Skateboarding
5 min
Greetings from Dubai
Greetings from Dubai
World's biggest this...world's first that... Dubai refuses to settle for second best in anything. We want everything and we want it yesterday including beautiful white-sand beaches, world-class restaurants, exotic cars and, of course, the most buttery skate spots that the world has ever seen - including the Tashkeel Ramp and Canopi Bowl at the Tashkeel Art Studio and Gallery in Nad Al Sheba.
Dubai
© Gastón Francisco
In one day you can skate, surf and snowboard in the space of a few miles, and when the sun goes down the fun continues. Take a nap after a long skate session and then ease into the evening for sundowners at the beachfront lounges before venturing into the night.
Thaynan Costa - Crooked Grind
© Gastón Francisco
Street skating, you say? Dubai has a recipe for creating the most ludicrous spots on the planet. The pace of Dubai's construction is perhaps the fastest in the world, which acts as a spot machine as new buildings, complexes, and plazas are forever appearing. Each new architectural creation tries to surpass all previous grandiose novelties which produces some of the most interesting, fun, creative and challenging terrain you could hope for. These new structures are dressed to impress using only the finest granite, marble, and smooth concrete known to man providing some of the best riding and grinding surfaces on the planet.
Karim Nassar - Crooked Grind
© Gastón Francisco
These three ingredients, combined with Tashkeel's skateable art structures, make Dubai one of the low-key skateboarding capitals of the world. Contact Brad@tashkeel.org if you plan on coming or need boards!
