:root {
  --ink: #263238;
  --muted: #657069;
  --paper: #fffdf8;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --line: #e4e1d8;
  --steel: #94a5b3;
  --olive: #71713b;
  --olive-dark: #55552c;
  --red: #d84a2b;
  --gold: #c99a3d;
  /* Decorative accents from the brand palette. Both fail WCAG contrast as
     small text on light backgrounds, so they are used for backgrounds,
     large glyphs, and fills only -- never as body/label text color. */
  --coral: #ff6b5a;
  --yellow: #ffd166;
  --bone: #e2dcd0;
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.16);
  color-scheme: light;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family:
    Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI",
    sans-serif;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

button,
input {
  font: inherit;
}

.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 20;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 18px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
  color: white;
  transition:
    background 180ms ease,
    color 180ms ease,
    box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.site-header[data-elevated="true"] {
  background: rgba(250, 250, 247, 0.94);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.guide-page .site-header {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.guide-page .language-toggle {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-color: var(--line);
}

/* Pages with a full-bleed photo hero keep the homepage's light-on-image
   header until the user scrolls and the header elevates. */
.guide-page--photo-hero .site-header {
  color: white;
}

.guide-page--photo-hero .site-header[data-elevated="true"] {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.guide-page--photo-hero .site-header .language-toggle {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.guide-page--photo-hero .site-header[data-elevated="true"] .language-toggle {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-color: var(--line);
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.brand-mark {
  display: block;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.brand strong,
.brand small {
  display: block;
}

.brand strong {
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.brand small {
  margin-top: 1px;
  color: currentColor;
  font-size: 12px;
  opacity: 0.72;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 34px);
  color: currentColor;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 650;
}

.language-toggle,
.icon-button,
.newsletter-form button {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.language-toggle {
  min-width: 64px;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  color: currentColor;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.site-header[data-elevated="true"] .language-toggle {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-color: var(--line);
}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 82svh;
  overflow: hidden;
  align-items: end;
  padding: 112px clamp(18px, 5vw, 72px) 54px;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.hero-image,
.hero-scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
}

.hero-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.hero-scrim {
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.68), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 54%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08)),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28), transparent 46%);
}

.hero-content {
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  color: white;
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero .eyebrow {
  color: #ffd8be;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 8vw, 92px);
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.hero-copy {
  max-width: 690px;
  margin: 22px 0 30px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.search-panel {
  width: min(720px, 100%);
}

.search-label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.search-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 22px 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  min-height: 62px;
  padding: 8px 8px 8px 20px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.search-icon {
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
  border: 2px solid var(--olive);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.search-icon::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 7px;
  height: 2px;
  margin: 12px 0 0 12px;
  background: var(--olive);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transform-origin: left center;
}

.search-row input {
  min-width: 0;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.icon-button {
  min-width: 54px;
  height: 46px;
  background: var(--olive);
  color: white;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

/* --- shared button primitives (hero, journey cards, newsletter CTAs) --- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 46px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 850;
  transition: transform 150ms ease, box-shadow 150ms ease, background 150ms ease, color 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease;
}

.btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--olive);
  color: white;
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--olive-dark);
}

.btn-secondary {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: white;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}

.btn-secondary:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
}

.btn-outline {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--steel);
}

.btn-outline:hover {
  background: var(--olive);
  color: white;
  border-color: var(--olive);
}

.section,
.split-section,
.newsletter {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 36px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.section {
  padding: 82px 0;
}

.section-tight {
  padding-top: 56px;
}

.section-heading {
  max-width: 730px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.row-heading {
  display: flex;
  max-width: none;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 18px;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.section-heading p:not(.eyebrow),
.plan-copy p {
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.filter-bar {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
}

.filter-chip {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--surface);
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 10px 15px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 760;
}

.filter-chip.active {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: white;
}

.feature-callout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  padding: 22px;
  background: #eef3ed;
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 124, 102, 0.2);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.feature-callout h3 {
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.feature-callout p {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.feature-callout a,
.guide-actions a,
.store-links a {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.feature-callout a {
  min-width: 120px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  background: var(--olive);
  color: white;
}

