accessible prev/next controls', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
     const multiCount = await page.locator('.journal-photo-strip').evaluateAll(
         els => els.filter(el => parseInt(el.dataset.slides, 10) >= 2).length
     );
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function axeScan(id, url) {
 }
 
 axeScan('AX1', '/');
-axeScan('AX2', '/trips/japan-korea-2026');
-axeScan('AX3', '/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
-axeScan('AX4', '/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies/2026-06-17.entry');
+axeScan('AX2', '/trips/italy-2026-demo');
+axeScan('AX3', '/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
+axeScan('AX4', '/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies/2026-09-01-0700-setting-off-from-campiglia.entry');
 axeScan('AX5', '/trips');
diff --git a/tests/ui/dailies.spec.js b/tests/ui/dailies.spec.js
index 37749ce..9c0b208 100644
--- a/tests/ui/dailies.spec.js
+++ b/tests/ui/dailies.spec.js
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
 const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
 
 // Known fixture entries that always exist in the repo
-const KNOWN_SLUG = '2026-06-17.entry';
-const KNOWN_TITLE = 'The Journey Begins';
-const KNOWN_CITY = 'Amsterdam';
-const KNOWN_COUNTRY = 'Netherlands';
+const KNOWN_SLUG = '2026-09-01-0700-setting-off-from-campiglia.entry';
+const KNOWN_TITLE = 'Setting Off from Campiglia';
+const KNOWN_CITY = 'Campiglia Marittima';
+const KNOWN_COUNTRY = 'Italy';
 
 // Use two real entries from central-asia-2023 to verify descending order
 const NEWER_SLUG = '2023-10-18-pixelfed-22.entry'; // newest date in that trip
 const OLDER_SLUG = '2023-08-28-pixelfed-1.entry';  // oldest date in that trip
 
 // ── T1: Dailies page loads ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-test('T1: /trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies loads and shows at least one entry card', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
+test('T1: /trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies loads and shows at least one entry card', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
     await expect(page.locator('.journal-post').first()).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.locator('.site-header')).toBeVisible();
 });
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ test('T2: dailies shows newer entries before older entries', async ({ page }) =>
 });
 
 // ── T3: Individual entry page loads ───────────────────────────────────────────
-test('T3: individual entry page loads at /trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies/{slug}', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto(`/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies/${KNOWN_SLUG}`);
+test('T3: individual entry page loads at /trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies/{slug}', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(`/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies/${KNOWN_SLUG}`);
     await expect(page.locator('article.entry')).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.locator('.site-header')).toBeVisible();
 });
 
 // ── T4: Entry page shows title, date, and content ─────────────────────────────
 test('T4: entry page shows title and body content', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto(`/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies/${KNOWN_SLUG}`);
+    await page.goto(`/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies/${KNOWN_SLUG}`);
     await expect(page.locator('.entry-title')).toContainText(KNOWN_TITLE);
     await expect(page.locator('.entry-body')).not.toBeEmpty();
     await expect(page.locator('time.entry-date')).toBeVisible();
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ test('T4: entry page shows title and body content', async ({ page }) => {
 
 // ── T5: Entry page shows location when present ────────────────────────────────
 test('T5: entry page shows city and country when set', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto(`/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies/${KNOWN_SLUG}`);
+    await page.goto(`/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies/${KNOWN_SLUG}`);
     await expect(page.locator('.entry-location')).toContainText(KNOWN_CITY);
     await expect(page.locator('.entry-location')).toContainText(KNOWN_COUNTRY);
 });
 
 // ── T6: Entry page has a fixed top back pill and a footer back pill ───────────────
 test('T6: entry page has fixed back pill at top and back pill in footer', async ({ page }) => {
-    const KNOWN_ENTRY = '/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies/2026-06-17.entry';
+    const KNOWN_ENTRY = '/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies/2026-09-01-0700-setting-off-from-campiglia.entry';
     await page.goto(KNOWN_ENTRY);
     await expect(page.locator('article.entry')).toBeVisible();
     // Fixed top pill (outside the article, before it)
diff --git a/tests/ui/helpers.js b/tests/ui/helpers.js
index 78f504b..307d6db 100644
--- a/tests/ui/helpers.js
+++ b/tests/ui/helpers.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
-const TRACKER_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../../user/pages/01.trips/japan-korea-2026/01.dailies');
+const TRACKER_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../../user/pages/01.trips/italy-2026-demo/01.dailies');
 
 /**
  * Wait for all filepond items to finish XHR upload.
diff --git a/tests/ui/maps.spec.js b/tests/ui/maps.spec.js
index 02ce077..1179e26 100644
--- a/tests/ui/maps.spec.js
+++ b/tests/ui/maps.spec.js
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ test('M1: /map page renders MapLibre GL canvas without JS errors', async ({ page
     const errors = [];
     page.on('pageerror', e => errors.push(e.message));
 
