HoOhLugia, it's a nice country, but it's also a very big one. From state to state, weather, temperature, climate, and even population density can vary extremely.
I'm grateful that I live in a state with 'normal' weather. I have it easy and I know it, and I'm thankful for it. California does have wildfires during the dry season, though, in certain areas.
Though, Australia is definitely a very special country, mostly due to the wildlife you find there. I hear alligators sometimes roam around cities. (It's not exactly unheard of in some parts of the US, but it's pretty jarring nonetheless.)
And I thought Liverpool was in England.
Only once, huh...? Wow, I could have sworn you would have gone there more than once, given how much you go on about it.
I only have one issue with that narrative excerpt of yours: it's spelt 'peaks', not 'peeks'.
Otherwise, it's quite superb!