.gradient {
      position: fixed; /* FIXED instead of absolute */
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: -1; /* keep behind content */
    }

    body {
      margin: 0;
      min-height: 200vh; /* just for testing scrolling */
      background: black;
       overflow-x: hidden;
     
      font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
      padding-top: 0;
    }
     .hamburger-rotate {
      position: absolute;
      top: 20px;   
      right: 20px;
      width: 50px;       
      height: 50px;     
      border-radius: 0.5em; 
      background: #111;
      overflow: hidden;
      cursor: pointer;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 0 #072b73;  
      z-index: 1001;
    }

    .hamburger-rotate::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: -50%;
      left: -50%;
      width: 200%;
      height: 200%;
      background: conic-gradient(from 0deg, #00A499, #00A499, #00A499);
      animation: rotateBorder 3s linear infinite;
      transform-origin: center;
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .hamburger-rotate::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 3px;       
      left: 3px;
      right: 3px;
      bottom: 3px;
      background: #111;
      border-radius: 0.4em;  
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .hamburger-icon {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 3;
      width: 20px;   
      height: 18px;
      margin: 16px auto 0; 
    }

    .hamburger-icon span {
      position: absolute;
      height: 2px;
      width: 100%;
      background: #fff;
      border-radius: 2px;
      transition: 0.4s ease;
      box-shadow: 0 0 4px #fff;
    }

    .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(1) { top: 0; }
    .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(2) { top: 8px; }
    .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(3) { top: 16px; }

    .hamburger-rotate.active .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(1) {
      transform: rotate(45deg);
      top: 5px;
    }

    .hamburger-rotate.active .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(2) {
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .hamburger-rotate.active .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(3) {
      transform: rotate(-45deg);
      top: 5px;
    }

    @keyframes rotateBorder {
      0%   { transform: rotate(0deg); }
      100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
    }

    /* Menu Panel Styles */
    
   /* 1. Import Google Fonts */

       /* Menu Panel Styles */
    .menu-panel {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      right: 0;
      width: 100vw;
      height: 100vh;
      background: #fff;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-start;
      padding: 40px 50px;
      transform: translateX(100%);
      transition: transform 0.6s ease;
      z-index: 1000;
      line-height: 12vh;
    }

    .menu-panel.active {
      transform: translateX(0);
    }

    .menu-logo {
      flex: 0 0 auto;
    }

    .menu-logo img {
      height: 150px;
      width: 100%;
      display: block;
    }
.menu-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    font-family: 'Antique', sans-serif;
    height: auto;
    width: 40vw;
    margin-right: 35px;
    margin-top: 40px;
    font-size: 60px; /* Increased font size */
}


    .menu-links a {
      text-decoration: none;
      color: #00afaf; /* Green color */
    }

    .menu-links h4 {
      display: inline-block;
      position: relative;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
      margin: 15px 0;
    font-size: 60px; 
    font-weight: 800;/* or adjust as needed */


    }

    .menu-links h4:hover {
      color: #0077cc; /* Blue color on hover */
    }

    .menu-links .cross-line {
      position: absolute;
      height: 2px;
      width: 0;
      background: #00afaf;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      transition: width 0.4s ease;
    }

    .menu-links h4:hover .cross-line {
      width: 70%;
    }

    /* Overlay for when menu is open */
    .menu-overlay {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
      z-index: 999;
      opacity: 0;
      visibility: hidden;
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease;
    }

    .menu-overlay.active {
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
    }

    /* Responsive adjustments */
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .menu-panel {
        flex-direction: column;
        padding: 20px;
      }

      .menu-logo img {
        height: 100px;
      }

      .menu-links {
        width: 100%;
        font-size: 6vw;
        margin-right: 0;
        margin-top: 20px;
      }
    }

    /* Get in Touch Button */
    .get-in-touch-btn {
      position: absolute;
      top: 20px;
      right: 85px;
      z-index: 1002;
      display: inline-block;
      width: 220px;
      height: 60px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 1.125rem;
      color: #00A499;
      background: transparent;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: 700;
      border: 2px solid #00A499;
      border-radius: 50px;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .button-inner {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;            
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      align-items: center;     
      justify-content: center;  
    }