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/map');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/map');
     await expect(page.locator('canvas.maplibregl-canvas')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
     expect(errors, 'No JS errors on map page').toHaveLength(0);
 });
 
 // ── M2: Full map page — dot markers are in the DOM ───────────────────────────
 test('M2: /map page has at least one dot marker', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/map');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/map');
     await expect(page.locator('canvas.maplibregl-canvas')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
     // Markers are added in map.on('load') — wait for first to appear in the DOM
     await expect(page.locator('.maplibregl-marker').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test('M3: Dailies mini-map renders MapLibre GL canvas without JS errors', async
     const errors = [];
     page.on('pageerror', e => errors.push(e.message));
 
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
     await expect(page.locator('#feed-map canvas.maplibregl-canvas')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
     expect(errors, 'No JS errors on dailies page').toHaveLength(0);
 });
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ test('M6: Italy map has a journey MapLibre source after GPX settles', async ({ p
 
 // ── M7: Clicking a trip-page map marker adds is-highlighted to the entry card ──
 test('M7: clicking map marker briefly highlights the corresponding entry card', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo');
     // Wait for map canvas and at least one marker
     await expect(page.locator('#trip-map canvas.maplibregl-canvas')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
     await expect(page.locator('.maplibregl-marker').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
diff --git a/tests/ui/nav.spec.js b/tests/ui/nav.spec.js
index 7d431b8..536f129 100644
--- a/tests/ui/nav.spec.js
+++ b/tests/ui/nav.spec.js
@@ -2,40 +2,40 @@
 // Tests: N1–N5 — page loads and navigation links
 const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
 
-// ── N1: /trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies renders ───────────────────────────────
-test('N1: /trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies page loads with site header', async ({ page }) => {
+// ── N1: /trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies renders ───────────────────────────────
+test('N1: /trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies page loads with site header', async ({ page }) => {
     const errors = [];
     page.on('pageerror', e => errors.push(e.message));
 
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
     await expect(page.locator('.site-header')).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/Into the East/i);
     expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
 });
 
-// ── N2: /trips/japan-korea-2026/map renders without JS errors ─────────────────
-test('N2: /trips/japan-korea-2026/map page loads without JS errors', async ({ page }) => {
+// ── N2: /trips/italy-2026-demo/map renders without JS errors ─────────────────
+test('N2: /trips/italy-2026-demo/map page loads without JS errors', async ({ page }) => {
     const errors = [];
     page.on('pageerror', e => errors.push(e.message));
 
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/map');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/map');
     await expect(page.locator('.site-header')).toBeVisible();
     expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
 });
 
-// ── N3: /trips/japan-korea-2026/stats renders ─────────────────────────────────
-test('N3: /trips/japan-korea-2026/stats page loads with site header', async ({ page }) => {
+// ── N3: /trips/italy-2026-demo/stats renders ─────────────────────────────────
+test('N3: /trips/italy-2026-demo/stats page loads with site header', async ({ page }) => {
     const errors = [];
     page.on('pageerror', e => errors.push(e.message));
 
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/stats');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/stats');
     await expect(page.locator('.site-header')).toBeVisible();
     expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
 });
 
 // ── N4: trip page has Journal filter button (replaced nav link) ───────────────
 test('N4: trip page filter bar has Journal button', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo');
     await expect(page.locator('.trip-filter-btn[data-filter="journal"]')).toBeVisible();
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/post.spec.js b/tests/ui/post.spec.js
index 69b2f5e..f282831 100644
--- a/tests/ui/post.spec.js
+++ b/tests/ui/post.spec.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test('P1: post text-only entry → created on disk and visible on /dailies', asy
     const photos = fs.readdirSync(entryDir).filter(f => /\.(jpg|jpeg|png|webp|heic)$/i.test(f));
     expect(photos.length, 'Text-only entry should have no photos').toBe(0);
 
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
     await expect(page.locator('body')).toContainText(tag);
 });
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test.skip('P2: post entry with photo → photo saved in entry folder and visible
     const photos = fs.readdirSync(entryDir).filter(f => /\.(jpg|jpeg|png|webp|heic)$/i.test(f));
     expect(photos.length, 'At least one photo should be saved').toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
-    await page.goto('/trips/japan-korea-2026/dailies');
+    await page.goto('/trips/italy-2026-demo/dailies');
     await expect(page.locator('body')).toContainText(tag);
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/trip-filter.spec.js b/tests/ui/trip-filter.spec.js
index 88977cd..4369259 100644
--- a/tests/ui/trip-filter.spec.js
+++ b/tests/ui/trip-filter.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Tests: F1–F7 — trip page filter bar and inline stats toggle
 const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
 
-const TRIP_URL = '/trips/japan-korea-2026';
+const TRIP_URL = '/trips/italy-2026-demo';
 
 // ── F1: filter bar renders with three buttons ─────────────────────────────────
 test('F1: trip page shows All/Journal/Stories filter buttons', async ({ page }) => {