The Travel Date

Angelica-Hazel Toutounji
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The Travel Date is an inspiring and entertaining travel podcast hosted by Adelaide-based clinical nutritionist, writer, devoted foodie and passionate traveller Angelica-Hazel Toutounji. Every journey begins with a story, and each episode of The Travel Date invites listeners to discover the people, places, cultures and unforgettable experiences that make travelling so special. Through warm, relaxed and engaging conversations, Angelica-Hazel speaks with travellers, travel writers, content creators, tourism professionals, business owners and fascinating guests whose lives have been influenced by their adventures around Australia and across the world. The Travel Date explores much more than simply where someone has travelled. It discovers why people travel, what they learn along the way and how a destination can change their outlook on life. Guests share their favourite locations, memorable meals, unexpected challenges, hidden gems, cultural experiences and practical travel advice, along with the personal moments and meaningful connections that stay with them long after they return home. From spontaneous overseas adventures and immersive cultural journeys to luxury escapes, regional road trips, family holidays, wellness retreats and budget-friendly experiences, The Travel Date celebrates the many different ways people explore the world. Whether it is a major international destination or a remarkable place closer to home, every location has a story waiting to be discovered. Food, culture and human connection are at the heart of the podcast. Angelica-Hazel’s natural curiosity and love of storytelling encourage her guests to go beyond the usual travel recommendations and share the honest, funny, emotional and sometimes life-changing experiences behind their journeys. Listeners can expect fascinating destination ideas, authentic travel stories, helpful recommendations and plenty of inspiration for their next adventure. The podcast also provides an opportunity to discover local communities, independent tourism operators, accommodation providers, regional businesses and extraordinary destinations throughout South Australia, across Australia and around the world. The Travel Date is not simply about collecting destinations—it is about collecting moments, creating memories and developing a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. The podcast celebrates travel’s ability to inspire curiosity, build confidence and resilience, strengthen relationships and remind us to make the most of the time we have with the people we love. Whether you are actively planning your next holiday, dreaming about a faraway destination, searching for practical travel ideas or simply enjoy hearing wonderful stories from interesting people, The Travel Date will leave you informed, entertained and ready to explore. Take the trip. Taste the food. Meet the people. Collect the moments. Subscribe to The Travel Date and join Angelica-Hazel for a new guest, a new destination and a new story.Host and contact details Angelica-Hazel Toutounji Adelaide, South Australia Telephone: 0438 716 606 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au Website: www.angelicahazel.com.au The Travel Date Instagram: @the_travel_date Angelica-Hazel Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition

  1. 6d ago

    Chris Christensen - Award winning travel blogger, journalist and creator of Amateur Traveler Podcast

    On this episode of The Travel Date, host Angelica-Hazel sits down with Chris Christensen, the creator and host of the award-winning Amateur Traveler podcast. Having visited around 84 countries at the time of recording, Chris shares stories of cruising China’s Yangtze River, discovering Uzbekistan’s Silk Road architecture, visiting communities in the Peruvian Amazon and enjoying street tacos in Mexico. Together, they explore how curiosity, history, food and human connection can make travel more meaningful and how to find the experiences that suit you. Destinations mentioned: Canada — the only country outside the United States he had visited before finishing college.United States - California, the East Coast & VirginiaFranceNormandy — a region he has visited and enjoyed, with a return trip planned at the time of recording.SpainJerez de la Frontera — a food-focused trip involving traditional dishes, contemporary cooking and sherry.ChinaShanghai — including a business stay at the Marriott property in Tomorrow Square.A hotel outside Shanghai — the setting for the wedding he attended.The Yangtze River — a cruise added to his wedding trip.Tanzania — a volunteer trip, safari experiences and time spent with local people.PeruThe Peruvian Amazon — visits to river communities and a large natural reserve; the reserve is not clearly named.EgyptThe pyramids — an especially memorable historical experience; the transcript does not specify the location by name.Uzbekistan — a recent favourite for its history, architecture and Silk Road heritage.KazakhstanCharyn Canyon — discussed in the context of a poorly guided press trip.TürkiyeIstanbul — one of his favourite cities.Sultanahmet and the historic walled city — the area where he likes to stay.CambodiaSiem Reap and Angkor Wat VietnamSaigon / Ho Chi Minh City ThailandBangkokEngland : LondonMexico: Cozmuel, Mexico City, Merida Hawaiʻi, United StatesLānaʻi — memorable stays at two Four Seasons properties.ZimbabweThe banks of the Zambezi River —Zimbabwe Safari Lodge AustraliaA family visit connected with his uncle’s work in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. GreeceMeteora — discussed as a destination that caught his attention through a Bond film and in the context of his travels. You can find out more about Chris here: Website - https://amateurtraveler.com/about/ Social Media : https://www.instagram.com/chris2x Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amateurtraveler Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisChristensen Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3rg2hju5dg4RDs9Y5Ru63a  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisnchristensen Host: Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_ 🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au 📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations, and inspiration.

