Apr 14, 2026 · 28 min read
How Nomads Challenge the 'Status Quo' Life: South Africa
A digital nomad reflects on Nomad Week in South Africa, apartheid history, Amapiano music, and intentional travel that transforms how we connect with place.
Author
Priyanka Surio
2 articles published on Nomad Magazine
Oct 29, 2025 · 17 min read
Travel as Activism
At the time of George Floyd's murder amidst a global pandemic, I had no idea how much antiracism and global civil rights movements would come to influence my perspective and writings on travel. When I worked on my first non-fiction book highlighting sustainable travel as a practice, I realized that I could not promote mindful, responsible travel without illuminating the bias and racism that still exists for locals and certain groups of people traveling the world for whom harmful stereotypes still exist.