    .button-inner-static,
    .button-inner-hover {
      position: absolute;
      width: 100%;
      text-align: center;
      transition: opacity 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
    }

    .button-inner-static {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .button-inner-hover {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(50%);
    }

    .get-in-touch-btn:hover .button-inner-static {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

    .get-in-touch-btn:hover .button-inner-hover {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    .get-in-touch-btn::before,
    .get-in-touch-btn::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      width: 0%;
      height: 2px;
      background: #00A499;
      transition: all 0.4s ease;
    }

    .get-in-touch-btn::before { top: 0; left: 0; }
    .get-in-touch-btn::after { bottom: 0; right: 0; }

    .get-in-touch-btn span::before,
    .get-in-touch-btn span::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      width: 2px;
      height: 0%;
      background: #00A499;
      transition: all 0.4s ease;
    }

    .get-in-touch-btn span::before { top: 0; right: 0; }
    .get-in-touch-btn span::after { bottom: 0; left: 0; }

    .get-in-touch-btn:hover::before,
    .get-in-touch-btn:hover::after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    .get-in-touch-btn:hover span::before,
    .get-in-touch-btn:hover span::after {
      height: 100%;
    }

    .get-in-touch-btn:hover {
      color: #fff;
      background: #00A499;
    }

    /* Logo Styles */
    .logo {
      position: absolute;
      top: 25px;
      left: 25px;
      z-index: 1002;
      display: flex;
      gap: 4px;
      font-size: 2.75rem;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: #00A499;
    
  font-family: 'trajan pro', sans-serif;

    
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: lowercase;
    color: #00A499;
    margin-top: -.5rem;
    letter-spacing: -.05em;
    }

    .logo-txt {
      display: inline-block;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .logo-txt:hover {
      transform: scale(1.2);
      color: #ffffff;
    }
  /* Flag Menu Styles */
    .flag-menu {
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      right: 320px;
      z-index: 2000;
    }

    .flag-dropdown {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
      backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
      border: 1px solid #00A499;
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 6px 10px;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      color: #00A499;
    }

    .flag-list {
      display: none;
      position: absolute;
      right: 0;
      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
      backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
      border: 1px solid #00A499;
      border-radius: 12px;
      margin-top: 5px;
      list-style: none;
      padding: 0;
      width: 140px;
      color: #fff;
    }

    .flag-list li {
      padding: 8px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background 0.2s, border-left 0.2s;
      border-radius: 8px;
    }

    .flag-list li:hover {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
      border-left: 3px solid #00A499;
    }.logo-img {
  position: absolute;
    height: 80px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
logo-img {
  height: 80px; /* adjust as needed */
  margin-left: 10px; /* spacing from text */
  vertical-align: middle;

}/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .menu-links {
    font-size: 40px;
    line-height: 8vh;
    width: 60vw;
  }
  .menu-logo img {
    height: 120px;
  }
  .get-in-touch-btn {
    width: 180px;
    height: 50px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    right: 75px;
  }
  .flag-menu {
    right: 260px;
  }
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .menu-panel {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 60px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 10vh;
  }

  .menu-links {
    width: 100%;
    font-size: 8vw;   /* relative to screen */
    margin-top: 20px;
    line-height: 2.5rem;
  }

  .menu-links h4 {
    font-size: 8vw;
    margin: 20px 0;
  }

  .logo {
    font-size: 2rem;
    top: 15px;
    left: 15px;
  }

  .logo-img {
    height: 60px;
  }

  .get-in-touch-btn {
    position: fixed;
    top: auto;
    bottom: 20px;
    right: 20px;
    width: 150px;
    height: 45px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .flag-menu {
    top: 15px;
    right: 80px;
  }

  .hamburger-rotate {
    top: 15px;
    right: 15px;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
  }

  .hamburger-icon {
    width: 18px;
    height: 16px;
    margin: 12px auto 0;
  }
}

/* Extra small (below 480px) */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .menu-links h4 {
    font-size: 9vw;
  }

  .get-in-touch-btn {
    width: 130px;
    height: 40px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }

  .logo-img {
    height: 50px;
  }

  .flag-dropdown {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    padding: 4px 8px;
  }
}
  .blog-header {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 80px 20px 40px;
  margin-top:50px;
}


