:root {
  --bg: #eef4ff;
  --bg-soft: #f8faff;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --surface-alt: #f2f7ff;
  --ink: #17233b;
  --muted: #4c5d7a;
  --line: #d7e3f7;
  --brand: #2456d9;
  --brand-2: #14a6b8;
  --brand-3: #7b46d6;
  --radius: 14px;
  --shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(22, 50, 112, 0.12);
  --font: Inter, "Segoe UI", Roboto, system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font);
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    radial-gradient(1200px 700px at 90% -10%, rgba(20,166,184,.14), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(900px 600px at -10% 10%, rgba(123,70,214,.12), transparent 52%),
    var(--bg);
  line-height: 1.68;
}
a { color: var(--brand); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--brand-3); }
::selection { background: rgba(36,86,217,.18); }
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 40;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #102243, #183564 58%, #1a4d7b);
  color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(10,18,40,.35);
}
.header-inner {
  max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 16px 24px;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
}
.logo { color: #fff; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.01em; font-size: 1.3rem; }
.logo small { display: block; font-size: .72rem; opacity: .78; font-weight: 500; }
.nav-main { margin-left: auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 16px; }
.nav-main a { color: rgba(255,255,255,.88); font-size: .92rem; padding: 4px 0; }
.nav-main a:hover { color: #c9ddff; }
.hero {
  max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 52px 24px 28px;
}
.hero h1 { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); line-height: 1.1; }
.hero p { margin: 0; max-width: 70ch; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.04rem; }
.page-meta {
  color: #5d6e8f; font-size: .9rem;
}
.digest {
  max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto 26px; padding: 16px 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #f9fcff, #f2fbff);
}
.layout {
  max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px 64px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) 320px; gap: 26px;
}
@media (max-width: 920px) { .layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.story-list { display: grid; gap: 18px; }
.story-card {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) 240px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.story-card:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); transition: .2s ease; }
@media (max-width: 690px) { .story-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.story-body { padding: 20px 22px; }
.story-card h2 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.3; }
.story-card h2 a { color: var(--ink); }
.story-meta { margin: 0 0 10px; color: #61749a; font-size: .86rem; }
.tag-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.tag {
  font-size: .7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em;
  background: #e8f0ff; color: #2959d8; border-radius: 999px; padding: 4px 10px; font-weight: 700;
}
.deck { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
.story-thumb { min-height: 200px; background: #13294d; }
.story-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.side { position: sticky; top: 16px; align-self: start; }
.side-block {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 18px; margin-bottom: 14px; box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(40,70,130,.08);
}
.side-block h3 { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: .95rem; }
.side-block ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: var(--muted); }
.article-page {
  max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 30px 22px 68px;
}
.article-hero { margin: 0 0 24px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.article-hero img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; max-height: min(52vh, 430px); object-fit: cover; }
.article-hero figcaption { margin: 0; padding: 10px 14px; font-size: .84rem; color: #5f6f8d; background: #f8fbff; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-page h1 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.1rem); }
.article-meta { color: #607293; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding-bottom: 14px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.article-page p { max-width: 68ch; }
.article-page h2 { margin: 1.8rem 0 .6rem; }
.pullquote {
  margin: 24px 0; padding: 16px 18px; border-radius: 12px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--brand); background: #eff5ff;
}
.checklist { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.site-footer {
  text-align: center; padding: 26px 18px; color: #5f6f8d; font-size: .86rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.foot-grid {
  max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 30px 24px 40px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px,1fr)); gap: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #f4f8ff, #eef5ff);
}
.foot-grid h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: .84rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.foot-grid ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.foot-grid li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.back-link { display: inline-flex; margin-top: 1.4rem; font-weight: 700; }
.layout-wide { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px 48px; }
.contact-page { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }
.contact-intro,.contact-info-card,.contact-form-wrap { border-radius: 12px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; }
.contact-intro,.contact-info-card { padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.contact-form-wrap { padding: 1.4rem; }
.contact-form { display: grid; gap: .9rem; }
.contact-form label { display: grid; gap: .3rem; font-weight: 600; }
.contact-form input,.contact-form textarea { width: 100%; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; padding: .62rem .72rem; font: inherit; }
.contact-form textarea { min-height: 140px; }
.contact-form button,.contact-submit {
  border: none; border-radius: 999px; padding: .72rem 1.2rem; color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--brand), var(--brand-3)); font-weight: 700; cursor: pointer;
}
@media print { .site-header,.side,.digest,.foot-grid { display:none !important; } .layout{display:block;} }


