One thing led to another. A comment about cave dwellers encouraged my finger's click on the mouse, and beautiful images of Hazara cave dwellers caught my eye.  The earthy holes of homes displayed small comforts around a strikingly clad woman in red. A door, a picture frame, a shovel…

The thoughts began, and I wondered just what it would be like to live in a cave. What would I need? How would I set up my haven? Would I have a ladder or climb a path?

More clicks, and I discovered just how wildly different some people's views of cave dwelling are from my own.  Roy Michael Moore believes cave comforts should include all the luxuries, from glass doors to satellite radio to a small pot plantation. Hey, why not relax a little, hm?

Moore, an early computer technology pioneer, needed to think. He hovelled himself in the cave undetected for four years, expanding on his thoughts and theories. What can I say? Thinking's tough. The guy needed space and privacy. Oh yeah, and a little pot.

Unfortunately for Moore, his stint as a hermit drew to a close when he was evicted from his humble abode in October of 2004.

Another abode that leaped to my wandering mind at that point was the Biosphere. They had glass doors too – and glass walls and a glass roof. I can remember my father telling me stories about the people who locked themselves in a glass dome biosphere forever. An experimental project in preparation to live on Mars, or so the stories led me to believe. I was awed.

The group of four lasted two years in the contained environment.  There was a second trip into the wonders of artificial life, but like most marriages today, the group got along so well that the team fought and split up. One daring soul even went so far as to vandalize the project, opening doors to let in – gasp – air.  How dare he?!

Dirt caves, luxury hovels, and glass buildings … There's more.  The frozen North of Canada seems to feel that ice is the perfect material for humble abodes. An igloo?  No, no. Lofty inclinations leave those interested in frozen buildings enjoying sculpted structures of ice at Quebec's Ice Hotel.

The 30,000 sq.ft. crystal cathedral offers creature comforts such as sleeping furs, heated bathrooms, cocktail hours, and fine wine between its four-foot thick walls. They'll even marry you to your beloved in a pristine, chiseled ice chapel.

Unfortunately for Roy Moore, though, it seems the Ice Hotel still doesn't offer pot to its guests.

Posted by Louise.

Louise writes for Creative And Unique Gift Ideas.