/* ---------- Page-scoped styles (namespaced under .vb-) ---------- */
  .vb-hero {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--blue) 0%, var(--blue-dark) 100%);
    position: relative;
    padding: 90px 0 70px;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: var(--white);
  }
  .vb-hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -60px; right: -60px;
    width: 280px; height: 280px;
    border: 2px dashed rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
    border-radius: 50%;
  }
  .vb-hero::after {
    content: "✈";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 20px; right: 12%;
    font-size: 64px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
    transform: rotate(20deg);
  }
  .vb-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
    padding: 6px 16px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .vb-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3.1rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.15;
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .vb-hero p {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    max-width: 560px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .vb-section { background: var(--gray-bg); padding: 64px 0 80px; }

  .vb-search-bar {
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    padding: 10px 10px 10px 22px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: -46px;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
  }
  .vb-search-bar input {
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    flex: 1;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--text-dark);
    background: transparent;
    padding: 10px 0;
  }
  .vb-search-bar input::placeholder { color: var(--text-light); }
  .vb-search-btn {
    background: var(--orange);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 12px 26px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 14px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: background 0.2s ease;
  }
  .vb-search-btn:hover { background: var(--orange-dark); }

  .vb-filters {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .vb-filter-chip {
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--text-mid);
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
  }
  .vb-filter-chip.active,
  .vb-filter-chip:hover {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--blue);
  }

  /* ---- Boarding-pass style blog card (signature element) ---- */
  .vb-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
  }
  .vb-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  }
  .vb-card-img-wrap {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 16/10;
  }
  .vb-card-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
  }
  .vb-card:hover .vb-card-img-wrap img { transform: scale(1.06); }

  .vb-stamp {
    position: absolute;
    top: 14px; left: 14px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1.5px dashed var(--blue);
  }

  .vb-card-body {
    padding: 22px 22px 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
    position: relative;
  }
  .vb-card-body::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -1px; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-top: 2px dashed var(--border);
  }
  .vb-card-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: var(--text-light);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .vb-card-meta span { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; }
  .vb-card-title {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--text-dark);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .vb-card-excerpt {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .vb-card-cta {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--orange-dark);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
  }
  .vb-card-cta svg { transition: transform 0.2s ease; }
  .vb-card:hover .vb-card-cta svg { transform: translateX(4px); }

  .vb-featured {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
  }
  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .vb-featured { flex-direction: row; min-height: 320px; }
  }
  .vb-featured-img { position: relative; flex: 1 1 46%; overflow: hidden; min-height: 240px; }
  .vb-featured-img img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
  .vb-featured-body {
    flex: 1 1 54%;
    padding: 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .vb-featured-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    background: var(--orange);
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 5px 14px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    width: fit-content;
  }
  .vb-featured-body h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--text-dark);
  }
  .vb-featured-body p {
    color: var(--text-mid);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .vb-sidebar-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    padding: 26px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .vb-sidebar-card h4 {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    border-bottom: 2px dashed var(--border);
  }
  .vb-mini-post {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
  .vb-mini-post:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .vb-mini-post img {
    width: 66px; height: 66px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .vb-mini-post-title {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--text-dark);
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }
  .vb-mini-post-date { font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--text-light); }

  .vb-cat-list { list-style: none; }
  .vb-cat-list li {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 10px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--text-mid);
  }
  .vb-cat-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .vb-cat-list a { color: var(--text-mid); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; }
  .vb-cat-list a:hover { color: var(--blue); }
  .vb-cat-list .vb-count {
    background: var(--blue-light);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 2px 9px;
    border-radius: 999px;
  }

  .vb-newsletter {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--orange) 0%, var(--orange-dark) 100%);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 28px 24px;
    color: var(--white);
    text-align: center;
  }
  .vb-newsletter h4 { border: none; padding: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .vb-newsletter p { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 16px; opacity: 0.95; }
  .vb-newsletter input {
    width: 100%;
    border: none;
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 11px 14px;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13.5px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    outline: none;
  }
  .vb-newsletter button {
    width: 100%;
    background: var(--text-dark);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    padding: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 13.5px;
  }

  .vb-pagination {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 50px;
  }
  .vb-pagination a {
    width: 40px; height: 40px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--text-mid);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 14px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
  }
  .vb-pagination a.active,
  .vb-pagination a:hover { background: var(--blue); color: var(--white); }

  @media (max-width: 767px) {
    .vb-hero { padding: 60px 0 90px; text-align: left; }
    .vb-search-bar { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; padding: 16px; }
    .vb-search-btn { width: 100%; }
  }