Originally Posted by BenA

Your other option is to book two one ways with miles, then pay for the two one way return trips with money on a separate ticket. But that often results in prices being higher (round trip paid tickets are usually, but not always, cheaper than one ways.)

Note that the number of points you have is actually relatively low - barely enough for one round trip to Europe in coach, and not enough for a round trip to Asia or Australia. If you can wait until you accumulate about 125,000 miles to redeem, you'd have enough to fly in business class - a better value for your miles since the paid ticket usually costs so much more than a coach ticket. Fly business out to start your trip, and coach home!