Sunshine Award

Yay, I've been nominated with this awesome award by the the lovely Heather from Femme Lifestyle. The Sunshine Award is given to those who inspire us and bring 'sunshine' into our lives. Thank you lady.

It’s  such a fantastic way to get to know your blogger friends. Here's the deal - you answer eleven questions that the person who nominated you sent to you. You then in turn give eleven facts about yourself and nominate eleven bloggers and give questions to that awesome nominates to answer. Sooo here we go.

Eleven fun facts about me! 

1 - I've been in an American - Snickers Chocolate TV ad as an extra, alongside Jo-Ann Strauss and Tammy Ann Fortuin. Way, way back...

2 - I worked as a radio presenter and had my own show at a community radio station near my hometown.

3 - I love Pina Colada's a lot.

4 - I would like to change the name of my blog.. I like the "adventure" bit but "folksy" - I have no idea where that came from. Also do not want to loose my followers.Yikes!

5 - I love baking and currently I would love to bake my first batch of red velvet cupcakes. Yum!

6 - I have two younger sisters - Verna and Venessa. They are two beauties. 

7 - I love food-markets  The Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, Cape Town takes my breath away.

8 - I wanted to be a model when I was growing up because...

9 - I'm 1.78 and I always loved my length. 

10 - I love drinking German beer, totally adore their fruity Liefmans Fruitesse - beer made from strawberries and cherries.

11 - I love reading glossy magazines and then tear out pictures to make collages.

The questions from Heather...

1) My ultimate date would be with _________ and we would do ________________
A young Antonio Banderas and we would dance and maybe argue a little and then kiss...

2) You have a 1 minute dash in any store , which would it be? and why?
That would be Lush, I love those heavenly products. Then again I love Typo too.

3) Name one item you cannot live without?
Eyebrow pencil.

4) Who is your female icon and why?
Jo-Ann Strauss because she's a powerhouse + go-getter. 

5) If I gave you R500 now what would be the first thing you buy?
I would buy bath-products - I love shower-gels and cream and pretty + sweet smelling soaps. And then I would spoil myself with something nice at a bakery.

6) There is a fire and you can only grab one of the following which do you choose? A handbag , your favourite shoes? or your cosmetics bag?
Handbag, because my ID and bank cards are all in there.

7) What is your all time favourite make-up brand?
Can't choose just one... But I love the Colorstay Foundation from Revlon.

8) What is your all time favourite body product?
The Body Shop, Honeymania Bodybutter, I'm already addicted. ;)

9) What do you consider your best quality?
My list making skills. 

10) What is the anthem/song you live by?
Mmm, this is hard. Don't have one. 

11) What do you think makes your blog unique?
All my adventures and the pictures - I take most myself.

And I've nominated these beauties... ( I know some of you have been nominated already - so just see this as a huge compliment from me to you. )

The cute Meghan - http://meghansilva.blogspot.com 
The lovely Charlene - http://prettypleasecharlie.blogspot.com
The sweet Chicara -  http://lipglosskisses.com
The talented Desle - http://divadesle.blogspot.com
The fun-loving Natalie - http://coraltintedperceptions.blogspot.com
The whimsical Laura Jane - http://whimsyisforever.com
The super awesome Ashley -  http://yoursuperawesomelife.com
The inspirational Connie -  http://conniechapman.com
The pretty Luzanne -  http://pinkpeonies.co.za
The beautiful Truchen - http://jasminonjupiter.blogspot.com
The fabulous Chereen - http://forthebeautyofit.blogspot.com

My questions for you.

1. What's your current fave track/song?
2. Do you have side projects and what are they?
3. What's your fave bar and what's your drink of choice?
4. Name your fave city in the world and why?
5. How would you describe your personal style?
6. What's your beauty secret?
7. Flats or heels?
8. Can one be stylish without being rich?
9. Dream travel destination?
10. Weirdest thing you ever ate
11. What's your biggest achievement?

