Welcome to the LOVEBUS!

Welcome to the LOVEBUS!

Lovebus di John Mernick Sr.
S1 · E1
1 apr 2026
14:33

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Welcome to the Lovebus Podcast!

What lays in store for you in this podcast is epic!

For those of you who aren't in the know, there exists a real-life Hippie Adventure Bus called the Green Tortoise. The legendary "Hippie Greyhound," has a "Shuffle Your Feet Lose Your Seat Policy," with no reserved seating, offering bunk beds and communal mattresses for sleeping through the night.

The infamous "Bus with NO SEATS" still exists today in 2026, but the company just announced that this will be their last year in operation.

But, it’s not too late; you haven’t missed out.

I am a former Green Tortoise Bus Driver who can take you there.

I have saved the experience.

The only way to tell a story this big is to take you there, on a Green Tortoise adventure, to give you the experience of being there yourself.

One thing every Green Tortoise passenger always says is that it changed their life forever.

So, I knew I couldn’t tell this story without creating an experience that would CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER.

So, I have laid out a series of stories designed to introduce you to these people, backpackers from around the world, my friends, my family.

These passengers changed my life; and this podcast promises to change yours.

My novel, the Adventures of Johnny Lovebus takes you on the journey of a lifetime; on a 10-day cross country trip with 25 international backpackers; on an adventure tour on a hippie bus; to National parks across America; to the rims of canyons, for hiking, whitewater rafting and skinny-dipping; the most fabulous road trip you could ever imagine there being; with gourmet food twice a day.

As one might imagine, the road was full of stories.

The Adventures of Johnny Lovebus is a collection of true stories told in the oral tradition, derived from experiences with passengers from around the world over a six-year period from 1992 to 1998.

Pact for the Parks Teaser Reel,

In the Early 1990’s MTV took a film crew on a cross country trip aboard the Green Tortoise Adventure Travel Bus, intending on making the world’s first reality TV show. When MTV’s producers realized that they could not film inside the bus, because it was too confined, loud, and windy, they decided to make “Road Rules” instead.

I believe that my novel, The Adventures of Johnny Lovebus, captures the true experience MTV failed to capture, taking the reader on the adventure of a lifetime aboard the world-famous "Hippie Greyhound."

The Adventures of Johnny Lovebus is now for sale on the bookshelves of the Counterculture Museum, on Haight Ashbury in San Francisco, California.

My books are also available on Amazon.com, Audible, and Kindle. Links are available in the podcast show notes.

If you like what you hear in this podcast please subscribe and leave a review.

I ASSURE YOU THAT MY INTENTIONS ARE TRUE.

In my philosophy you just lean towards LOVE like a sailboat and like the wind LOVE will take you where you need to go.

Welcome to Lovebus!

Parole chiave

adventure travel
Adventures of Johnny Lovebus
Green Tortoise
bus tour
Johnny Lovebus
Love bus
national parks
Native American Indian
Tortoise
travel

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