NOT YOUR AVERAGE, BOTTOM OF THE BARYL, TRAVELING EXPERIENCE by Abby Yuhan photos by Joanna Ma
When it comes to planning trips to new places or even figuring out what to do in your own city, many people spend hours upon hours researching activities to do, places to eat, and things to see. Some people will find travel companies to help them plan, but even with them, the process is almost never easy or fast. University of Chicago fourth years, Alex Pu and Yuyang Zhang, have started their own company to help travellers explore their city/the city of their choice without any stress. Baryl is a travel startup that creates “personalized itineraries at the click of a button.” Their goal is to move the travel industry into the 21st century by making it more technologically advanced, fast, and easy. And Baryl understands that food especially, is intertwined with travel. In order to gain a better understanding of Baryl and its relationship with food, I sat down with the Alex and Yuyang to ask them about them, their company, and their mission: *the transcript has been edited for the purposes of clarity
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