While Leighton and Taylor have been trying to break into music, Blake Lively has taken time out to expand her mind and take the holiday of a lifetime...

Now that the cameras have stopped rolling, the Gossip Girl crew have had time to chill out, hit the beach and party, or in Blake's case, go elephant spotting!

Blake said: “I’ve traveled all over Asia. I went to Thailand, India and Maldives. I stayed at the most incredible place in the Maldives called Soneva Gili and you have to take a boat to get to your glass-bottom hut in the middle of the water. It’s gorgeous!”

But our Blake wasn't just sitting around in paradise and now has some new skills under her belt...

She said: “I’m half-way to getting my scuba license and I went to cooking school in Thailand. I never get time to do things like cook and travel, so now I have two months off and I’m trying to take advantage of it as much as I can.”

As if the holiday couldn't get any better, Blake got to ride elephants and pick up some new bling to impress the Upper East Siders!

“Yeah, we actually rode elephants barefoot and washed them one-on-one in the river. It’s the most incredible thing I’ve ever done. I got a painting that an elephant made for me and that is definitely my most prized possession. And some beautiful jewelry from India!”

Alright, alright Blake! Enough of the inspirational holiday talk - we're getting seriously jealous!

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