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
How Do You Know What Bliss to Follow?…My 8 Step Plan
You’ve heard it a million times – follow your bliss and you’ll live an amazing life. We preach it all the time on this blog. Posts such as What lifestyle are you working for and […]
A Digital Lifestyle: How to get things done in 9 steps!
I’m often asked how I get shit done. I often wonder how I manage it myself. Constant travel, full-time business, freelance work, homeschooling, parenting and all the rest. Yet I still manage to achieve a […]
Would You Go Insane Traveling With Your Kids Long-Term ?
Do you want to travel with your kids long-term? Would you go insane or would you love it? I share why nomadic travel with kids can be good amongst the bad.
Road Trip Recipe: Chocolate Nut Protein Balls
After sharing why we travel with a high speed blender, I had huge requests for the protein nut balls that are a raving family favourite snack. It’s the stuff that causes arguments. I have to […]
Why We Are Reversing Our Australian Road Trip
It’s hard to believe we’ve been on the road now traveling around Australia for 6 months! If you were to look at a map of our travels so far you’d probably think we haven’t gone […]
Tips For Balancing Travel, Family & Work On The Road
Whenever we tell people that we’re travel bloggers, and often combine our travel adventures with work, we’re always asked “but how do you manage? how do you balance travel, family time and work while on […]
How Do You Define Travel?
I was irritated last week when I came upon someone’s comments judging another person’s travel style. It was in regards to this fantastic guest post by Lina on How to spend 10 days in Peru. […]
22 lessons learned in 2013
Life is one continual lesson and we should be reflecting on them every day, but a new year does present a good opportunity for energetic shifting. Let’s take this tick over into a new numerical […]
Traumatized by a tick in Narooma
We had just arrived in Narooma, a pretty coastal town just south of Bateman’s Bay. We’d heard how beautiful it was and we decided to stop for 6 nights. We pulled up at a picnic […]
What’s It Like At The Billabong Yoga Retreat, Sydney? [Review]
We all have those moments in life where it all becomes a bit too much, and we need to take a step out of your ordinary lives and find a place of peace and tranquility […]
The final week before departure – otherwise known as stressed out hell
I’m hyperventilating as I type and I have a knot of angst as big as a tennis ball in my gut. I alternate between scoffing down crackers and hummus, pacing the floors, and sitting with […]
How to throw a farewell party – leaving for our big Australia trip!
As a long term traveller, I’ve developed a certain disconnection with other people. I love socializing and hanging out with friends, but I know that like the wind, I can blow away pretty fast. So […]