  2. Sep 29

    Dr Carla Brion - Tradional Chinese Medicine Doctor

    On this episode of The Travel Date, host Angelica-Hazel Toutounji welcomes Dr Carla Brion, an Adelaide-based Chinese medicine practitioner whose work focuses on women’s health, including pregnancy, postpartum care, fertility and menopause. Carla studied Chinese Medicine and Human Biology at RMIT University and completed a clinical internship in Nanjing, China. Outside her practice, Carla is an enthusiastic traveller who loves the water, family adventures and discovering places through the people she meets. Carla shares memories of childhood caravan trips, studying Chinese medicine in China, travelling solo through Sri Lanka and taking her children to Vanuatu. Along the way, they talk about plant-based food, family travel, meaningful connections and the destinations still on Carla’s wish list. Destinations mentioned Japan — her first overseas trip, on a school visit when she was about 15.China — including Nanjing, where she completed her clinical internship, plus Shanghai, Beijing and Xi’an, where she saw the Terracotta Warriors.Thailand — including a family holiday for her sister-in-law’s 40th birthday.Vanuatu — including Espiritu Santo, Turtle Bay and a nearby island stay for her 40th birthday.Sri Lanka — a month-long solo trip for her 30th birthday, including Adam’s Peak and a shipwreck dive.The Maldives — a short stay after her Sri Lankan adventure.Italy — particularly northern Italy and Treviso, where her father is from.Indonesia — Bali and Gili Air, with memories of quieter beach stays and surfing trips.India — including Kolkata (Calcutta) and Varanasi.Nepal — visited after travelling through India.Vietnam — where she travelled with her parents and particularly enjoyed the plant-based food.Morocco — one of the countries she has visited in Africa.Fiji — Turtle Island, where she became engaged and enjoyed a memorable family holiday.Melbourne, Victoria — where she lived for five years while studying.Brisbane, Queensland — an overnight stop before flying to Vanuatu.Queensland and Australia’s east coast — extensively explored, including childhood caravan holidays.The Northern Territory — visited on childhood caravan trips.Beachport, South Australia — a regular family holiday destination growing up.McLaren Vale, South Australia — winery visits and weekend outings.Hahndorf and Stirling, South Australia — family day trips.Adelaide’s southern beaches and Botanic Gardens — local outings she enjoys. This is a warm conversation about curiosity, connection and making room for adventure at every stage of life. Connect with Dr Carla Brion 📸 Instagram: @drcarlabrionFacebook: Tonique Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine🌐 Website: nwh-adel.com.auLinkedIn: Carla Brion Connect with host Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations and inspiration.

