Bikers' Bookshelf

Circling the Sun is a captivating story about a five and a half year journey around the globe. It’s a travelogue of trials and triumphs, courage, faith, tears, love and resolve. It is a lesson on setting higher goals and following them through to fruition. Benka Pulko is the first person to travel by motorcycle to all seven continents in one continuous solo adventure. She is acknowledged as the first woman to ride alone across Saudi Arabia. This amazing voyage earned her two Guinness World Records for the longest motorcycle journey by a woman in terms of both distance an duration. Circling the Sun is a handbook for dreamers, a reference to adventures, reading material for homebodies, and motivation for those teetering on the brink of daring decision.

With my clock ticking toward 30, I was lying in bed staring at the ceiling when an idea was born: “I’m going to travel the world. On a motorcycle!” I should mention, I didn’t own a bike. Actually, I’d never traveled by one. In fact, I didn’t even know how to ride. But those were minor details that could easily be fixed.

Five months later I rode off for two years, returning after five and a half. I logged over 111,000 miles, experienced 75 countries, all seven continents, made countless friends and survived a multitude of escapades. In the end, I parked myself in the Guinness Book of World Records.

In short, that’s me, a product of the Communist system transformed into a woman of the world. I love living and I adore life, which is probably why I wake up every morning in a good mood.

So welcome! Take a stroll through my virtual world and enjoy. I guarantee it will be the safest adventure you’ll ever undertake.