Today, The Grim Cities is taking its first field trip out of Minnesota. As the weather here begins to plunge into the depths of despair that is a Minnesota winter, we daydream about a warm secluded island in the heart of the Venetian Lagoon. But is this place really the paradise we are hoping for? Put on your swimsuit and find out with us.

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