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
You Have to Have a Big Enough Why
I’m writing this after a frustrating day of site breakdowns and business related blow ups. Actually, it has been a frustrating month where nothing has really gone right for us. Really, if I wanted to […]
Read MoreKingscliff NSW: a hidden gem of a surfing beach town
I’ve been hearing of Kingscliff NSW, or Kingy, for a couple of years now. It is fast becoming a place that many holiday makers are choosing to visit. I had a friend visit and rave […]
Read MoreSaving Tips for World Travel
A reader sent me an email one day day asking for some saving tips for world travel. They are a couple who dream of traveling around the world together, but are unsure how they can […]
Read MoreWelcome to Kuri Bay Paspaley Pearl Farm
Every afternoon, after a long hot day on the boats chipping barnacle encrusted shells, I would walk past the sign welcoming me to Kuri Bay Pearl Farm, the home of Paspaley Pearls. As I would read […]
Read More9 Simple Travel Blogging Tips for Success
9 Simple tips about Travel blogging to help you become a top travel blogger
Read MoreExploring Bukkitinggi, Sumatra with a Real Indonesian Explorer
“I’m an explorer.” “A real one? I didn’t’ think they existed anymore or there was any place left to explore.” “No. I am. I go off into the mountains of Western Sumatra, where people have […]
Read MoreBen Harper in Byron Bay: Burn One Down With My Own Two Hands
“I can change the world with my own two hands. Make a better place, with my own two hands, Make a kinder place with my own two hands. With my own, with my own, two […]
Read More9 Tips for Couples Travel (so you stay a couple)
Craig and I married in 2002. In celebration of surviving 18 years of marriage, I thought I would write a post sharing our tips for couples travel. Back in 2002, just three days after our wedding, […]
Read MoreWaiting around to Live and Waiting around to Die
“I don’t think I could retire in a quiet place like this.” We were driving out of the quiet coastal town of Nelson Bay. It is a relaxing place to stay for a visit, but […]
Read MoreWhen the World Turns Sideways
For the last couple of months you may have noticed a slight drop in the number of published posts on this site, and heaven forbid to think the quality of them may have been lacking […]
Read MoreWhy I love Elephants
Before travelling to Africa, dolphins were always my favourite animal. I loved their sense of joy and gentle, peaceful spirit that emanates from them. I still love them very much, but now I have a […]
Read MoreMy First Trip Abroad in Indonesia
This week saw the first ‘travel talk on twitter‘ #TTOT . The tweeting conversation was about your first trip abroad. While technically my first trip abroad was a two week holiday with two girlfriends in […]
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