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19 January 2026

• 18:4018:40, 19 January 2026 Lincoln to Antwerp (hist | edit) [5,370 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "# Lincoln to Antwerp <!-- STAGE STATUS: Refit to Stage Wiki Page Template (v2) This stage converts Britain’s inland hinge into continental departure. Lincoln is inherited as the decision point; Antwerp is a release, not a destination. --> {{Infobox L2L stage | theme = From Inland Hinge to Continental Release | phase = North Sea & Low Countries | phase_id = north-sea-low-countries | image = Antwerp_port_panorama.jpg | caption = Antwerp — ri...")

18 January 2026

• 17:5317:53, 18 January 2026 Venice to Vienna (hist | edit) [5,271 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox L2L stage | stage = Stage W6 | code = VCE–VIE | theme = Sea to Empire | phase = Europe & Near East | phase_id = europe-near-east | waypoints = Venice → Brenner Pass → Innsbruck → Salzburg → Vienna | countries = Italy, Austria | surface = Road | distance = ~850 km | prev = Stage W5 — MAD–VCE | next = Stage 3 — VIE–IST }} = Stage W6 — VCE–VIE = == Sea to Empire == ''Venice → Vienna''...") originally created as "Stage W6 - VCE-VIE"
• 17:5217:52, 18 January 2026 Madrid to Venice (hist | edit) [5,395 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox L2L stage | stage = Stage W5 | code = MAD–VCE | theme = Mediterranean Re-Entry | phase = Europe & Near East | phase_id = europe-near-east | waypoints = Madrid → Valencia → Marseille → Genoa → Verona → Venice | countries = Spain, France, Italy | surface = Road | distance = ~2050 km | prev = Stage W4 — SCQ–MAD | next = Stage W6 — VCE–VIE }} = Stage W5 — MAD–VCE = == Mediterranean Eu...") originally created as "Stage W5 - MAD-VCE"
• 17:5217:52, 18 January 2026 Santiago de Compostela to Madrid (hist | edit) [6,162 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox L2L stage | stage = Stage W4 | code = SCQ–MAD | theme = Iberian Interior | phase = Europe & Near East | phase_id = europe-near-east | waypoints = Santiago → Portugal → Andalusia → Toledo → Madrid | countries = Spain, Portugal | surface = Road | distance = ~1600 km | prev = Stage W3 — NTE–SCQ | next = Stage W5 — MAD–VCE }} = Stage W4 — SCQ–MAD = == Iberia Inward == ''Santiago → Mad...") originally created as "Stage W4 - SCQ-MAD"
• 17:5217:52, 18 January 2026 Nantes to Santiago de Compostela (hist | edit) [6,084 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox L2L stage | stage = Stage W3 | code = NTE–SCQ | theme = Atlantic Edge | phase = Europe & Near East | phase_id = europe-near-east | waypoints = Nantes → Atlantic France → Basque Edge → Santiago de Compostela | countries = France, Spain | surface = Road | distance = ~1300 km | prev = Stage W2 — POR–NTE | next = Stage W4 — SCQ–MAD }} = Stage W3 — NTE–SCQ = == Atlantic Europe == ''Nantes...") originally created as "Stage W3 - NTE-SCQ"
• 17:5217:52, 18 January 2026 Portsmouth to Nantes (hist | edit) [6,379 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox L2L stage | stage = Stage W2 | code = POR–NTE | theme = Crossing & Consequence | phase = Europe & Near East | phase_id = europe-near-east | waypoints = Portsmouth → Normandy → Caen → Nantes | countries = United Kingdom, France | surface = Ferry, Road | distance = ~700 km | prev = Stage W1 — GLA–POR | next = Stage W3 — NTE–SCQ }} = Stage W2 — POR–NTE = == The Channel Crossing == ''Port...") originally created as "Stage W2 - POR-NTE"
• 17:4517:45, 18 January 2026 Lincoln to Portsmouth (hist | edit) [6,320 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Stage W1 — GLA–POR = ''Britain Southbound: Roman Frontiers, Castles & Departure'' == Purpose == To traverse Britain deliberately from Scotland to the southern coast, layering Roman infrastructure, medieval power, and ancestral landscapes before continental departure. == Overview == Beginning in Glasgow and Largs, the route moves south through Roman Britain and England’s historic heartlands. Hadrian’s Wall, northern Roman forts, and York establish continuity b...") originally created as "Stage W1 - GLA-POR"
• 17:4517:45, 18 January 2026 Stage Index Wedding Alternative (hist | edit) [1,732 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Wedding Alternative Stages (W1–W6) = This page defines an alternative western European approach within the '''Largs to Largs Grand Tour''', developed around a major family event in Spain. These stages: * Preserve surface continuity * Introduce additional join / leave flexibility for companion travellers * Re-enter the canonical route at Vienna without narrative loss They are optional, parallel, and fully compatible with the core Grand Tour. --- == Europe & Near...")

