::-moz-selection {
    color: #092539;
    background: #dfa903;
  }
  ::selection {
    color: #092539;
    background: #dfa903;
  }
  .white-stripe {
    background: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 35px 0;
  }
  .white-stripe p {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
  .white-stripe.arrow {
    position: relative;
  }
  .white-stripe.arrow::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 100%;
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-left: 20px solid transparent;
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #fff;
    clear: both;
    margin-left: -20px;
    z-index: 10;
  }
  .timeline {
    position: relative;
    padding: 100px 0;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  }
  .timeline .row {
    margin-bottom: 50px;
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    .timeline .row {
      margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
  }
  .timeline::before {
    /* this is the vertical line */
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 50%;
    margin-left: -2px;
    height: 100%;
    width: 3px;
    background: #dddddd;
    z-index: -2;
  }
  .timeline .country-block {
    padding: 0px 0;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--color-3);
    -moz-transition: all 0.5s;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.5s;
    transition: all 0.5s;
  }
  .timeline .country-block i {
    content: '';
    background-position: center;
    background-size: 100%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: -1;
    -moz-transition: background-size 0.3s;
    -webkit-transition: background-size 0.3s;
    transition: background-size 0.3s;
  }

  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    .timeline .country-block {
      width: 48%;
      margin-right: 2%;
    }
    .timeline .country-block::before, .timeline .country-block::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      right: -1px;
      height: 50%;
      padding-left: 3%;
      background: #f2f2f2;
      -ms-transform-origin: 100% 0;
      -webkit-transform-origin: 100% 0;
      transform-origin: 100% 0;
    }
    .timeline .country-block::before {
      bottom: 50%;
      -ms-transform: skewY(45deg);
      -webkit-transform: skewY(45deg);
      transform: skewY(45deg);
    }
    .timeline .country-block::after {
      top: 50%;
      -ms-transform: skewY(-45deg);
      -webkit-transform: skewY(-45deg);
      transform: skewY(-45deg);
    }
    .timeline .country-block.reverse {
      margin-left: 2%;
      margin-right: 0;
    }
    .timeline .country-block.reverse::before, .timeline .country-block.reverse::after {
      left: -1px;
      right: auto;
      -ms-transform-origin: 0 100%;
      -webkit-transform-origin: 0 100%;
      transform-origin: 0 100%;
    }
    .timeline .country-block.reverse::before {
      bottom: 50%;
      -ms-transform: skewY(-45deg);
      -webkit-transform: skewY(-45deg);
      transform: skewY(-45deg);
    }
    .timeline .country-block.reverse::after {
      top: 50%;
      -ms-transform: skewY(45deg);
      -webkit-transform: skewY(45deg);
      transform: skewY(45deg);
    }
  }
  .timeline a:hover, .timeline a:focus {
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  .timeline a:hover .country-block {
    background: rgba(9, 37, 57, 0.7);
    color: #dfa903;
  }
  .timeline a:hover .country-block i {
    background-size: 110%;
  }
  .timeline .date-block > div {
    position: relative;
    font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
    background-color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 30px 10px 30px;
    border: 2px solid #7d7d7d;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 15px;
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    .timeline .date-block > div {
      margin-top: 50px;
    }
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    .timeline .date-block::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 60px;
      left: -10px;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 4px solid #7d7d7d;
      background: #f2f2f2;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px #f2f2f2;
      z-index: 10;
    }
    .timeline .date-block::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 70px;
      left: 0;
      width: 50%;
      height: 3px;
      background: #dddddd;
      z-index: -1;
    }
    .timeline .date-block.reverse::before {
      right: -10px;
      left: auto;
    }
    .timeline .date-block.reverse::after {
      right: 0;
      left: auto;
    }
  }