.guide-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.guide-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 250px;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 22px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition:
    transform 160ms ease,
    box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.guide-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(23, 33, 27, 0.1);
}

.guide-card-link,
.app-card-link {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 8px;
  z-index: 1;
}

.guide-card-link:focus-visible,
.app-card-link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--olive);
  outline-offset: -2px;
}

.guide-card-img {
  width: calc(100% + 44px);
  height: 160px;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin: -22px -22px 18px;
  border-radius: 7px 7px 0 0;
  display: block;
}

.card-kicker,
.card-meta {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.guide-card h3 {
  margin: 16px 0 10px;
  font-size: 25px;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.guide-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.card-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.card-tags span {
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--bone);
  color: var(--olive-dark);
  padding: 6px 9px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 760;
}

.card-link-label {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--olive-dark);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.split-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.82fr 1.18fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 6vw, 84px);
  align-items: start;
  padding: 78px clamp(18px, 4vw, 58px);
  background: #e9efe9;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.plan-copy {
  position: sticky;
  top: 102px;
}

.plan-copy p {
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  font-size: 17px;
}

.arrival-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.arrival-list li {
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.arrival-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr;
  gap: 10px 18px;
  padding: 22px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 124, 102, 0.18);
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: inherit;
  transition: background 150ms ease, box-shadow 150ms ease;
}

.arrival-list a:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(14, 124, 102, 0.12);
}

.arrival-list a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--olive);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.arrival-list span {
  grid-row: span 2;
  color: var(--olive);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.arrival-list strong {
  font-size: 22px;
}

.arrival-list p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.text-link {
  color: var(--olive-dark);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.area-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.area-strip article {
  min-height: 230px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.area-strip article img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 140px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.area-card-body {
  padding: 20px 24px;
}

.area-strip span {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 34px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.area-strip h3 {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: 28px;
}

.area-strip p {
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.decision-grid,
.area-profile-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.decision-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.decision-grid article,
.area-profile-card {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.decision-grid article {
  min-height: 230px;
  padding: 24px;
}

.decision-grid span {
  color: var(--olive);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.decision-grid h3,
.area-profile-card h3 {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.decision-grid p,
.area-profile-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.area-profile-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.area-profile-card {
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: 24px;
}

.area-chinese {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.fit-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.fit-tags span {
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #f1eee6;
  color: #4f5b54;
  padding: 6px 9px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 760;
}

.newsletter {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 72px;
  padding: 36px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: white;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.newsletter .eyebrow {
  color: #f4c08f;
}

.newsletter h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px);
}

.newsletter p.newsletter-copy {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.newsletter-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 10px;
}

.newsletter-actions .text-link {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

.newsletter-actions .text-link:hover {
  color: white;
}

.newsletter-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  width: min(440px, 100%);
}

.newsletter-form input {
  min-width: 0;
  flex: 1;
  height: 48px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  color: white;
  outline: 0;
  padding: 0 16px;
}

.newsletter-form input::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
}

.newsletter-form button {
  min-width: 82px;
  height: 48px;
  background: white;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 850;
}

.site-footer {
  padding: 54px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px) 26px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--surface);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.site-footer .brand strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 850;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 1.6fr) repeat(3, minmax(140px, 1fr));
  gap: 40px clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  align-items: start;
  width: min(1180px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.footer-brand .brand {
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.site-footer .brand-mark {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
}

.footer-tagline {
  max-width: 360px;
  margin: 14px 0 12px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.footer-email {
  color: var(--olive-dark);
  font-weight: 760;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.footer-email:hover,
.footer-email:focus-visible {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.footer-heading {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 760;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.footer-column ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 9px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-column li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.footer-column a {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  transition: color 140ms ease;
}

.footer-column a:hover,
.footer-column a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--olive-dark);
}

.footer-bottom {
  width: min(1180px, 100%);
  margin: 42px auto 0;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.footer-bottom p {
  margin: 0;
}