17 January 2026

• 19:4919:49, 17 January 2026 Master spine / Prospectus (hist | edit) [13,046 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Largs to Largs Grand Tour = ''A once-in-a-lifetime overland journey, structured as a modern Grand Tour.'' The **Largs to Largs Grand Tour** is a deliberately slow, surface-based journey from **Largs, Scotland**, across Europe and Asia, through Southeast Asia and the Indonesian archipelago, and across Australia — returning quietly to **Largs Bay, South Australia**. It is not a race, a checklist, or a guidebook itinerary. It is a narrative journey governed by geogr...")
• 18:4218:42, 17 January 2026 Stage 16 - ADL-LAR (hist | edit) [3,309 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = ADL–LAR | stage_number = 16 | stage_name = Return Without Reversal | stage_type = Canonical (Finale) | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Adelaide | end = Largs | geographic_scope = Australia; Indian Ocean; Europe (Scotland) | primary_modes = Road; Sea; Air (contextual) | narrative_role = Closure → Reflection → Symmetry restored | continuity_type = Intentional...")
• 18:3918:39, 17 January 2026 Stage 14C - DPS-CNS (hist | edit) [3,890 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = DPS–CNS | stage_number = 14C | stage_name = From the Island World to Australia’s Tropical Edge | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Denpasar (Bali) | end = Cairns | geographic_scope = Indonesia; Arafura & Coral Seas; Australia | primary_modes = Sea; Air (contextual) | narrative_role = Maritime release → Hemispheric approach → Tropical...")
• 18:3418:34, 17 January 2026 Stage 15C - CNS-ADL (hist | edit) [4,917 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = CNS–ADL | stage_number = 15C | stage_name = Crossing Australia from the Tropical Edge to the Southern Heart | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Cairns | end = Adelaide | geographic_scope = Australia (Queensland; Northern Territory; South Australia) | primary_modes = Road; Rail (optional) | narrative_role = Continental crossing → Scale re...")
• 18:2218:22, 17 January 2026 Stage 14 - DPS-DRW (hist | edit) [3,876 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = DPS–DRW | stage_number = 14 | stage_name = Crossing Hemispheres and Entering Australia | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Denpasar (Bali) | end = Darwin | geographic_scope = Indonesia; Timor Sea; Australia | primary_modes = Sea; Air (contextual) | narrative_role = Hemispheric crossing → Climatic inversion → Continental arrival | conti...")
• 18:2018:20, 17 January 2026 Stage 13 - KUL-DPS (hist | edit) [4,208 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = KUL–DPS | stage_number = 13 | stage_name = Archipelago, Trade Winds & the Island World | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Kuala Lumpur | end = Denpasar (Bali) | geographic_scope = Malaysia; Indonesia | primary_modes = Sea; Air (contextual) | narrative_role = Archipelagic leap → Maritime networks → Island reorientation | continuity_typ...")
• 18:1818:18, 17 January 2026 Stage 12 - BKK-KUL (hist | edit) [3,960 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = BKK–KUL | stage_number = 12 | stage_name = The Malay World and the Maritime Turn | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Bangkok | end = Kuala Lumpur | geographic_scope = Thailand; Malaysia | primary_modes = Road; Rail; Sea (contextual) | narrative_role = Maritime turn → Trade corridors → Cultural shift | continuity_type = Linear (peninsu...")
