Ricki 'The Dude' Bedenbaugh, 411's filmer/editor extraordinaire, is off on a 10-day mission to Dubai in the United Arab Emissaries with the Red Bull team in search of some crazy skate spots. We'll be documenting Ricki's travels here on 411VM.com through photos, videos, and Ricki's personal travel journal...

Dubai Daily Soup Updates
Day 1
Hot Soup

So we arrived in Dubai (we meaning Mike 'Hoops' Adalpe, Ryan Sheckler, Figgy, David Loy and myself) around 11:00PM and as I'm going through customs I hear my name being called out and low and behold it's Bam Margera and his new wife, Missy. They had just arrived to enjoy their Honeymoon only to be strip searched behind close doors. Pants down, ass up, the whole nine yards. Anyway, once we all got past security, I congratulated The Margera's and we proceeded to our hotel. The next morning we found out that there was a ice skating rink and mini ramp at our hotel, so we had to check that out. Once Figgy and Loy warmed up on the ice skating rink, we met up with Sheckler at the mini ramp which turned out to be two roll ins, no coping, and no lip. Then obviously it was off to the streets, but of course that's all top secret. You gotta come to Dubai to check out the real spots. Ha! Just kidding. Check back soon for more Hot Soup.

Dude

18 hours of leg room, sweet!

Hoops, Loy, and Figgy: a bunch of exhausted deadbeats. Layover in Frankfurt.

Sheckler, Figgy, and Loy.

Dubai's infamous Hyatt Regency mini ramp, gettin' hot in the kitchen.

Sheckler workin', Loy lurkin'.

VX1000 vs Realtime Slo Mo HD. David Loy gettin' busy with out even leaving the hotel.

Hoops loggin footage of the Persian Gulf. Just think: 90 miles across that water there's a war going on.

Which way is the mini ramp?

Filmers filming filmers being photographed.

Door to door BK lounge delivery.

Future Ice Capades canidates.

Loy and Figgy gearing up to get down Ice Capades style. Click on the pic to see video.