  3. Sep 22

    Travelling Through Stories with Beverley McWilliams

    In Episode 24 of The Travel Date, Angelica-Hazel Toutounji is joined by multiple award-winning children’s author Beverley McWilliams for a beautiful conversation about travel, wildlife, family, grief and the places that continue to feel like home. Beverley takes us from the rugged coastline and historic villages of Yorkshire to a remote community in northern Thailand, where she stayed with a local family and observed elephants living naturally in the forest. She also shares how research for her books has taken her aboard the Pichi Richi Railway, through the historic towns of the Yorke Peninsula and into tropical North Queensland in search of a wild cassowary. Along the way, Beverley reflects on becoming a children’s author, travelling with four children, finding inspiration in unexpected places and living with her heart divided between England and Australia. If you love travel stories, animals, books, history and discovering places beyond the usual tourist trail, this episode is for you. You can find out more about Beveley here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverley_mcwilliams_author/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverleyMcwilliamsAuthor/?modal=admin_todo_tour Website: https://www.beverleymcwilliams.com  Host: Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_ 🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au 📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations, and inspiration.

  4. Sep 7

    Katy - Fiji Travel Specialist

    This week on The Travel Date, Angelica-Hazel Toutounji sits down with travel content creator Katy from What Katy Did Next for a relaxed conversation about travel, Fiji, social media and discovering the experiences that exist beyond the glossy tourism brochure. Katy shares how travel has been part of her life since childhood. Born and raised in Tasmania with family connections to both Australia and New Zealand, she remembers flying between the two countries from a young age – including the almost unimaginable experience of visiting the cockpit while her father chatted and smoked at the back of the aeroplane! As an adult, travel became something she could choose for herself, leading to adventures through Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and beyond. But one destination has captured Katy's heart more than anywhere else: Fiji. After visiting around 15 times in four years and experiencing approximately 80 different accommodation properties, she has developed an incredible knowledge of the islands. Yet for Katy, Fiji isn't simply about beautiful resorts and tropical beaches. It's the people, hospitality, culture and feeling of genuinely being welcomed that keep drawing her back. Destinations Mentioned: Fiji (Nadi, Coral Coast, Yasawa Islands, Coconut Beach Resort, Plantation Island, Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa, Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa, Tokoriki Island & Kokomo Private Island)New Zealand (Wellington, Auckland, Bay of Islands & Queenstown)TasmaniaBaliPhu Quoc, VietnamGreek IslandsPhilippines You can find out more about Katy here: Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatkatydidnext Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatkatydidnext.co.nz/?hl=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@whatkatydidnext-nz?si=TRXsuo2i3zFtl2Ki&sub_confirmation=1 Website: https://whatkatydidnext.co.nz Girls Trip Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/girlstripwithkaty/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT Host: Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_ 🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au 📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations, and inspiration.

  5. Aug 31

    Dr Nora Amath - Expert Community Developer, Academic, Connector & Community Leader

    This week on The Travel Date, host Angelica-Hazel Toutounji sits down with the remarkable Dr Nora Amath for a conversation about travel, identity, survival, belonging and healing. Dr Nora Amath is an academic, sociologist, community leader, researcher, author and advocate whose work has spanned community development, multiculturalism, social inclusion, domestic and family violence, human rights and Islam-West relations. Born in Vietnam and belonging to the Indigenous Cham community, Nora came to the United States as a refugee after her family fled conflict in Southeast Asia. She later studied at the International Islamic University Malaysia before building her life in Australia. Nora's relationship with travel began under extraordinary circumstances. As a young Cham Indigenous girl born in Vietnam, she lived in five countries before the age of five as her family searched for safety.  Years later, an intended six-month university experience in Malaysia would change everything. 🇲🇾 She stayed for years. She discovered independence. She found purpose. And she met the Australian man who would become her husband. Their journey eventually brought Nora to Australia, where she built a family, an academic career and decades of community leadership. In this episode, Nora also shares another important part of her story: being a mother, grandmother and breast cancer survivor who is entering a new chapter centred increasingly on wellness, nature, connection and supporting other women. This conversation is a beautiful reminder that some journeys take us across countries, while others take us back to ourselves. Destinations Mentioned: VietnamCambodiaThailandPhilippinesCaliforniaMalaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Cameron Highlands & Kuching)SingaporeQueensland (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Coolangatta, Sunshine Coast & Hinterland)MelbourneSydneyDarwinRome, ItalyTasmaniaNew ZealandIcelandEsperanceSouth Australia You can find out more about Dr Nora here: Social Media : @nora.wild.wandeer LinkedIn - https://au.linkedin.com/in/dr-nora-amath-71308317 Sisters in Colour Nora discusses her emerging wellness work in the episode. Sisters in Colour currently promotes RESTORE, a three-day wellness retreat for women navigating early-stage breast cancer and beyond, taking place 9–11 October 2026 at Kondalilla Eco Resort in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. (LinkedIn) Explore Sisters in Colour and RESTORE Host: Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_ 🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au 📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations, and inspiration.