• 18:1618:16, 17 January 2026 Stage 11 - CNX-BKK (hist | edit) [4,041 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = CNX–BKK | stage_number = 11 | stage_name = From Uplands to the Maritime Plain | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Chiang Mai | end = Bangkok | geographic_scope = Thailand | primary_modes = Road; Rail | narrative_role = Consolidation → Descent → Maritime pivot | continuity_type = Linear (national interior) | variants = River-va...")
• 18:0618:06, 17 January 2026 Stage 10 - VTE-CNX (hist | edit) [4,294 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = VTE–CNX | stage_number = 10 | stage_name = River Worlds, Borders & Northern Southeast Asia | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Vientiane | end = Chiang Mai | geographic_scope = Laos; Thailand | primary_modes = Road; River (optional) | narrative_role = Compression → Multiplicity → Regional rhythm | continuity_type = Linear (river-gover...")
• 18:0318:03, 17 January 2026 Stage 9 - KMG-VTE (hist | edit) [4,309 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = KMG–VTE | stage_number = 9 | stage_name = Release from China into Mainland Southeast Asia | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Kunming | end = Vientiane | geographic_scope = China (Yunnan); Laos | primary_modes = Road; Rail | narrative_role = Release → Border softening → River reorientation | continuity_type = Linear (interior release)...")
• 18:0018:00, 17 January 2026 Stage 8 - XAN-KMG (hist | edit) [4,180 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = XAN–KMG | stage_number = 8 | stage_name = Reorientation Within China | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Xi’an | end = Kunming | geographic_scope = China (Shaanxi; Sichuan; Yunnan) | primary_modes = Road; Rail | narrative_role = Reorientation → Climate shift → Southern gateway | continuity_type = Linear (interior transition) | varia...")
• 17:5817:58, 17 January 2026 Stage 7 - OSH-XAN (hist | edit) [4,909 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = OSH–XAN | stage_number = 7 | stage_name = Commitment, Desert & the Imperial Core | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Osh | end = Xi’an | geographic_scope = Kyrgyzstan; China (Xinjiang; Gansu; Shaanxi) | primary_modes = Road; Rail (optional) | narrative_role = Mountain commitment → Desert endurance → Civilisational anchor | continuity...")
• 17:5417:54, 17 January 2026 Baku to Osh (hist | edit) [11,183 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = BAK–OSH | stage_number = 6 | stage_name = Sea, Steppe & the Mountain Threshold | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Baku | end = Osh | geographic_scope = Azerbaijan; Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Kyrgyzstan | primary_modes = Sea; Road; Rail (optional) | narrative_role = Rupture → Expansion → Mountain commitment | continuity_type...") originally created as "Stage 6 - BAK-OSH"
• 17:4417:44, 17 January 2026 Vienna to Istanbul (hist | edit) [8,086 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = VIE–IST | stage_number = 3 | stage_name = From Empire to Threshold | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Vienna | end = Istanbul | geographic_scope = Austria; Hungary; Balkans; Turkey | primary_modes = Road; Rail (optional) | narrative_role = Release → Fragmentation → Threshold | continuity_type = Linear (continental thinning) | variant...") originally created as "Stage 3 - VIE-IST"
• 17:4217:42, 17 January 2026 Antwerp to Vienna (hist | edit) [11,171 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = ANR–VIE | stage_number = 2 | stage_name = The Classical European Grand Traverse | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Antwerp | end = Vienna | geographic_scope = Belgium; Germany; Czech Republic; Austria | primary_modes = Road; Rail (optional) | narrative_role = Continuity → Density → Imperial hinge | continuity_type = Linear (continent...") originally created as "Stage 2 - ANR-VIE"