    .blog-header h1 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      color: #00A499;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-header p {
      color: #ccc;
    }

    /* Filter Bar */
    .filter-bar {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .filter-bar button {
      background: transparent;
      border: 2px solid #00A499;
      color: #00A499;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      margin: 5px;
      border-radius: 50px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: 0.3s ease;
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    .filter-bar button.active,
    .filter-bar button:hover {
      background: #00A499;
      color: #fff;
    }

    /* Blog Cards */
    .blog-cards {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
      gap: 30px;
      padding: 0 20px 60px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: auto;
    }

    .blog-card {
      background: #111;
      border-radius: 20px;
      overflow: hidden;
      cursor: pointer;
      transform: scale(1);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .blog-card.hide {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.9);
      pointer-events: none;
      transition: all 0.4s ease;
    }

    .blog-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-10px);
      box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(0, 164, 153, 0.4);
    }
.blog-date {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #aaa;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-10px);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-date {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
  color: #00A499; /* match your theme */
}

    .blog-card img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 200px;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .blog-content {
      padding: 20px;
    }

    .blog-content h3 {
      color: #00A499;
      margin: 0 0 10px;
    }

    .blog-content p {
      color: #ccc;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: 10px;
      color: #00A499;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: 600;
      position: relative;
    }

    .read-more::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 0;
      height: 2px;
      background: #00A499;
      left: 0;
      bottom: -2px;
      transition: width 0.3s ease;
    }

    .read-more:hover::after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-header h1 {
        font-size: 2.2rem;
      }
    } footer {
    width: 100vw;              /* Make it full width */
    position: relative;
    background-color: #00A499;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 40px 0 20px;      /* Top: 40px, Bottom: 20px */
           /* To contain parallax elements */
}

/* SVG Top Curve */
.footer-bg-svg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 80px; /* Reduced from 120px */
    transform: translateY(-100%);
    z-index: 1;
}

.footer-content {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 0 10% 20px; /* Reduced bottom padding from 40px to 20px */
}

.footer-bottom {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 10px; /* Reduced from 20px */
    border-top: 1px solid #00A499;
    font-size: 14px;
}


.footer-content {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 0 10% 40px;
}

.footer-column {
    flex: 1;
    margin: 5px;
    min-width: 220px;
}

.footer-column h3 {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #072b73;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; /* Headings */
    font-weight: 700; /* Bold */
}

.footer-column ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
}

.footer-column ul li {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.footer-column ul li a {
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.contact-form-2 input,
.contact-form-2 textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 10px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.contact-form-2 button {
    width: 50%;                /* Full width like inputs */
    padding: 12px 15px;         /* Balanced padding */
    background: #072b73;        /* Dark blue background */
    border: none;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 16px;            /* Slightly larger text */
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: background 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.contact-form-2 button:hover {
    background: #0948b3;        /* Hover effect */
    transform: translateY(-2px); /* Small lift effect */
}

.footer-bottom {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid #00A499;
    font-size: 14px;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {

  body {
    font-size: 14px;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    padding: 0; /* ✅ REMOVE SIDE PADDING */
  }

  .logo {
    top: 15px;
    left: 15px;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .logo-img {
    height: 50px;
  }

  .hamburger-rotate {
    top: 15px;
    right: 15px;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
  }

  .hamburger-icon {
    width: 18px;
    height: 16px;
    margin: 12px auto 0;
  }

  /* ✅ MOBILE MENU – FULLY HIDDEN BY DEFAULT */
  .menu-panel {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: #fff;
    transform: translateX(100%);
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 80px 20px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 8vh;
    z-index: 1000;
  }

  /* ✅ ONLY OPEN WHEN ACTIVE */
  .menu-panel.active {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  .menu-links {
    width: 100%;
    font-size: 8vw;
    margin-top: 20px;
    line-height: 2.5rem;
  }

  .menu-links h4 {
    font-size: 8vw;
    margin: 15px 0;
  }

 .flag-menu {
    top: 20px;
    right: 100px;
  }

  .flag-dropdown {
    padding: 5px 8px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }
    .get-in-touch-btn {
    display: none !important;
  }
}