  6. Aug 24

    The Plane to Nowhere: Saying Yes to Adventure with Isabelle Prestia

    On this week's episode of The Travel Date, Angelica-Hazel Toutounji welcomes Isabelle Prestia, a marketing professional and personal branding coach. Isabelle is an Adelaide-born entrepreneur who made the bold decision to relocate to the Gold Coast in search of a different lifestyle, stronger business opportunities and a community of like-minded people. She now works with Elizabeth Anne Walker, an Australian master trainer and founder of a neurolinguistic programming course. The conversation covers unexpected flights, solo adventures, European cities, Moroccan discoveries, Italian family connections, Gold Coast recommendations and a dream journey to Egypt. Along the way, Isabelle shares why some of the best travel experiences happen when we step outside our comfort zones and embrace the unexpected. Destinations mentioned: Hamilton IslandBrisbaneByron BayGold CoastBurleigh Heads Currumbin FlorenceCambodiaVietnamSpainPortugalCyprusMorocco Seville Bali Japan Egypt Flinders Island South Australia- Fleurieu Peninsula, Port Elliot, Victor Harbor, Horseshoe Bay, McLaren Vale, Aldinga Beach PerthSwitzerland Prague South of France, Monaco, Monte Carlo & Nice You can find out more about Isabelle here: Isabelle Prestia - https://www.isabelleprestia.com.au Social Media : https://www.instagram.com/isabelle.startsomewhere/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@isabelle.startsomewhere  LinkedIn - https://au.linkedin.com/in/isabelleprestia Host: Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_ 🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au 📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations, and inspiration.

  7. Aug 17 ·  Bonus

    Bonus Episode - Sanur with Kids

    This week on the travel date, we have a bonus episode coming to you all about host, Angelica-Hazel's recent trip to Bali, specifically time spent in the seaside area of Sanur. This episode discusses her stay at the Prime Plaza Suites Sanur and visits to a few local gem restaurants including Massimo's, the Chowk Indian and Sumak Turkish Cuisine. We also wanted to give a special shout out to Jetstar Holidays for the deal of the century (more details in the episode), Plaza Premium Lounge, Atura Adelaide Airport and My Big Adventure. Host: Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_ 🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au 📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations, and inspiration.