.guide-hero {
  padding: 132px clamp(18px, 5vw, 72px) 60px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(14, 124, 102, 0.14), rgba(216, 74, 43, 0.08)),
    var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.guide-hero-inner {
  width: min(1180px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.guide-hero h1 {
  max-width: 860px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(38px, 5.5vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.guide-hero .hero-copy {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 20px);
}

.guide-hero .guide-actions {
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.guide-hero--media {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  align-items: end;
  min-height: 52svh;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.guide-hero--media .breadcrumbs {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
}

.guide-hero--media .eyebrow {
  color: #ffd8be;
}

.guide-hero--media h1 {
  color: white;
}

.guide-hero--media .hero-copy {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
}

.guide-hero-media {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  margin: 0;
  z-index: -2;
}

.guide-hero-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.guide-hero-media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.68), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 54%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08)),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28), transparent 46%);
}

.guide-hero-media figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  right: 14px;
  bottom: 10px;
  z-index: 1;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.guide-hero-media figcaption a {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.breadcrumbs {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 760;
}

.guide-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.guide-actions a {
  padding: 0 16px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--olive-dark);
}

.guide-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 6vw, 82px);
  align-items: start;
}

.guide-intro p:not(.eyebrow),
.source-band p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.timeline-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.timeline-card {
  min-height: 420px;
  padding: 24px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.timeline-number,
.app-stage {
  color: var(--olive);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.timeline-card h3 {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 30px;
}

.timeline-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.timeline-card ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding-left: 18px;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.app-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.app-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 18px;
  min-height: 196px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 22px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition:
    transform 160ms ease,
    box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.app-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(23, 33, 27, 0.1);
}

.app-card h3 {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 24px;
}

.app-card h3 span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.app-card p {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.app-card .app-note {
  color: #4f5b54;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.store-links {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}

.store-links a {
  min-width: 78px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  background: #f1eee6;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.app-tips {
  margin-bottom: 82px;
}

.vpn-feature,
.recommendation-box,
.page-cta {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: white;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 34px;
}

.vpn-feature .eyebrow,
.recommendation-box .eyebrow,
.page-cta .eyebrow {
  color: #f4c08f;
}

.vpn-feature h2,
.recommendation-box h2,
.page-cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px);
}

.vpn-feature p,
.recommendation-box p,
.page-cta p {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  max-width: 780px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.vpn-feature a,
.provider-button,
.recommendation-actions a,
.cta-actions a {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.vpn-feature a {
  min-width: 190px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  background: white;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.source-band {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.56fr) minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: start;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.notice-box {
  padding: 22px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.notice-box + .notice-box {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.notice-box p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.affiliate-note {
  background: #eef3ed;
  border-color: rgba(14, 124, 102, 0.2);
}

.score-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.score-grid article {
  min-height: 150px;
  padding: 18px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.score-grid strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--olive);
  font-size: 32px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.score-grid span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 760;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.table-wrap {
  overflow-x: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--surface);
}

.comparison-table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 980px;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  text-align: left;
}

.compact-table .comparison-table {
  min-width: 560px;
}

.comparison-table th,
.comparison-table td {
  padding: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  vertical-align: top;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.comparison-table th {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.comparison-table td {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.comparison-table tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.comparison-table a {
  color: var(--olive-dark);
  font-weight: 850;
}

.vpn-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.vpn-provider-card {
  padding: 24px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.best-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 30px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #f1eee6;
  color: #4f5b54;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.vpn-provider-card h3 {
  margin-top: 16px;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.vpn-provider-card p,
.vpn-provider-card dd {
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.vpn-provider-card dl {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
  gap: 8px 14px;
  margin: 20px 0;
}

.vpn-provider-card dt {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.vpn-provider-card dd {
  margin: 0;
}

.pros-cons {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 18px 0;
}

.pros-cons div {
  padding: 14px;
  background: #f7f5ee;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.pros-cons p {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.provider-button {
  min-width: 160px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  background: var(--olive);
  color: white;
}