.signal-board {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto 14px;
  padding: 0 24px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .signal-board { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
.signal-card {
  background: linear-gradient(130deg, #ffffff, #f0f6ff);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 14px 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 7px 22px rgba(42, 76, 145, 0.1);
}
.signal-card strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--brand);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.signal-card span {
  color: #5f7194;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.format-switch {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto 18px;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}
.format-switch a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid #cddcf5;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  color: #234dba;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  background: #f3f8ff;
}
.format-switch a:hover {
  border-color: #93b3ef;
  background: #eaf2ff;
}

/* Home top area symmetry refinement */
.home-top {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 18px auto 16px;
  padding: 28px 26px 24px;
  border: 1px solid #e3e9f4;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(20, 40, 80, 0.06);
}
.home-top .hero {
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0 0 14px;
  text-align: left;
}
.home-top .hero h1 {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.home-top .hero p {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #4e5f7e;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.home-top .signal-board {
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 14px 0 12px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
}
.home-top .signal-card {
  min-height: 92px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #f8fbff;
  border: 1px solid #e6edf8;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.home-top .hero-meta {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 2px 0 14px;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: left;
  color: #627390;
}
.home-top .digest {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  border: 1px solid #e5ebf6;
  background: #fbfdff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .home-top .signal-board {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .home-top {
    padding: 18px 14px 14px;
    border-radius: 12px;
  }
  .home-top .signal-board {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}


.travel-quickfacts {
  margin: 18px 0 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(140deg, #f9fcff, #edf4ff);
  padding: 14px 16px;
}
.travel-quickfacts h2 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 1rem;
}
.quickfacts-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .quickfacts-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
.quickfacts-grid div {
  border: 1px solid #d7e4fb;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 10px 11px;
}
.quickfacts-grid strong {
  display: block;
  color: #244fbf;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.quickfacts-grid span {
  color: #4f6285;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}


/* --- Layout overhaul: travel site magazine board --- */
.layout {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 0 70px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}
.story-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}
.story-card {
  grid-column: span 4;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  min-height: 100%;
}
.story-body {
  order: 2;
}
.story-thumb {
  order: 1;
  min-height: 180px;
}
.story-thumb img {
  height: 180px;
}
.story-card:nth-child(1) {
  grid-column: span 12;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
}
.story-card:nth-child(1) .story-thumb,
.story-card:nth-child(1) .story-thumb img {
  min-height: 280px;
  height: 100%;
}
.story-card:nth-child(2),
.story-card:nth-child(3) {
  grid-column: span 6;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.9fr;
}
.story-card:nth-child(2) .story-thumb,
.story-card:nth-child(3) .story-thumb,
.story-card:nth-child(2) .story-thumb img,
.story-card:nth-child(3) .story-thumb img {
  min-height: 210px;
  height: 100%;
}
.story-card:nth-child(n+4) {
  grid-column: span 4;
}
.side {
  position: static;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}
.side .side-block {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  min-height: 100%;
}
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .story-card {
    grid-column: span 6;
  }
  .story-card:nth-child(1),
  .story-card:nth-child(2),
  .story-card:nth-child(3) {
    grid-column: span 12;
  }
  .story-card:nth-child(1),
  .story-card:nth-child(2),
  .story-card:nth-child(3) {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .side {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .story-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .story-card,
  .story-card:nth-child(1),
  .story-card:nth-child(2),
  .story-card:nth-child(3),
  .story-card:nth-child(n+4) {
    grid-column: auto;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .side {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}


/* full module click area + text expansion style */
.story-card,
.book-card {
  position: relative;
}
.card-hit-area {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  display: block;
  border-radius: inherit;
}
.story-card h2 a,
.book-card h2 a,
.book-meta a,
.story-meta a {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
}
.expanded-copy {
  display: inline;
  color: inherit;
  opacity: 0.95;
}
.logo::before,
.site-brand::before {
  content: "◆";
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 0.38em;
  color: #8fdff8;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}