  8. Aug 10

    Stephanie Myers- Award-Winning Travel Industry Mentor

    This week on The Travel Date, host Angelica-Hazel Toutounji is joined by Stephanie Myers, an award-winning travel industry mentor, speaker, travel business owner and creator of the Travel Trend Summit. Stephanie shares how an unconventional first experience on a plane — jumping out of one for her 21st birthday — helped spark a travel career that has now spanned more than 18 years. Stephanie takes listeners behind the scenes of her journey from backpacker travel and retail travel agencies to launching her own mobile travel business. When COVID brought the travel industry to a standstill, she recognised that the people seeking her help had changed. Instead of travellers looking for holidays, other travel advisers were turning to her for guidance. That realisation led her into mentoring, marketing, personal branding, content creation and helping independent travel business owners become more visible. The conversation then becomes a wonderfully relaxed travel date filled with local recommendations and personal stories. Stephanie shares some of her favourite experiences around Northern New South Wales, the Gold Coast hinterland, Currumbin Valley, Fingal Head, Brunswick Heads and Queensland’s Granite Belt. She also talks about her love of cruising and the realities — and hilarious moments — of taking her son aboard cruise ships from the age of two. Finally, Angelica-Hazel and Stephanie turn towards the future. From a Nile cruise through Egypt to Norway, Japan with Stephanie’s son, Christmas Island, the Cocos Keeling Islands and a spontaneous South Coast road trip, this episode is a reminder that travel can take many forms. You don’t always have to cross the world to experience adventure, sometimes an unforgettable travel date may be only half an hour from home. Destinations Mentioned in this episode: Northern New South WalesGold CoastCoolangataCurrumbin ValleyTropical Fruit WorldPasture & CoFingal HeadDreamtime BeachBrunswick HeadsByron BayStanthorpeQueensland Granite BeltGirraween National ParkHamilton IslandSouth PacificEgyptNorwayJapan - Yokohama & Tokyo Disney ResortChristmas IslandCocos Keeling Islands Guest Bio - Stephanie Myers Stephanie Myers is an award-winning Australian travel industry mentor, speaker, travel business owner and creator of the Travel Trend Summit.  You can find out more about Stephanie here: Stephanie Myers – https://stephaniemyers.com.au Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6SrpAxpzgqI-1CLYqOMnPA Stephanie Myers – LinkedIn Social Media: @stephaniemyers.academy Host: Angelica-Hazel Toutounji 📸 Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition · @the_travel_date_ 🌐 Website: angelicahazel.com.au 📧 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Travel Date, leave a review, and share it with someone who loves meaningful travel and powerful storytelling. Follow @the_travel_date_ on Instagram for more journeys, conversations, and inspiration.

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The Travel Date is an inspiring and entertaining travel podcast hosted by Adelaide-based clinical nutritionist, writer, devoted foodie and passionate traveller Angelica-Hazel Toutounji. Every journey begins with a story, and each episode of The Travel Date invites listeners to discover the people, places, cultures and unforgettable experiences that make travelling so special. Through warm, relaxed and engaging conversations, Angelica-Hazel speaks with travellers, travel writers, content creators, tourism professionals, business owners and fascinating guests whose lives have been influenced by their adventures around Australia and across the world. The Travel Date explores much more than simply where someone has travelled. It discovers why people travel, what they learn along the way and how a destination can change their outlook on life. Guests share their favourite locations, memorable meals, unexpected challenges, hidden gems, cultural experiences and practical travel advice, along with the personal moments and meaningful connections that stay with them long after they return home. From spontaneous overseas adventures and immersive cultural journeys to luxury escapes, regional road trips, family holidays, wellness retreats and budget-friendly experiences, The Travel Date celebrates the many different ways people explore the world. Whether it is a major international destination or a remarkable place closer to home, every location has a story waiting to be discovered. Food, culture and human connection are at the heart of the podcast. Angelica-Hazel’s natural curiosity and love of storytelling encourage her guests to go beyond the usual travel recommendations and share the honest, funny, emotional and sometimes life-changing experiences behind their journeys. Listeners can expect fascinating destination ideas, authentic travel stories, helpful recommendations and plenty of inspiration for their next adventure. The podcast also provides an opportunity to discover local communities, independent tourism operators, accommodation providers, regional businesses and extraordinary destinations throughout South Australia, across Australia and around the world. The Travel Date is not simply about collecting destinations—it is about collecting moments, creating memories and developing a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. The podcast celebrates travel’s ability to inspire curiosity, build confidence and resilience, strengthen relationships and remind us to make the most of the time we have with the people we love. Whether you are actively planning your next holiday, dreaming about a faraway destination, searching for practical travel ideas or simply enjoy hearing wonderful stories from interesting people, The Travel Date will leave you informed, entertained and ready to explore. Take the trip. Taste the food. Meet the people. Collect the moments. Subscribe to The Travel Date and join Angelica-Hazel for a new guest, a new destination and a new story.Host and contact details Angelica-Hazel Toutounji Adelaide, South Australia Telephone: 0438 716 606 Email: info@angelicahazel.com.au Website: www.angelicahazel.com.au The Travel Date Instagram: @the_travel_date Angelica-Hazel Instagram: @angelica_hazel_nutrition

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  • Creator
    Angelica-Hazel Toutounji
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Angelica-Hazel Toutounji
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    The Travel Date