Save A Prayer... For The Stilt Fishermen
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Duran Duran’s video for Save A Prayer (https://youtu.be/6Uxc9eFcZyM?si=2zrefUgQpngZMKZL) featured Sri Lanka’s famed stilt fishermen around the 2:00 mark. Nowadays, the fishermen are mostly thereRead more
Duran Duran’s video for Save A Prayer (https://youtu.be/6Uxc9eFcZyM?si=2zrefUgQpngZMKZL) featured Sri Lanka’s famed stilt fishermen around the 2:00 mark. Nowadays, the fishermen are mostly thereRead more
Our quest to hit Duran Duran's film sites within a limited time frame meant a few long and costly car journeys. During our last evening in Galle, I fretted about snagging an Intercity Uber ride forRead more
Duran Duran filmed part of their Save A Prayer video at the UNESCO listed Sigiriya Rock, also known as Lion Rock. We therefore included a climb to the top of the rock to our itinerary.
Roy's Villa'sRead more
Duran Duran's Save A Prayer video included several sequences with the band riding elephants. Jeff and I are wary of the ethical implications of this practice, so we did not seek out opportunities toRead more
Our goal for the day was to reenact two scenes from Save A Prayer that were filmed at the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, a UNESCO World Heritage site. To get there, we joined a trip organized by Roy'sRead more
Our next stop, Rankot Vehara, was also a short one as it wasn't a film site. Here, we admired a beautiful dome, which was made even more atmospheric by a visiting school group dressed in starchedRead more
Our next stop, Lankathilaka, features a headless Buddha statue encased in a brick enclosure, along with a white stupa and several brick stupas. Duran Duran filmed the closing scene from Save A PrayerRead more
Our final stop in Polonnaruwa was Gal Vihara has three Buddha images - one sitting, one standing, and one reclining - carved from the same stone outcrop. Here, we recreated yet another scene from SaveRead more
I can't say enough good things about Roy's Villa. We had an enjoyable time here. Roy himself was a great host, and with the help of his brothers and various other childhood friends who run theRead more