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
EP 32: From Big House to Full Time RV Travel with Kay (Mom Trotter)
Why and how did Kay Akpan from the Mom Trotter and her family sell their too-big home to live full time in an RV? A conversation on overcoming your fears to just do it, life on the road, homeschooling, reducing debt and smart money matters for kids.
3 Places to Visit in Idaho for Educational Experiences
Hello 2021 and the new world of educating our own children. Fancy putting parents in that role! Just in case you didn’t get what I did there, the educational manifesto I wrote as a teacher […]
11 Steps To Take To Prepare for Travel
I know your cautious about travel in 2021. There is a lot to consider. The future of travel has never been more uncertain and out of our control and we recently shared our top travel […]
Lessons from 2020 (+ Joys and Achievements)
The year-long forced winter is ending. We usually write a yearly wrap on the year that was. It’s typically filled with lots of travel and life and business success. This year, as we all know, […]
24 Tools and Services We Use To Run Our Online Business
There comes a time in your business where using the free tools and services won’t give you the leverage you need to grow your business. Investing in your online business. It’s what allows you to […]
EP 16: Tips for Tent Camping (+ fun stories from around the world)
Tent camping is one of our favorite things to do and we have LOADS of experience camping in Australia, Africa and the US.
We share all our tips, plus a few insider stories and funnies.
YTP EP10: Tales from Uganda – a thrilling African destination
Uganda is an incredibly beautiful country full of friendly, hospitable people. Some of our favorite travel stories come from Uganda and we share them in this podcast.
YTP EP 08: What did the girls think of the RV trip?
Kalyra and Savannah share their different perspectives on our RV trip across America, including likes, dislikes and highlights
18 Helpful Tips For Working From Home (in an uncertain world)
After 10 years of working from home together as a couple – wherever that may be: tent, cramped travel trailer, picnic table, hotel room, bedroom floor, or now our living room office – this was the moment […]
27 easy ways to live sustainably (and why you should)
It’s time to make a tiny sacrifice and live sustainably with the planet. Since she gives us everything we need to survive, it seems so stupid to actually say those words. Humans have come to […]
Life after full time travel – the ups and downs of settling into Raleigh, North Carolina
Any change of direction brings a period of adjustment. That change comes holding hands with chaos as you tackle a list of endless tasks and a mile of roadblocks. I didn’t think setting back into […]
Escape To Paradise At Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort, In The Bahamas
As I sit here in North Carolina in early January already tired from an endless stream of cold days, a winter escape to the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in The Bahamas sounds idyllic. With its […]