.faq-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.faq-list details {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
}

.faq-list summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 850;
}

.faq-list p {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.internal-link-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
}

.internal-link-grid a {
  min-height: 54px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: var(--olive-dark);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.recommendation-box,
.page-cta {
  margin-bottom: 82px;
}

.recommendation-actions,
.cta-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.recommendation-actions a,
.cta-actions a {
  min-width: 120px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  background: white;
  color: var(--ink);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(216, 74, 43, 0.42);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* --- hero start CTA --- */
.hero-start-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: color 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease;
}

.hero-start-link:hover {
  color: white;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}

.hero-cta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.hero-subtext {
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* --- stage selector --- */
.stage-selector {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 22px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
}

.stage-selector-inner {
  width: min(1180px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.stage-label {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.stage-buttons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.stage-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 40px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 760;
  transition: background 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease, color 150ms ease;
}

.stage-btn:hover {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: white;
}

/* --- featured guide section --- */
.section-featured {
  padding-top: 36px;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

/* --- journey cards (Prepare / Arrive / Settle) --- */
.journey-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.journey-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 320px;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 32px 28px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 46px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.08);
  transition: transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.journey-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.14);
}

.journey-card--mint {
  background: var(--bone);
  border-color: rgba(113, 113, 59, 0.22);
}

.journey-card--coral {
  background: #fff1ee;
  border-color: rgba(255, 107, 90, 0.22);
}

.journey-card--yellow {
  background: #fff8e8;
  border-color: rgba(255, 209, 102, 0.35);
}

.journey-step {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  padding: 0 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: white;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.journey-card h3 {
  margin: 22px 0 12px;
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.journey-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* --- practical tools tiles --- */
.tool-tile-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(120px, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.tool-tile {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 22px 12px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  transition: transform 150ms ease, box-shadow 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease;
}

.tool-tile:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(38, 50, 56, 0.1);
  border-color: var(--olive);
}

.tool-tile svg {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--olive);
  stroke-width: 1.8;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .site-header {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 34px 40px;
  }

  .footer-brand {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 78svh;
    padding-top: 96px;
  }

  .guide-grid,
  .area-strip,
  .decision-grid,
  .timeline-grid,
  .app-list,
  .area-profile-grid,
  .score-grid,
  .vpn-card-grid,
  .internal-link-grid,
  .guide-intro,
  .source-band,
  .vpn-feature,
  .recommendation-box,
  .page-cta,
  .split-section,
  .journey-grid,
  .newsletter {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .plan-copy {
    position: static;
  }

  .newsletter-form {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .newsletter-actions {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .feature-callout,
  .app-card,
  .pros-cons {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .store-links {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .site-header {
    padding: 14px 16px;
  }

  .brand strong {
    max-width: 150px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 80svh;
    padding: 92px 16px 34px;
  }

  .guide-hero {
    padding: 104px 16px 42px;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(34px, 11.5vw, 56px);
  }

  .hero-copy {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .search-row {
    grid-template-columns: 20px 1fr;
  }

  .icon-button {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .section,
  .split-section,
  .newsletter {
    width: calc(100% - 28px);
  }

  .section {
    padding: 58px 0;
  }

  .split-section,
  .newsletter {
    padding: 24px;
  }

  .timeline-card,
  .app-card,
  .feature-callout,
  .vpn-feature,
  .vpn-provider-card,
  .recommendation-box,
  .page-cta,
  .journey-card {
    padding: 18px;
  }

  .journey-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .hero-cta-row {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .hero-cta-row .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .arrival-list a {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .arrival-list span {
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .newsletter-form {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .site-footer {
    padding: 40px 18px 22px;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }
}

/* Guide page figures (article images + placeholders) */
.guide-figure {
  margin: 28px 0;
}

.guide-figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: block;
}

.guide-figure figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.guide-figure figcaption a {
  color: var(--olive-dark);
  font-weight: 760;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}

.guide-figure--placeholder .guide-figure__placeholder {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 220px;
  background: var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}