Ethan Lankford is a filmmaker and avid traveler who makes ambient travel films with his wife Heather under the name Go There Do That. Their travels have had them capturing footage of waterfalls in Yosemite, hiking glaciers in Alaska, hang gliding in the Swiss Alps, and more.

We talk about how Ethan got his start both in filmmaking and in traveling, and how he's learned to seek deeper meaning in his experiences.

You can find Ethan and Heather's work below:

Website: gotheredothatllc.com/⁠

Youtube: youtube.com/@GoThereDoThat⁠

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Big Bend is one of the least visited National Parks, due in part to it's out-of-the-way location. While it may seem like a barren desert at first glance, this lonely corner of the United States is teeming with both life and stories.

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Centuries before Europeans settled  the American Midwest, there was another civilization alive and thriving on the banks of the Mississippi. It's a culture that is known only by what they've left behind-- mainly a complex array of large, earthen mounds which dot the landscape.

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St. Croix is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, but the land itself has been a nexus for many peoples and stories throughout history. A true island paradise, its home to the legacy of Alexander Hamilton and David Hamilton Jackson, two men with similar and yet completely different stories...

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While it may be small in size, the tropical archipelago of Palau is home to a host of biological spectacles. In this episode of Routes Unbound we explore the nature and history of the islands and talk with Tim Rock, an underwater photographer who has been diving in the islands for over four decades.

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Several Miles off the coast of southwest Ireland is the rocky island of Skellig Michael. For centuries the Monks of St. Fionan's Monastery called this magical place home. Today, their ruins serve as the backdrop for movies and inspire generations of Irish and non-Irish alike.

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Music: [Celtic Ambience] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

High in the northern latitudes above Europe is the archipelago of Svalbard. It’s a place of isolation. Cold. Dark. Beautiful. Full of polar bears. But there are people there too, carving out a wonderful existence at the top of the world…

Interactive website detailing the rescue of the Italia: https://italia.tass.com/

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At the edge of the Great Sand Sea sits the Oasis of Siwa, a place full of ancient tombs and ancient secrets...

A new travel podcast experience from McCune Media