CAROLINE MAKEPEACE - FOUNDER
Caroline Makepeace is the co-founder (with husband Craig) of two successful online publications: Y Travel Blog, one of the world’s most influential travel blogs since 2010, and This is Raleigh, a platform for anyone looking to explore the best of Wake County. It’s one of the premier sites on living in and moving to Raleigh.
Caroline has worked with the biggest brands in the world and has been featured by notable sites such as the Today Show, Conde Nast, and FOX Business, USA Today, Travel & Leisure, Forbes, National Geographic online and ABC Radio. Y Travel Blog has received a Modern Ontrapreneuer award from Ontraport for “Best Online Publisher” In addition, Y Travel Blog has been recognized by the White House… twice!
They were invited to the White House in 2014 as top global travel influencers to attend the first travel summit. And they received a green card in 2020 for their extraordinary ability in the art of travel blogging and for her contributions to the growth of tourism in the USA.
Caroline has written two ebooks, How to Create a Travel Life you Love and 12 Steps to Sacredness to help people lean into the life they really want and create epic memories. She also created a course, “6 steps to move from Blog to Business,” to help entrepreneurs make money from their love of blogging and a 6-week online program “30 days to Money Mindfulness” to help people improve their relationship with money (and create more of it!)
Caroline and Craig created an in-depth training guide on how to travel the USA for foreign teachers living in the USA, and a webinar to help Australians travel through Idaho. They are currently creating an in-depth training guide on relocating to Raleigh.
Caroline regularly speaks at conferences around the world on various topics such as global travel, family travel, social media, influencing and entrepreneurship. She has keynoted some of the world’s biggest travel conferences like TBEX and Women’s Travel Fest. She has also presented at conferences such as Problogger, New York Times Travel Show, and the Travel and Adventure Show.
Locally in Raleigh, she has presented at the Women’s Social Club, Raleigh Women in Marketing, City Club Raleigh, The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, and keynoted at the NC Public Relations Society of America Conference.
In addition to running the blog and social brand, Caroline calls her work a personal mission to inspire and empower others to travel more and create a life they love. Her family is proof that travel can be a lifestyle!
Caroline has made travel the core focus of her life since 1997. She’s lived in 5 countries, traveled to over 60, traveled 7 years full time with her two daughters (including homeschooling them), and has been a full-time professional travel blogger since 2010 working with some of the biggest brands in the world including Lonely Planet, Airbnb, Canon, Amex, Ford, Nissan, TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Globus Tours, and Allianz Travel Insurance.
Locally in Raleigh, she has worked with big brands and small businesses such as RDU- International Airport, Nextdoor, Kane Realty, Outer Banks Tourism, Blue Water Spa, and Harris Teeter.
Caroline is also a licensed real estate agent in the state of North Carolina. She partners with a high-quality, successful broker to help people relocate and settle into their new life in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Caroline also goes by the name of Caz Makepeace- the shortened version of Caroline (it’s an Australian thing!) Caz is the flighty Libran of the Makepeace family, bringing harmony to the family through crystals, meditation, and downward dogs (and the odd glass of wine at 5pm). It’s all about the balance, right?
ALL ARTICLES WRITTEN BY Caroline Makepeace
If You Get Irritated by Children on Your Travels
To those who get irritated by children on your travels. I get irritated by you more. Well not all, just the ones who are vocalize their annoyance at children in a rude and condescending way. […]
Read MoreThe Reality of Us As Travellers, Then and Now
After writing my recent review of our Air Asia flight to Bangkok, I thought about how we often view a situation as a result of our life circumstances or past experiences. “You and I do […]
Read MoreWhy We Will Never Fly Air Asia Again (long haul)
We scoured the internet for the best flights to Thailand. Air Asia X, known as the budget airline, saved us $600. We decided to book. After all, $600 goes a LONG WAY in Thailand. It […]
Read MoreMeltdown in THE Most Important Temple in Bangkok
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. The tantrum in a public space (yes YOUR child will do it one day!) Nothing can prepare you for it. When it happens it catapults you into a limbo land […]
Read MoreThings to do in Kiama, NSW (surprising beauty!)
I’m not sure what I was expecting from Kiama, NSW. I had it in my head there would be lots of concrete, busy roads, and scurrying people. Don’t ask me why. Maybe because its so […]
Read MoreSeeing Ghosts in the Bathroom at Food Wine Friends Cafe, Bright
We had only been in the cafe 10 minutes before Kalyra was begging to go to the toilet. The Bright Delight bloggers were all meeting for breakfast in Food Wine Friends Café before starting on […]
Read MoreCrowne Plaza Hotel, Melbourne review
The location of our accommodation has always been important to us, even more so now that we have kids. We like to be able to walk to as many things as possible, be close to […]
Read MoreWhen Savannah Met Alida in a Vanuatu Village
I don’t know why it has taken me so long to write this post. Savannah meeting Alida was one of the most touching moments I have ever experienced travelling and affirmed for me why travel with […]
Read MoreIs Travel Too Much of a Hassle? [why you should suck it up]
Travel can be such a hassle, especially when you travel with kids. SEe for yourself why you should suck it up and live the life you have always wanted.
Read MoreThe ONLY two things that count when you arrive at your death bed
Sunrise, Outer Banks, NC It’s time to change the focus of your life. That is the point from which we all usually live our life: i.e. the problems, the goals, the struggles, the achievements, the […]
Read MoreI flew a plane: The Malaysia Airlines flight simulator experience
I flew a plane in the Malaysia Airlines flight simulator. Flying a plane has helped me overcome my fear of flying. See for yourself
Read MoreBirthday celebrations: I’m 37 and living my dream life
I’m 37 and living my dream life Pinch me. Go on. I know, it’s so bloody cliché, but I always wanted to be the person that one day truly thought they were living their dreams […]
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