Finland’s locals never give up on celebrating our favorite pastime on four wheels. Over the last years, one town took up a really a massive collective effort and created what to me is one of the most lovely “skate towns” in Northern Europe – and that town is Tampere! Their work led to the creation of the infamous Kenneli DIY Bowl, the Pirkanmaan Kaarikoirat ry association, the outdoor bowl of Iso Villunen, and plenty of cool skate spots all around town.
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Well, okay, let’s do it, but maybe we better organize a jam session than a competition, so people don’t compete with each other, but have fun with each other.
On the west coast of Italy, an hour from Rome, in the countryside above the “port city” of Civitavecchia, a bunch of friends tired of the long political trials and false hopes, decided to move on and turn their dreams into reality. So once the place was found they put their money and their energies together and started building an 80s style wooden ramp in the backyard of a friend’s mom.
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There’s actually not much to say about this event. Just that its goal is to get together as many good tranny shredders as possible in teams of four. It’s rather a group thing where the teams skating together is better judged than individual skating – therefore some pretty weird combos. And there’s a carnival Friday night where everybody goes, hence the weird costumes on some guys.
Skating in Spain. The first places that come to mind are Barcelona, the Basque Country, and Madrid. But we all know that there are lots of other interesting locations on this peninsula. This article is all about the north-westernmost corner, Galicia.