• 17:3917:39, 17 January 2026 Glasgow to Lincoln (hist | edit) [7,808 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = GLA–ANR | stage_number = 1 | stage_name = Scottish Origin, Roman Britain & Departure to the Continent | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Glasgow (Largs) | end = Antwerp | geographic_scope = Scotland; England; Belgium | primary_modes = Road; Ferry | narrative_role = Origin → Continuity → First departure | continuity_type = Linear (con...") originally created as "Stage 1 - GLA-ANR"
• 17:3617:36, 17 January 2026 Glasgow to Edinburgh to Glasgow (loop) (hist | edit) [7,467 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = GLA–EDI | stage_number = 0 | stage_name = The Highlands Loop (Scotland) | stage_type = Optional Pre-Stage | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Glasgow (Largs) | end = Edinburgh | geographic_scope = Scotland | primary_modes = Road | narrative_role = Orientation → Calibration → Emotional opening | continuity_type = Loop (non-committal) | variants = Minor...") originally created as "Stage 0 - GLA-EDI"
• 17:2017:20, 17 January 2026 Tbilisi to Baku (hist | edit) [6,954 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = TBS–BAK | stage_number = 5 | stage_name = Caucasus Crossing & the Caspian Edge | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Tbilisi | end = Baku | geographic_scope= Georgia; Azerbaijan | primary_modes = Road; Rail (optional) | narrative_role = Compression → Crossing → Maritime interruption | continuity_type = Linear (continental termination) | variants...") originally created as "Stage 5 - TBS-BAK"
• 17:1717:17, 17 January 2026 Stage Index (hist | edit) [26,946 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "# Stage Index — Largs to Largs Grand Tour This page lists all stages of the **Largs to Largs Grand Tour** in their canonical order. Red links indicate stages not yet created. Blue links indicate completed stage pages. Page titles intentionally use **ASCII hyphens** for robustness. Display text uses typographic dashes. --- ## Optional Pre-Stage * Stage 0 — GLA–EDI — *The Highlands Loop (Scotland)* --- ## Europe & Near East * Stage 1...")
• 17:0917:09, 17 January 2026 Istanbul to Tbilisi (hist | edit) [8,156 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox_L2L_stage | stage_code = IST–TBS | stage_number = 4 | stage_name = Consequence, Interior & the Caucasus | stage_type = Canonical | journey = Largs to Largs Grand Tour | start = Istanbul | end = Tbilisi | geographic_scope= Turkey; Georgia | primary_modes = Road; Rail (optional) | narrative_role = Consequence → Interior commitment → Caucasus threshold | continuity_type = Loop + Linear (Gallipoli return) | v...") originally created as "Stage 4 - IST-TBS"

15 January 2026

• 23:3523:35, 15 January 2026 GeoJson:Silk Road Schematic (hist | edit) [481 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "name": "Silk Road (schematic)" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [28.9784, 41.0082], [35.2137, 31.7683], [44.3661, 33.3152], [51.3890, 35.6892], [66.9900, 39.6542], [75.9898, 39.4677], [87.6168, 43.8256], [108.9398, 34.3416] ] } }...")
• 19:0719:07, 15 January 2026 Silk Road (hist | edit) [1,549 bytes] Peter (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= The Silk Road = The Silk Road was not a single road, but a network of routes linking the Mediterranean world with Central Asia and East Asia. For the purposes of this project, the Silk Road serves as both a historical reference and a conceptual fallback route for long-distance overland travel. A general historical overview of the Silk Road can be found on Wikipedia: * Silk Road (Wikipedia) == Canonical Silk Road route (schematic) == {{mapframe |...")