Sergey Dolya is a well-known personality of the Russian Internet. The amateur photographer's travel blog has gained numerous fans and imitators. The biography of Sergei Doli seems like a dream come true about the adventures and glory of a pioneering hero.
Childhood
Sergey Dolya is an entrepreneur, photographer, traveler, blogger and author of books. He was born in 1973. The family lived in Kharkov (Ukraine). But at the age of a few months, Dolya moved to Russia with his parents, and the early years of the blogger's life were spent in Dubna near Moscow.
Young Sergei Sergeevich Dolya did not show the makings of a future professional tourist and popular author. When moving from Ukraine to Russia, the baby loudly expressed his dissatisfaction with the trip. And in his school years, Sergei hated writing essays.
Education and early career
Doli's first attempt to enter a university was unsuccessful. Preparing for a new recruitment, Sergey mastered several professions - from a plumber to a video salon worker. Doli's duties as a distributor included simultaneous translation of German films for adults. He did not know a foreign language, but the dialogues did not carry a large semantic load andalong the way, he came up with replicas in Russian.
A year later, Sergei became a student at the State University in Tver. He studied at the Faculty of Physics and worked as a shuttle trader - he went from office to office and tried to sell household trifles to employees. The profession, which is associated with the risk of inhospitable reception, taught Sergey the Share of entrepreneurship and perseverance in achieving goals.
The blogger's first and only official employer was Philips. During the interview, Dolya impressed the managers with a thorough knowledge of the range of branded headphones. He received a position as a specialist in the promotion of sound systems. For 2 years of Sergey's work at Philips, the brand's accessories have taken the top lines in sales in Russia.
In 1998, Dolya left the firm to start his own business.
Soundline Company
Sergey Dolya started his business immediately after leaving Phillips. In 1998, he founded Soundline, which became the official distributor of Philips products in Russia. The young man's business began on a small scale with a room-sized office. Over time, he formed a team of former colleagues and acquired large customers in the form of leading household appliance retail chains.
In the mid-2000s, Soundline became a supplier of Thomson equipment to Russia. This contract brought commercial success to the company and brought CEO Sergey Dolya to the top of domestic entrepreneurs in the electronics market.
Creating a blog abouttravel
By 2007, the operation of Soundline had become a well-oiled mechanism that did not require the constant presence of the CEO. Free time and financial resources together opened up wide opportunities for choosing an interesting activity to your liking.
Share became interested in traveling and photographing attractions. Later, he began to record impressions about countries. The man hoped to publish his essays in the press, but not a single magazine accepted his opuses. Then Sergey opened an account on a popular online diary service, where he posted the first post with photos. It started the history of a travel magazine with thousands of subscribers.
The success of photoblogger Sergei Doli attracted the attention of sponsors. The traveler tested advertisers' products and recounted the experience in his diary. Sponsors began to fund Doli's travels. The blog began to generate income, which allowed Sergey to refuse to work at Soundline. Share sold the company and made the diary his main occupation.
The entrepreneur has become a recognizable Runet character and public figure. Social actions of Sergey Doli "Blogger against garbage" were held in 2011-2013. and attracted several thousand participants across the country. An amateur traveler conquered the Dyatlov Pass. And in 2014, the route of Doli's next trip wrote the word GOOGLE on the map of Russia.
On Sergey's account - photo exhibitions around the world and dozens of reports published in international media, membership in the American society NationalPhotographer's Association. The blogger has released several illustrated travel essay books.
Today Sergey Dolya maintains 3 travel diary accounts. The main magazine, launched in 2007, has been supplemented by a video channel and a page with visual content on the international social network.
Secrets of a successful blog
Sergey Dolya systematically works on filling the Internet diary. While traveling, he takes photos, selects the best shots and edits them on his laptop.
At home, Sergei writes notes, the creation of which in different cases takes from a couple of hours to several days. The author prepares texts for the future so that the blog is continuously updated during his travels.
The traveler has developed a formula for successful publishing. Its terms are:
- About 30 quality photos.
- A minimum of facts from Wikipedia and banal phrases.
- Maximum true personal experience when describing the trip.
Most impressive trips
Over the years of the blog's existence, the photographer has visited more than 115 countries. His favorite destination is the north - Scandinavia and Iceland.
Some trips left especially vivid impressions. So, the expedition to Chukotka was remembered by Sergey Dole for the extreme conditions of tourism. At an air temperature of -50 °C, the interior of the car replaced the missing hotel service for the traveler and his team.
Dubai impressed Dole with extravagant luxury. Accommodation in the multi-star hotel "Burj Al Arab" with mirroredroom interiors has become an interesting personal experience for the traveler.
In Africa, Sergey Dolya survived the worst night. During a tour of Botswana, the blogger and his team slept in a campground. In the dark, exotic predators roamed around the precarious fortifications.
He althy lifestyle and weight loss
Netizens are interested in the issue of weight loss by Sergei Doli. Photos of a thinner blogger aroused interest among the audience. Today, a he althy lifestyle is one of the topics of his video channel.
Sergey has a natural tendency to be overweight. For many years, his struggle with weight was cyclical: weight loss was followed by a set of kilograms. Compliance with the diet was complicated by addiction to sweets.
In 2015, the blogger survived 2 heart attacks. He alth problems forced Sergey Dolya to reconsider his habits and diet. He refused fried foods, fatty meats, alcohol and flour products. Sausages for breakfast Share replaced porridge with one percent milk.
In a few months of the diet, Sergei got rid of 40 kg. Today, he monitors the calorie content of meals, but admits to periodic breakdowns in sweets and accompanying weight fluctuations.
During travel, Dole keeps herself in check before the temptations of hotel buffets. As a personal trainer, Sergey uses fitness apps for gadgets and does exercises in hotels.
Private life
Sergey Doli's family - wife Larisa and two sons. The blogger and his future wife studied atone university. Larisa graduated from the philological department of the State University in Tver. Sergey and Larisa have been living together for over 25 years.
The blogger's wife shares his interests. She herself organizes gastronomic trips to Italy.
Blogger in 2018
Today Sergey Dolya is in the top 100 popular Russian bloggers. He believes that the travel note format has become obsolete, and plans to develop a video channel and a photo account.
Share combines the work on the blog with the activities of the guide. He collaborates with the Team Trip agency and accompanies groups of tourists to exotic destinations.
In the summer of 2018, Sergei made a trip around the world. The trip, organized by the Land Rover automobile brand, aimed to circumnavigate the planet in 70 days and was timed to coincide with the company's anniversary.
The trip started in June and ended in August. The team of Sergey Doli covered about 70 thousand km on Land Rover SUVs and by air. The route ran through 21 states. Photo reports of the blogger documented the trip and were published on the website of the National Geographic magazine.
Sergey Dolya is an example of a modern businessman who uses outstanding financial opportunities for creative self-realization. The businessman's entrepreneurial spirit allowed him to turn his hobby into a profitable activity that brings not only joy, but also income.
