We've hit the road in our 1979 VW Bus, Adie, and are making our way across North America—49 states, five provinces, and two territories. Along the way, we're interviewing fellow VW bus owners. Join us this season for the New England leg of the journey as we chat with VW mechanics, brand new bus owners, veterans of the road, and even a true adventurer. 

We met up with a fellow bus owner, Jessica Messer, at a winery called, MAWBY in Traverse City, Michigan. As we drank our wines, she told us about her adventures in and around Lake Michigan as well as her plans to turn her bus, Poppy, into a professional mobile party service. 

When we met Joe outside that brewery in Xenia, we had been driving by in our bus and saw a really sharp looking bus. Joe is a one-man bus-renovating machine. 

Grab a cup of Blue Bus Coffee, everyone. That's Kevin Anderson's own coffee company, by the way. Rest assured, you won't need the jolt to keep you awake though. Kevin has some wild stories to tell from his time riding around out west. 

John is a man who came prepared for an interview. He had a ton of stories about the two buses he has owned—one that we drove around Chicago and the other that he calls The Chalk Bus.

A couple months ago I had our bus, Adie, at the local gas station and this woman comes up to us and starts telling her story about being in high school and driving her bus under the influence. We appreciated her candidness and finally got a chance to sit down with Stephanie at her home just outside of Waynesville, Ohio, and hear what led up to this incident. 

As many of you know, the good ol' slug bug, the beetle, whether it is super or standard, is the gateway into bus ownership. We met a man, Lew Hann, who perfectly demonstrates how one goes from beetle to bus. And his story begins wayyyy up north. 

Sometimes we interview people who take a while to warm up to the mic. Not this time though. We interviewed Basim Blunt, a Dayton-area radio staple, who was more than willing to share stories of his two VW buses. He took us on a ride that starts in his youth as a frat guy and takes us into the fatherhood years. 

Meet Melanie Moore—a real-life hero who uses her VW crew cab to deliver sell and deliver books. Known as The Cincy Book Bus, she is a recognized figure in the Queen City. Best of all, all the profits she makes go directly to child literacy efforts. 

Now this bus is one wild ride. A 1958 panel van. The outside has been spray painted and airbrushed with murals. The once solid walls have portal windows and the wheel wells have been cut out. The front of the bus has a giant pair of steer horns. But the real stories reside with Brett—an actor, musician, and the proud owner of Juicy Lucy.