Collage - My own
  

New Adventures

I've recently moved into this awesome industrial chic apartment and therefore I've been really busy, you know unpacking stuff and trying to create a beautiful home. I also finished my 3 month internship at this great web development company in Cape Town, got engaged and moved back with my boyfriend... You saw this coming, didn't you! :) Well, needless to say I'm very happy and I'm looking forward to brand new adventures. However during my break-up I've realized - Some very powerful things:

1. I'm one hell of a strong woman, once I make a goal that I feel strongly about, there's absolutely nothing that will and can stop me. 
2. I do not need a man, I'm independent and can really make it on my own.  
3. There's some real ignorant people in this world but...
4. True confidence comes from knowing your self worth.

Now, enough with the wise words, here's what I've been up to lately... :)

 I came across this beautiful shade of lavender polish called Purple Pastel from Yardly. Six lucky seventeeners ( for Seventeen Magazine ) had the chance to inspire the creation of this Yardly Quick Dry nail polish. My favorites from the winning shades are: Tiff Milkshake, Pink Macaroon, Candy Queen and this stunning shade I got here! This polish dries in 60 seconds and stays chip free for nearly 5 days. Available from Clicks for R49.95.

 I took this picture in Dingleton, Northern Cape. I just love nature and the calmness it brings to my mind... Would love to capture more images like these. :)

This is a gift box I'm creating for my almost 9 year old niece, and I actually need your help with this. What do you think I should include? I already got Jade these fruity peel off nail varnishes, a little notebook, lipgloss and a pink bottle of hand-wash.

Notebook & Box - Mr Price Home
Princess Thandie Handwash - Clicks
Nail Varnishes and Lipgloss - Ackermans

My latest not-finished-yet project. I'm in the very early stages of creating my own work from home office. I would love some insight from you on this project too. What would you recommend? What should I include to make my office awesome? Waiting on your comments... ;)

Images - My own

Beach Bars & Blue Skies

About a year ago I started to have these horrible feelings of stagnation and discontent. I use to reminisce about when I was 21 and younger! And I compiled this list of things I wanted to do before I turned 29. But I only bought the boots. Eek!

However I realized that in a strange way - through a tragic breakup ( that forced me to change the name of my blog from Adventures of Victoriabasil to Adventures of Victoriafolksy... Mmm, hectic! ) I was able to revisit all the beautiful places from my past while gaining some more beautiful memories too. I'm so thankful...

So then here's a few of my new favorite hot-spots...

 1. The Shimmy Beach Club - Indulging in delicious cocktails while watching this brilliant blue ocean... I totally adore the stunning decor and views at this awesome venue. Do yourself a favour and visit this beach-front gemstone this summer! They are one of the top 10 beach bar's in the world. Um, and I was there! ;)

 2. Den Anker - One of the Waterfront's most popular pioneers! I spoiled myself with a beer tasting and totally fell in-love with their Liefmans Fruitess: a unique, fresh beer blend-maturing for 18 months on cherries, this is then artfully blended with the natural juices of cherry, bilberry, elderberry, strawberry and raspberry. Download their beer list here.

 3. Tjing Tjing - This is a rooftop bar situated in 165 Longmarket Street, Cape Town. They boast with a great selection of cocktails like the Bugs Bunny, Cotton Candy, Ginger Ninja, Cherry Blossom and the Perfect Lady. And I would like to try them all sometime! ;)

 4. Cubana - Cubaña is South Africa’s only authentic Latino Social Caffé and eatery which provides the services of a cocktail bar and cigar lounge with a unique flavoursome cuisine. I'm besotted with their Cuban and Latino music and while there you might get a glimpse of a celebrity or two. Their dress code is smart casual and door policies keep the standards high. I sat outside absorbing the urban vibes of Green Point and once again indulged in my drink of choice - the fruity Pina Colada! ;)

5. The Old Biscuit Mill - This place is what I call a food & wine tasting... With so much to eat and drink this Saturday, Food Lover's Market have capture my heart forever! See another blog-post I did some time ago. I bough this alcoholic honey shooter in a shot-glass made from real dark chocolate for just R10!

Images - My own