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
Fear, Success and the High Ropes Challenge
Actually the high ropes challenge didn’t really teach me anything about fear that I didn’t already know, it just helped remind me to be alert to it, what it’s purpose is, and how to overcome […]
Read MoreHow to Deal with Reverse Culture Shock
It was time to return home after another two-year stint living in the USA. My heart was broken that we could not make our dream of living in Raleigh a reality, and had to move […]
Read More80% of Travelers are Running Away from Something
“80% of travellers are running away from something in their lives.” Jo, the manager of the backpackers we were staying in boldly stated. Thanks to her position in the hostel she’d interacted with hundreds of […]
Read MoreThe Doors of Opportunity and the Pain of Regret
My Dad is almost 70 years old and plays cricket for Australia in the over 60’s team. He recently came back from a cricket trip and Mum was telling me how well he still plays […]
Read MoreRandom Travel Encounters: It’s a Small World After All
You travel around the world and think you’re free to be yourself because no body knows who you are right? Wrong. The more you travel the more you realize the world is tiny. Random encounters with people […]
Read MoreFriendships on the Traveling Road: Celebrating and Letting go
Hiking through a National Park at 2am under a full moon tends to get your mind thinking about life. This is where I found myself on Saturday night. As I scrambled across rocks and laughed […]
Read MoreHow to Travel without Travelling
Here on y travel blog, we are all about the travel. We will always talk about travel and help you travel more. It is our passion and the thing that drives us to live life […]
Read MoreThe Curious Case of Living
Today I tweeted an update “Age is not a number, it is an attitude. What age are you really?” It is funny how that tweet came to my head and then this evening I watched […]
Read MoreTerrigal Beach, NSW Australia- Things to do and see
The scenic Terrigal Beach, on the NSW Central Coast, Australia is just over an hour drive from from Sydney and is missed by most travellers, generally because the main north/south freeway bypasses this beautiful area […]
Read MoreI’m Not Afraid to Take a Stand For My Dreams
My second biggest passion after travel is music. My dream in life (and always will be), is to be a rock star. However, there are a couple of things standing in my way. When I […]
Read More5 Reasons to Holiday in Spain
Spain has been on my mind lately. I recently wrote a post about the San Fermin festival, and it seems as if everyone in the twitter/travel blogging world is talking about their recent holidays in […]
Read MoreUSA Natural Wonders: 3 Spectacular Canyons to Visit
Living in the US gave us ample opportunity to travel and experience the beauty of its natural wonders. America has some truly spectacular national parks to explore and enjoy. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to visit as many natural wonders […]
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