German-born UAE-based skater Jan Hoffmann has traded brick and mortar structures and metal rails and created a concrete playground for himself in the golden sands of the UAE desert.

Hoffman, aged just 19, who started his skating career when he arrived in the UAE eight years ago, has long aspired to realise his dream of skating in the desert. 

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Although he hasn't quite fulfilled that ambition yet, Hoffmann has made the first step towards it by taking skating to an unexpected location, offering a throwback to the roots of the UAE.