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
Why Frustration is Your Most Powerful Ally
A reader recently wrote to tell me of her frustration: “I’m already 24 but not living the life I dream of, and instead I just do the 8am to 4pm working life like most people. […]
The Australian Road Trip is Coming To An End
It first started nudging its way into my soul in Broome. We stayed there for five weeks, the longest time in any one place on this road trip. Every morning I rose at 5:30 to […]
What It’s Like to Fly Qantas Business Class
I have a new goal in life: to fly Qantas Business Class all the time, well at least for any long haul flight from Australia to another destination. Hang on, that’s almost all international flights. […]
Our Extraordinary Visit to The White House
You probably already know that we were invited to the White House. And to attend was going to be a massive detour from our current road trip around Australia. But we knew if we said […]
Preparing For Our USA Trip to the White House
I’m currently writing to the tunes of Sugarland. We’ve one week to go before we fly to the USA and I’m getting in the groove. Sugarland was a favourite of mine driving to work when […]
The Digital Nomad’s Delicate Dance
My toes are delicately poised on the balance beam. I long to extend and reach further into the space – a place I know I can get to if the balance can hold me. But […]
Stop the car – We’ve been invited to the WHITE HOUSE!
I remember the moment well. I was lying on the couch in our apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina with a blanket over me. The sofa was a $50 job from the Salvation Army, so tattered […]
Discovering a new passion and strength through travel
My heart tore a little as we departed Broome. Not a full-fledged breaking, but a cracking open, a space to let in the light and a chance to rebuild. The last time I felt this […]
14 Things that have gone wrong on our Australia road trip
You know I sometimes struggle to write posts like this. It really takes a lot of effort for me to think of the bad things that have happened on my travels around Australia. It’s not […]
Australian Road Trip with Kids – One year of awesome
On 30 September 2013, we left the world as we knew it for our crazy Australian road trip. We figured we could make a year. That year has just ticked over and the end of […]
13 ways families can stay healthy when traveling
I’m frequently asked how we manage to live a healthy life while travelling. I’m surprised by these questions as I don’t feel like a do a great job of being healthy! I know the other […]
Does Travel Negatively Affect a Childs Education?
The title of this article in the Sydney Morning Herald grabbed my clicking attention – No safe level of missing school, study finds. I dismissed it as soon as it stated the case study was […]